Queen Victoria
When did the Victorian Era begin and end?
1837 - 1901
True or False: Victorians value respectability
True
Who held all political power?
Rich, white men
What did Victorian Era science challenge?
Religious ideas
Name a sport that was professionalised in this period.
Football, rugby, cricket...
How many grandchildren did she have?
a) 23 b) 47 c) 54
b) 47
How could we divide the working class?
Skilled and unskilled workers
What is a "chaperone"?
A person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
Charles Darwin's book published in 1859 was called "The Origin of _______"
Species
How would we call someone who is very correctly behaved and easily shocked by anything that is rude?
Prim and proper
Why did she wear black for half of her life?
She was mourning her dead husband.
Where did people with no jobs live?
Workhouses
What happens after marriage?
Husbands have control over the wife's property.
What was the most important advance in terms of transportation?
Railways/trains
Why were so many children employed in factories? Give 2 reasons.
They were paid less and they were tiny, so they could fit between the machinery.
How many assassination attempts did Queen Victoria suffer?
At least 6.
What were the ragged schools?
Charity schools for the very poor.
Who obtained the vote in 1918?
All men and some women (over 30 and owned property)
Match the inventors and their inventions:
a) Ada Lovelace b) Thomas Edison c) Alexander Graham Bell d) James Watt
1) lightbulb 2) steam engine 3) telephone 4) computer program
a - 4
b - 1
c - 3
d - 2
Name a writer we mentioned in class from the Victorian Era.
The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
What illness is Queen Victoria believed to have passed on to some of her children?
a) Syphilis b) Haemophilia c) Tuberculosis d) Influenza
b) Haemophilia
Why didn't all kids go to shool? Give two reasons.
It wasn't mandatory. They couldn't afford it. Their families needed them to work and earn money to survive.
What were the names of the two movements that fought for the feminine vote and what were the main differences between them?
Suffragists: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)
Suffragettes: Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)
The main differences were who they included and fought for, and the methods used.
Name a method used for long distance communication (before the invention of the telephone).
Telegraph - Morse code
List three changes that Florence Nightingale implemented in hospitals.
Buy fresh food. Clean kitchens. Clear the drains. Clean bandages. Clean beds. Clean water.