Growth, Change, Monarchy
The sun never set on what?
The British Empire
By 1850, England had how many cotton mills?
18,000
In 1833, parliament abolished
slavery
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
War of the Worlds
HG Wells
Who is the time period named after?
Queen Victoria
Name some of the marvels of the age.
indoor toilets, telegraphs, electric lights
Public _____________ were created and secret _____________ for elections
schools, ballots
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
How long did Victoria reign?
63 years
Name some middle class indulgences
top hats, ruffle dresses, large houses
the practice extending Britain's power and influence
British Imperialism
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
What was England known as?
Workshop of the World
The Industrial Revolution's negative effects on children included:
they worked as scavengers, paid just a few cents, frequent beatings
Did Rudyard Kipling support Imperialism?
Yes
Famous poet influenced by Romantics
Alfred Tennyson
Treasure Island
Robert Stevenson
Why were prime ministers so important?
Queen Victoria went into mourning after her husband's death and withdrew from politics.
What devastated Ireland in 1845?
Potato blight (famine)
Wrote On the Origin of Species, which introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection
Charles Darwin
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy