Victorian London Monday: Welcome Back! Bring HOTB books this week! Read Ahead! Answer ?’s IQ test answer Lesson: Victorian London Go over Test Study Reminder: Read Chs. 1-2 Will go over project details more tomorrow but can be doing questions/vocab/organize movie groups
Timeline 1837—Victoria becomes queen (reigned 64 years) greatest period of colonial expansion period of British dominance Great Britain— World’s Banker London replaces Paris as the hub of civilization.
Left to right : Alice, Arthur, The Prince Consort, The Prince of Wales, Leopold (in front of him), Louise, Queen Victoria with Beatrice, Alfred, Victoria and Helena
Queen Victoria at her Diamond Jubilee
1852—Dr. Watson is born. 1855—Sherlock Holmes is born 1852—Dr. Watson is born. 1855—Sherlock Holmes is born. 1859—Darwin’s Origin of Species published/Arthur Conan Doyle is born. 1901—Death of Victoria; Edward VII becomes king. 1930—Doyle dies.
Science Railroad— began running in Great Britain around 1830
Science Communication—telegraphy—introduced in the mid 19th century
Society The Servant Class: The Middle Class: 1881—2 million (15% of population) =personal servants The Middle Class: growing better housing, health, education longer lives leisure
The City Itself London = center of industry, trade, finance, culture Division: West End: Upper Class (221B Baker Street) East End: Lower Class
Environment Dirty! Streets: covered in manure Sewers: not available until the 19th century
The Thames River Today
Environment 1858: Parliament adjourned due to awful odor of the Thames River. Fog: Most homes burned coal. (London is historically susceptible to fog.)
Currency One pound = $5 (today’s market) One pound = 20 shillings (one shilling = .25) Sir Henry Baskerville inherits 740,000 pounds.
Literature: 2 Themes nature and certainty of progress rationalization of Christianity
Significant Victorian Authors Robert and Elizabeth Browning Alfred, Lord Tennyson George Eliot Christina Rossetti Charles Dickens