By: Caitlin Sands
1837: Queen Victoria claims the throne 1845: Beginning of the potato famine in Ireland; Ireland’s population decreases by 50% 1848: Cholera epidemic; nearly 2,000 deaths a week 1854: The UK declares war on Russia 1857: The Indian Mutiny; directly results in Great Britain assuming direct control over India 1859: Charles Darwin publishes On The Origin of Species 1888: Jack The Ripper murders 5 prostitutes 1891: The Elementary Education Act makes education for children under the age of 10 free 1901: Death of Queen Victoria
The Victorian Era was a time of great social and economic change, and this was reflected in its poetry Elizabeth Barret Browning conveyed a message of feminism in her famous poem, Aurora Leigh Aestheticism emerged during the period This movement, both in visual and literary art, focused on visual details and beauty in art rather than the moral value or biblical message.