1. Victorian England

2. Background
The Victorian Age took place during the reign of Queen Victoria from
Began at the end of the Industrial Revolution
Although some view the period as “old fashioned” and “prudish,” England experienced great social and cultural change
Sometimes referred to as the Second English Renaissance

3. Social Changes Growing middle class, growing wealthy commercial class
Democracy, feminism, socialism, and the formation of union among workers occurred during this time period
Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle, which led to the theory of evolution
Freud, Marx, and Darwin all important figures during the era
The Industrial Revolution(that occurred right before the Victorian Age) increased factory manufacturing and led to urbanization

4. cultural Changes
Women wore corsets, men wore stove-pipe pants and facial hair
The Bronte sisters, Oscar Wilde, and Charles Dickens were all great novelists of this time; poetry was also popular
Combined Romantic and Neo-Classical Art and literature
New art movement: Pre-Raphaelites: Hunt, Dante, Rossetti, and Millais
Questioning of religion and Christianity

5. Queen Victoria June 10, 1837- became Queen of England at age 18
Married to Prince Albert of Germany on February 10, 1840
Had nine children
After her husband’s death in 1861, she wore black for the rest of her life
Became the Empress of India in 1876 as the English extended their power
1900: ruled more than 410 million people
January 22, 1901: died at the age of 80

6. Resources http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm