Transcript Victorian England ppt

Victorian England
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Queen Victoria – reigned from 1837 – 1901
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Married Prince Albert –nine children
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– When he died in 1861, Victoria remained in seclusion for many years.
Social, Political, Economic Aspects
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Peace – Pax Brittanica
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Prosperity – factories, businesses, trade;
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- English & Scottish populations nearly doubled
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- Irish population diminished, due to potato famine – starvation &
emigration
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Social restraint – disciplined lifestyles
However:
- very little social welfare
- harsh prison system
- debtor’s prison
- public education not free until 1870
- child labor
- generally poor labor conditions
– rats in factories, long hours, heat & cold