I thought we might as well start with the Victorian Era. Because I am OBSESSED with a book that was made back then. "The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". I love the author and the book with all of my heart. You could say, reading that book grew my interest into wanted to know more about the Victorian era. I will shut up so you can read XD. Into the history!!
Victorian Era
The period of Queen Victoria was the time of the words first industrial revolution, political reform and social change, Charles Dickens and Charles Dawin, a railway boom and the first telephone and telegraph. But the Victorian Era- the 63-year period from 1837-1901 that marked the reign of England's Queen Victoria - also saw a demise of rial life as cities rapidly grew and expanded, long regimented factory hours, the start of the Crimean war and Jack the Ripper.
Victoria, who ascended the throne at age 18 following the death of her uncle, William IV, is Britain's second-longest reigning monarch (surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II). At just 4-feet-11-inches tall, her rule during one of Britain's greatest eras saw the country serving as the worlds biggest empire, with one-fourth of the global population owing allegiance to the queen.
This is said to be one the first photographs for which Queen Victoria ever posed, circa 1854:
Here is a timeline of innovation and events that helped define the Victorian Era:
June 20, 1837: Queen Victoria takes the crown at the age of 18. The granddaughter of King George III, her father died when she was just 8 months old, and her three uncles also died, putting her first in line as heir to the throne.
July 25, 1837: The first electric telegraph is sent between English inventor William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, who went on to found the Electric Telegraph Company.
August 1, 1834: The British empire abolishes slavery, and more than 800,000 slaves in the British Caribbean are freed. The government provides damages to slave owners, but nothing to slaves.
May 8, 1838: The Peoples Charter, the result of a political and social reform protest movement, calls for a move democratic system including six points: the right to vote for ken age 21 and older; annual elections: equal representation; payment for members of Parliament; and vote by secret ballot.
September 17, 1838: The first modern railroad line, the London-Birmingham Railway, opens, starting the steam-powered railway boom and revolutionising travel.
May 1, 1840: The Penny Black, the worlds first postage stamp sold for one penny, is released in Britain, featuring a profile portrait of Queen Victoria. More than 70 millions letters are sent within the next year, a number tripled in two years. It's soon copied in other countries, and the stamp is used for 40 years.
February 10, 1840: Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, her first cousin. As Queen, she was the one to propose. During their 17 years of marriage (until Albert died of typhoid in 1861) the couple had nine children.
December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens, one of the era's greatest writers, publishes A Christmas Carol. Other works from the author during this period: Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Nicholas Nickleby, among others.
September 1845: Ireland's potato crop begins to rot, causing the four-year Irish Potato Famine, also know known as the Great Hunger, that lead to 1 million deaths and caused 1 million people to emigrate from the country, landing in various cities throughout North America and Great Britain.
May 1, 1851: The brainchild of Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition opens in London's Crystal Palace, with 10,000-plus exhibitors displaying the worlds technological wonders—from false tech to farm machinery to telescopes. Six Million Visitors attend what would become the first worlds Fair, before it closes in October
December 24, 1853: The Vaccination Act makes it mandatory for children born after August 1, 1853, to be vaccinated against smallpox. Parents failing to comply are fined or imprisoned.
March 28, 1854: France and Britain declare war on Russia, launching the Crimean War, which largely surrounds the protection of rights of minority Christians in the Ottoman Empire. History's most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale, helps reduce the death count by two-thirds by improving unsanitary conditions.
November 24, 1859: The controversial On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, is published, presenting his theory of natural selection and questioning the theory of creation.
December 9, 1868: Liberal William Gladstone defeats Conservative Benjamin Disraeli to become prime minister, a position, he held for four terms. His legacy Includes reform for Ireland, establishing an elementary education program and instituting secret ballot voting.
March 7, 1876: Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell is awarded a paten in his invention of the telephone, and, three days later, famously makes the first phone call to Thomas Watson, his assistant.
May 1, 1876: India, which has been under British rule since 1858, declares Queen Victoria empress, under direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.
August—November 1888: An unknown killer, named Jack the Ripper, Murders and mutilates five prostitutes in London.
January 22, 1901: Queen Victoria dies on the Isle of Wight at the age 81, ending the Victorian Era. She is succeeded by Edward VII, her eldest son, who reigned until his death on 1910.
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