The Victorian PeriodThe Victorian Period

1837 1837 toto 1901 1901

Population doubled, → huge demand for food, clothes and housing.

The most powerful country in the world,The largest empire that had ever existed, Ruled a quarter of the world's population.

New factories and machinesNew townsThe way people lived and worked changed.

Railways.

Life in Victorian TimesLife in Victorian TimesThe quality of life depended on whether you were rich or poor.

Rich VictoriansRich Victorians

Poor Poor VictoriansVictorians

WorkhousesWorkhouses

Death in the cityDeath in the city

Victorian Victorian SchoolSchool

Industrial Schools

Ragged Schools

Reform Schools

Private Tutors

Child LabourChild Labour

Crime & Crime & PunishmentPunishment

Julia Osgothorpe, 11

Mary Ann Barber, 12Dennis Fairey, 10

Albert Turner, 9

David Day, 11

Victorian ValuesVictorian Values

DarwinismDarwinism

Evolution

Survival of the Fittest

Progress