The Victorian Period
1830-1901
A Time of Change
London becomes most important city in
Europe--population of London expands from
two million to six million
Shift from agrarian to urban economy
Expansion of industrialism
Increase in wealth and rise of middle class
World’s foremost imperial power
Victorian people suffered from anxiety, being
displaced persons in an age of technological
advances.
Queen Victoria and the Victorian
Temper
Ruled England 1837-1901
Exemplifies Victorian
qualities: earnestness, moral
responsibility, domestic
propriety
The Victorian Period was an
age of transition
An age characterized by high
moral purpose
Spread of British Empire
The Time of Troubles
1830’s and 1840’s
Unemployed—1.5 mil
Poverty/potato famine
Rioting
Slums in large cities
Terrible working
conditions; women and
children worked 15-18
hours a day
Pollution and industrial
waste