The Victorian
era
The Victorian age in British history is named after
Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen from 1837 until 1901. She is the second
longest-serving monarch. The Queen was married to Prince Albert in 1840, he
died in 1861. She never really recovered from his death and mourned him for the
remainder of her life. The Queen and Prince had nine children.
The 1800s were not easy for the vast majority of
people: money was scarce, as was food and belongings. This was not the case for
everyone – there were some very privileged people; the contrast between the
rich and poor was great indeed. For the poor, clothes, food and good health
were rare and thousands of Victorian men, women and children suffered greatly.
Britain ruled the British Empire which consisted of lots of small islands as well as some large countries such as Canada (the largest in the empire). Queen Victoria was named the Empress of India and because of this, trade increased between India and Britain. Even now, we still import a large amount of tea from here.
