PPT-The Victorian Period “Paradox of Progress”

The Victorian Period Victorians thought of themselves living in a time of great change Growth Prosperity Progress Peace and Economic Growth Britannia Rules Empire grew steadily until 1900 India. Little attention has been paid to the policeman as a worker and to the police authorities as employers Evidence related to the British police in that period makes it clear that the police labour force was drawn principally from the ranks of the semi The Victorian Period ran from 1837 to 1901. And while fashions changed, what people wore under them remained pretty much the same. For men it consisted mainly of drawers, both long and short varie 1830-1900. London becomes most important city in Europe. Population of London expands from two million to six million. Shift from ownership of land to modern urban economy. Impact of industrialism. Increase in wealth. 1830-1902. A Time of Change. London becomes most important city in Europe. Population of London expands from two million to six million. Shift from ownership of land to modern urban economy. Impact of industrialism. Period and Oscar Wilde. 1832-1900. England. Victorian Period. Queen Victoria took throne in 1837 (at 18). Long reign, died in 1901 (at 82). England became wealthiest nation . British Empire expansion . Danielle Gunkel Apex . 6. See Background information in Speaker Notes below. Dainty Work for Pleasure and Profit. Addie E. Heron. Chicago: . Danks. , 1891. Image Retrieved from: . http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/agents/case6.html. Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Division of the era in time: three periods:. 1830–1850: period of relative instability, unrest, social protests, Chartist movement in the centre, discontent after the first Reform Bill. Matt Joyce. 3. rd. Period. Ms. . Munley. Table of Contents. Renaissance – 1485- 1680. Enlightenment – 1650- 1800. Romanticism – 1798 – 1870. Realism – 1820-1920 . Victorian Period – 1837- 1901. AP English Lit. & Comp.. Victorian Britain. W. hen you hear “the Victorian era,” what comes to mind?. You might think of women in high-neck dresses, or the Queen of England.. During the Victorian era Britain was economically and culturally the world’s most powerful nation.. Materialism & Progress. Utilitarianism. This is defined as the philosophic belief that moral good lies in the . greatest happiness. for the . greatest number. .. Materialism & Progress. The . Collection Notes 6. Victorian Period (1832-1901) Collection Notes from your text. What social and political factors affected life in Victorian England?. What did Victorians value?. How did discoveries in science affect people’s beliefs?. Queen Victoria. Reigned from 1837-1901. The industrial revolution. Benefits for the Middle Class. New towns. New goods. New wealth. New jobs. “The hungry forties”. On the whole, the Victorian era was characterized by economic depression. On an average, there were 1.5 million unemployed workers and their families on poverty relief.. Chapter 13: The Industrial Age Materialism & Progress Utilitarianism This is defined as the philosophic belief that moral good lies in the greatest happiness for the greatest number . Materialism & Progress Dr. Betül ALTAŞ. AN AGE OF EXPANSION. England. . changed. as . much. as it had in . all. of . its. . previous. . history. . . England. . reached. . its. . height. as a .