The Victorian Age: What Makes It Special?

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The Victorian Age:
What Makes It
Special?
Prokofeva Varvara
Interlingua School
Voronezh 2019

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Hello! I am Alice. I travelled to
Wonderland. But today I invite you
to travel with me to the time when I
live, the time of Queen Victoria.

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The route of our trip
Introduction
Empire during the Victorian era
Biography of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s family
Inventions of Victorian era
Victorian house
Victorian food
Victorian fashion
Victorian schools
Test yourself

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So, welcome to Victorian era.

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Queen Victoria
(Alexandrina Victoria)
24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901

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Victorian era is the period of
Queen Victoria‘s reign
20.06.1837-22.01.1901

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Learn more about the Queen’s biography
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Look at the map of British Empire
at Victorian times. Find out what
modern countries were parts of it.

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British Empire

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Let’s go together through Queen
Victoria’s timeline and find out what
happened during the long and
exciting life of the Queen.

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Queen Victoria Timeline
Victoria becomes Queen after the
death of her uncle, King William IV.
She is only 18 years old, but
immediately makes her mark as
clever and confident.
1837
1840
Queen Victoria opens the Great
Exhibition, an international
exhibition organised by Prince
Albert. It is remembered as the
high point of the Victorian period.
Victoria marries her German
Cousin Prince Albert of SaxeCoburg. They have an extremely
happy marriage, and he is the love
of her life.
1851
1861
Prince Albert dies of typhoid fever.
Queen Victoria was devastated,
and for five years she made no
public appearances. For the rest of
her life, Victoria wore only black.

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Queen Victoria makes her first
public appearance after the death
of her husband to attend the Royal
opening of Parliament, improving
her popularity with her subjects.
1866
1876
Queen Victoria celebrates her
Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years
as Queen. Soldiers from all over
the Empire parade through
London.
Queen Victoria is made Empress of
India following the Indian Mutiny
and the Creation of the British Raj.
She was a keen supporter of the
British Empire.
1897
1901
Queen Victoria dies aged 81, the
longest-reigning monarch in British
history. The whole nation
mourned, and lined the streets to
watch the funeral procession.

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Get acquainted with Queen
Victoria’s family. What was her
husband’s name? How many
children did they have?

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Queen Victoria married
Prince Albert in 1840

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They were a model family.
They had nine children.

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A lot of things were invented during
the Victorian era in different
countries. Many of them we use
today. Let’s study the list of the
inventions.

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Inventions of Victorian Era
The first photograph was taken, by
Louis Daguerre in France and William
Henry Fox-Talbot in Britain.
1838
1840
Ice Cream was invented by Jacob
Fussell, in the USA.
The first postage stamps (Penny Post)
came into use.
1851
1840
The first public flushing toilet opened
in London.

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Inventions of Victorian Era
The world's first underground railway
(the Tube) was opened in London. It is
powered by steam.
1863
1872
The electric light bulb was invented by
Swan and Edison for home use.
Invention of the penny-farthing
bicycle.
1879
1885
First petrol motorcar was built by Karl
Benz. A three-wheeled vehicle
powered by a one-cylinder gasoline
engine.

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Inventions of Victorian Era
The invention of the gramophone by
Emile Berliner.
1887
1891
Moving pictures (cinematograph) were
invented by Lumiere brothers.
The first hydro-electric power station
was making electricity from fast
flowing water.
1894
1895
Guglielmo Marconi launched the
wireless (radio).

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Welcome to Victorian house.
Let’s go on a tour!

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Victorian Architecture

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Victorian Architecture
carriage house cupola
fancy brackets
unique windows
curves and column
carved fireplace

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Rooms in the Victorian House

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Go on a tour around
the Victorian house in the Geffrye Museum.
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Why don’t we return to
Victorian kitchen and dining
room and learn more about
eating at that time?

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30. Victorian recipes

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31. Victorian breakfast

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And now let’s find out what
the Victorians used to wear.

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Find out how women’s fashion
changed during the Victorian era.
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Were schools in the Victorian
era similar to your school? In
what ways? In what ways were
they different?

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Victorian School

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Browse this sight to learn more about Victorian schools.
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Watch and find out what the lessons
were like in Victorian school.
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Did you like our journey
through time?
Now, to return to your time
you need to pass a test.

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Well done! Good bye!

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Resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk
http://www.victorianschool.co.uk
http://www.victoriana.com
http://vintagedancer.com
http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/index-23-victorians.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=52&v=JD9j-Xka6sA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=FOmrCi-mh_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgryswsZ1dQ&feature=player_embedded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=BExDe3glEr4
Страна чудес. Викторианская Англия. [авт.-сост. А. Акулова, К. Бутман, Е.
Новичкова]. – М.: Лабиринт Пресс, 2015.