During the 19th century, England was going through a lot of change. The industrial revolution was in full swing, there was the beginnings of mass transportation, and new laws made required all children to attend school. Under the young hand of Queen Victoria, England experienced great expansion. With these substantial changes, there were emergences of new classes and the role of long standing classes evolved, as did the relations between the classes.
A major distinction between the classes was the work which each performed. Simply, to describe the different types of occupations associated with each class, the lower class’s labor could be described as “physical and often dirty”, the middle classes’ labor as “clean work” involving “mental rather
A major distinction between the classes was the work which each performed. Simply, to describe the different types of occupations associated with each class, the lower class’s labor could be described as “physical and often dirty”, the middle classes’ labor as “clean work” involving “mental rather