The Victorian era was a period of British History. The period lasted from 1837 when Queen Victoria became queen after her uncle, William IV, until her death at the age of 81 in 1901. During the Victorian era, in 1845, the infamous Irish potato famine began. Once potato crops provided around 60% of the food needs to the nation now began to rot all over Ireland. The four-year potato famine caused death of around a million people and between 1845 and 1855, around a million people emigrated to Britain and the USA.
Queen Victoria’s reign was a period of change. The social, economic and technological change expanded the industrial power of Britain and the British Empire. The British Empire expanded to India, in 1858, where the country came under
Queen Victoria’s reign was a period of change. The social, economic and technological change expanded the industrial power of Britain and the British Empire. The British Empire expanded to India, in 1858, where the country came under