Victoria I: The Turn Of The Century

British greatness reaches its peak with Victoria I of England (1819-1901), who ascended the throne in 1837 and ruled the British Empire, restoring stability to the crown. His reign is considered one of the most prosperous of his time, so he came to become a symbol of a period to take his name: (Victorian era) With Queen Victoria in power (1837-1901), the British domination of the known world, reached unprecedented levels. His reign, become emblem of the consolidation of the British Empire, witnessed the rise of the middle classes and was characterized by a deeply conservative morality and intense nationalism. With the reign of Victoria, England made a series of electoral and social reforms. The proliferation of large capitalist enterprises had favored the political awareness of the working class. …show more content…
In 1913, he managed to introduce electoral reform, which extended suffrage so that only left without voting women and servants. Victorian society a great moral rigidity characterized the society of that historical period. The Victorian era was thirsty vigor, correction, dignity and aspired to human moral stability so that romanticism, feelings, emotions, the "adventures", but did not provoke mistrust and contempt. The good bourgeois dreamed of absolute order, a society where emotions and feelings were hidden and capitalism was utopia of a perfectly competitive market. Bourgeois culture certainly believed in discipline, thrift and practicality. All those elements led, in one way or another, into an orderly, rational and sober