Victorian era

Imagine going back to a time where they were having the world’s most needed medical breakthrough, of the time period and being able to witness it all. I am talking about the Victorian Era, in Great Britain, a time of breakthroughs such as, anesthetics, and prosperity for Britain. Before this time, everyone that went in for a major surgery, had to get drunk or high, for minimum pain, they were also the first types of anesthetics used. The creation of anesthetics alone was a leap, which Queen…

During the Victorian Era there was a range of fashion for both men and woman. Men had a broader range of clothing. Woman however did not have such as large of a range. Women's clothing consisted of things such as, dresses that were embroidered with complex decorative designs. These dresses were tight and encumbered movement. This was due to the clothing worn underneath the dress. This piece was a corset which was made up of two different pieces. The top piece also referred to as the bodice. This…

India in the Victorian Era India got colonized by England in 1612. This caused new people to come in that would have never imagined to come in earlier. The British citizens moved because of its newly colonized land that caused many of them to sail over and start a new life. By colonizing India, it interfered with the native Indians, having another country come in. Created a rebellion known as the Indian rebellion of 1857 or as the Indian Mutiny, with the native Indians eventually wining…

I have researched children's rights and the abuses of children during Victorian Times. Life during Victorian England was not an easy time for those in the lower class, especially for the children of poverty. Many families were poor who lived in the cities with poor sanitation and poor working conditions. Children were also part of the working poor with little to no education. For the upper classes, money was not a problem since this was the beginning of the industrial age and the rich were…

The Victorian era was the time when Queen Victoria ruled England. She ruled England for 68 years until her death in 1901. She started her rule when she was only 18. Queen Victoria has the second longest reign in England ever. During the Victorian era several popular artists would become known. Some of those who are relevant today include Charles Dickens, Bronte sisters, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Hardy. Plenty of good inventions came out of the Victorian era including medicine,…

will focus on the different social classes, the industrial revolution, and women´s issues in the 18th-19th century in England. The movies and novels I will use as to write this essay are Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and David Copperfield. In the Victorian era Britain was a class-ridden society. The classes were a part of the British way of life. The British society was divided into three main groups; The upper class, the middle class and the lower or working class. The upper classes were really…

During the Victorian Era from 1873-1901, the urban working class’ life was unbearable because they often had to work from an early age in mines or streets, grow up and work jobs that no one wanted like scavenging for valuables in toxic water, and live in workhouses which was government housing for the poor. From an early age, a boy or girl born into the working class had to work to survive. Then he or she would have to get a job, if not they would have to live and work in the worst place…

During the Victorian Era, “survival of the fittest” was a common figure of speech. Based on Darwin’s theory of evolution, it was used to describe the survival pattern of humans during this time period. This term was used to describe the survival of the middle and upper class during the Victorian era while the lower class lived in extreme poverty causing many to die. In this description, the “fittest” humans would appear to be those within the upper class. In reality, however, the “fittest”…

The final epoch within the Victorian Age, sometimes called the “Late Period,” lasted from 1870 to 1901 (“Victorian” 544). For the Victorians who were well-off, the Late Period provided stability and countless opportunities for leisure, tourism, and intellectual and artistic pursuits (544). The city of London, especially, was laden with remarkable sights, cutting-edge technological innovations, and enriching experiences that catered to this demographic, along with an increasing culture of…

The Victorian Era is understood to have existed during the rule of Queen Victoria during 1837 to 1901 and it was realized to be an exciting period that saw various literary schools, artistic styles, along with, social and political movements. Notably, the period was described to have led to swift developments and changes from observed advances in scientific, technological, and medical knowledge to changes in population growth. It was reckoned as an era of prosperity, great political reforms, and…