Victorian times means during Victoria's rule. The time Queen Victoria was on the throne. She ruled for 64 years What was it like living in the Victorian times?
There was no electricity, instead gas lamps or candles were used for light There were no cars. People either walked, travelled by boat or train or used coach horses to move from place to place. Why are the Victorians so famous?
Britain managed to build a huge empire during the Victorian period. It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. In 1837 most people lived in villages and worked on the land; by 1901, most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories During Queen Victoria's reign: Britain became the most powerful and richest country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world's population Towns and cities got piped water, gas and, by the end of the century, electricity The number of people living in Britain more than doubled from 16 million to 37 million, causing a huge demand for food, clothes and housing Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked Railways originally built to transport goods, meant people could travel easily around the country for the first time.
Railways brought new foods to towns and cities Soldiers were at war all over the world especially in 1850 - 1880 Many households had a servant or servants in 1891, 2 million servants were recorded in the census Seaside holidays were 'invented' (became popular) Police Force invented At the beginning of the Victorian period crossing the Atlantic took up to eight weeks. By 1901 it took about a week New cookers and gadgets for the home were invented.
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