Victorian Era Flashcards
When was Queen Victoria reign
Ruled from 1837 - 1901
Who was Queen Victoria married to?
Married to Prince Albert
How many kids did Queen Victoria have and what was the affect of having so many kids?
9 kids and a lot of those kids married into monarchical families in Europe.
When her husband (Prince Albert) died what did she wear?
She wore black for the rest of her life after Prince Albert’s death.
What % was working class in Britain?
75% of British citizens were working class
What was in child labor?
Kids worked long days with little pay
Carles Dickens used to be a child laborer; later wrote out against it
Due to Industrialization what happened to the air?
A lot of Pollution
Men’s roles in the Victorian era
Independent, assertive, secular
Women roles in the Victorian era
Dependent, weak, religious
Men would be in what sphere?
Men would be in the public sphere
Women would be in what sphere?
Women would be in the domestic sphere
The working class is what % and what did it consist of?
75%
Either in the factories or as servants
What is the nobility, %, and what does it consist of?
5%
Upper class
Nobility living off their land and the rent payments of the other two classes
Some annual titles and monies from the government.
What is the middle class, % and what does it consist of?
20%
Mostly in businesses or teachers
What did Charles Darwin do?
Biologists/botanists who traveled the world
