laws are the rules of a country that all people must follow

Britain at the time of Victoria's death

History

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continued to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?

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the rules of a country that all people must follow

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When Victoria ruled, the British Empire...

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Britain at the time of Victoria's death

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.