Britain at the time of Victoria's death
I can describe how Britain had changed by the time of Queen Victoria's death.
Britain at the time of Victoria's death
I can describe how Britain had changed by the time of Queen Victoria's death.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Queen Victoria died in 1901 having reigned for 63 years; only Elizabeth II reigned for longer.
- By the time of Victoria's death, Britain had changed a great deal.
- Britain's empire had continued to grow, with Britain controlling land across six of the world's continents.
- Laws now protected children from working at a young age, and gave them the right to free education.
- Laws had been passed to clean up dirty cities and to build new sewers and water supplies.
Common misconception
That when Queen Victoria died, then Queen Elizabeth II became queen.
There were other monarchs in between Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II was the next female monarch but she did not become queen until 50 years after Queen Victoria died.
Keywords
Laws - laws are the rules of a country that all people must follow
Education - education is the act of learning
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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the act of learning
the rules of a country that all people must follow