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Britain at the time of Victoria's death
I can describe how Britain had changed by the time of Queen Victoria's death.
New
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Year 2
Britain at the time of Victoria's death
I can describe how Britain had changed by the time of Queen Victoria's death.
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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.
Keywords
Laws - laws are the rules of a country that all people must follow
Education - education is the act of learning
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.
For extra challenge, ask pupils to correct the false statements in Task A.
Teacher tip
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 (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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6 Questions
Q1.
In 1876, Victoria became the Empress of...
Q2.
Queen Victoria was also Empress of Great Britain.
True
Q3.
India was part of the British Empire until...
1847
2007
Q4.
Abdul Karim was a loyal servant to Queen for 14 years.
Q5.
Abdul Karim was treated by some of the other servants.
fairly
Q6.
Queen Victoria's royal household included...
the Prime Minister who helped her.
everyone in the country.
everyone in the British Empire.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Queen Victoria died in...
1801
2001
Q2.
Victoria was queen for years.
23
43
Q3.
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
the act of learning
the rules of a country that all people must follow
Q4.
When Victoria ruled, the British Empire...
got smaller
stayed the same
Q5.
When Queen Victoria died, then Queen Elizabeth II became queen.
True
Q6.
How did new laws help Victorian children?
They got free toys.
They didn't go to school.
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