Victorian Britain
Nineteenth-century British era
Victorian Britain refers to the United Kingdom during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901.
This era saw Britain become the world's dominant industrial and imperial power, with the British Empire spanning roughly a quarter of the globe.
The period is associated with rigid social hierarchies, strict moral codes, rapid urbanization, and significant technological advances like railways and telegraphs.
The novel captures the stark class divisions of Victorian Britain.
- Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodMid-century English artistic revolt
- mourning dressClothing for bereavement
- stiff upper lipControlled emotional restraint
- Great Exhibition1851 London industrial showcase
- hansom cabTwo-wheeled hired carriage
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- Historical regimesNazi Germany, Soviet Union, Ottoman Empire, Third Reich, Fascist Italy
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