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Há 1 dia · The Victorian era saw the fleshing out of the second British Empire. Scholars debate whether the Victorian period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians—actually begins with her coronation or the earlier passage of the Reform Act 1832 .
Há 5 dias · The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 to January 1901. This was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits gained from the overseas British Empire, as well as from industrial improvements at home, allowed a large, educated middle class to develop.
Há 5 dias · Buildings have been lost to fire, damage or demolition since the urban area's earliest days, and the frequent replacement of buildings (even those with architectural merit) by Victorian-era speculators was particularly common along the seafront.
Há 4 dias · The Victorian era saw the rise of steam-powered travel. British engineers had been experimenting with the design of steam locomotives from as early as 1784. However, the first properly working model (the Coalbrookdale Locomotive) was built in 1802 by Richard Trevithick, a mining engineer from Cornwall.
Há 2 dias · The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from June 1837 until her death on the 22nd of January 1901.
Há 3 dias · Notable Novelists of the Victorian Age. Anne Brontë (1820 - 1849) - Anne Brontë was the youngest of the famous trio of literary sisters. Anne's literary endeavors, like those of Emily Brontë, went unacknowledged in her brief lifetime. Her works include The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey.
Há 4 dias · Victorian Radicals promises to showcase some of the best late Victorian art and design, and some of the biggest names. They were definitely Victorian, but were they radical? William Holman Hunt, Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus, 1850–1851, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK.
