Cultura 3.

1. QUEEN VICTORIAQueen Victoria, the only child of George III's fourth son, Edward, and sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians,
was queen of Great Britain for 63 years—to date, the second longest than any other British monarch and the
second longest of any female monarch in history (Queen Elizabeth II is currently the longest serving monarch
to date). Victoria's reign saw great cultural expansion; advances in industry, science, and communications;
and the building of railways and the London Underground. She died in England in 1901.

2. VICTORIAN ERA
EDUCATION:
In an increasingly complicated world, the
chances for an illiterate boy or girl were slim. In
light of this, a number of day schools were
established. These included the Ragged
Schools, Parish Schools and Church Schools.
CHILDHOOD:
As a child, she was raised protectively under
elaborate rules and protocols. Her mother
forbade her to meet new people. Due to this,
she remained sad and melancholic.

3. VICTORIAN PERIOD
SOCIAL SITUATION:
Working conditions
-Long work days;
-Poor nutrition and health;
-Workers included women and children.
Living conditions
-No sewage or drainage systems;
-Overcrowded houses;
-Poorly ventilated.
ROLE OF WOMEN:
-Women were seen, by the middle classes at
least, as belonging to the domestic sphere;
-Rights and privileges of Victorian women were
limited;
-Marriages for Victorian women became
contracts;
-Women suffered sexual violence, verbal abuse
and economic deprivation from their husbands;
-hey had no rights to divorce on these grounds
and their divorce was considered to be a social
taboo.

4. AFFAIRS
FOREIGN:
-The Crimean war was the only war during
Victoria’s reign, that put Britain in direct conflict
with other great power states.
DOMESTIC:
- The invention of the steam engine brought
Britain a huge technological advantage.

5. VICTORIAN ERA
LITERATURE:
- Poetry had been the dominant genre;
Iit was the novel that was most important in the
Victorian period;
-Robert Browning (1812–89) and Alfred
Tennyson (1809–92) were Victorian England's
most famous poets;
-The old Gothic tales that came out of the late
19th century are the first examples of the genre
of fantastic fiction.
ARCHITECTURE:
-When the Victorian era was just gearing up,
Italianate style houses became the hot new
trend;
-With low roofs,wide eaves, and ornamental
brackets;
-Medieval architecture and the great cathedrals
of the Gothic age inspired all sorts of flourishes
during the Victorian era;
-Towers, turrets, and rounded porches give
Queen Anne architecture regal airs.

6. VICTORIAN PERIOD
FASHION:
-Fashions of the Victorian period created an
often exaggerated,.ostentatious look.
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