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Period: to
19 th century
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Henry Mayhew was born
Henry Mayhew
Henry Mayhew was a social researcher and journalist. He was born in London, one of seventeen children of Joshua Mayhew. He was educated at Westminster School before running away from his studies to sea -
Queen Victoria was born
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She is the reason why the period is called "The Victorian Age". -
The Industrialization Revolution begins ca.
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes -
Charles Dickens was born, in Portsmuth
Charles Dickens was very focused on Social injustice, child labour but also some funny characters -
The reform act
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Victoria became queen Great Britain and Ireland
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Period: to
The Victorian Era
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Oliver Twist was written
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets -
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The life of a coster girl was published
The life of a coster girl was publishedby Henry Mayhew -
Of the Life of an Orphan Girl
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The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition
Was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park. It was the first in a series of World's Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to become a popular 19th-century feature. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert -
Boys under 10 were banned form being chimney sweeps
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The last public hanging
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Education Act = School for everyone
School provided for 5-10 year olds. -
Factory and workshop act banned the employment of children under 10
