Great Britain in Sherlock Holmes times

By sofiaignacio
  • The Selective Breeding

    The Selective Breeding

    Robert Bakewell used selective breeding to develop the New Leicester sheep.
  • Turnip

    Turnip

    'Turnip' Townshend introduced the turnip and the Norfolk four-course rotation of wheat‒turnips‒barley‒clover onto his farm.
  • The Battery

    The Battery

    Alessandro Volta invented the battery.
  • The growing population of England

    The growing population of England

    Between 1750 and 1830
    Without the Agricultural Revolution, the growing population of England would have starved, and the Industrial Revolution would have been stifled.
  • The Factory Act

    The Factory Act

    The government passed the Factory Act making two hours of education a day compulsory for children working in factories. The government also granted money to charities for schools for the first time.
  • The Bicycle

    The Bicycle

    Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented a bicycle.
  • Better Roads

    Better Roads

    Thomas Telford and John Macadam developed better roads, with firm foundations, drainage and a smooth surface.
  • The Industrial Growth

    The Industrial Growth

    The first historians of the Industrial Revolution thought that the industrial growth had been stimulated by Britain's trade.
  • The Coca Cola

    The Coca Cola

    John Pemberton invented Coca Cola.

  • The visited of Miss Mary Morstan

    Miss Morstan visits Sherlock Holmes and shows him the pearls and the letter.

  • Thaddeus Sholto new´s

    They meet Thaddeus Shoto and he tells them about his father and the tresure.

  • Pondicherry Lodge

    They take a cab wiht Thaddeus Shoto to Pondicherry Lodge

  • Bartolome Sholto´s dead

    Thy arrive at Pondicherry Lodge and find Bartolome Sholto´s dead.

  • The footprints in the secrete room

    Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks inb the room made by someone wiht a wooden leg.

  • The Bartolome Shoto´s dead

    They arrive at Pondichorry Lodge and find Bartolome Sholto dead.

  • The secrete room

    Sherlock Holmes uses his magniflyng glass to eximine the secrete room

  • The arrest of Thaddes Sholto

    Inspector Lestrade arrests Thadeus Sholto for the murder of his brothers.

  • Toby the dog

    Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby

  • A house next to the river

    Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river.

  • Mordecai Smith and the Aurora.

    Holmes tries to find Mordecai Smith and Aurora

  • The chase of the Aurora.

    Inspector Lestrade, Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora in a police boat. They kill the native and catch the man with a wooden leg.

  • The Agra Treasure and the Sign of Four

    Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra and the Sign of Four
  • The Secondary Schools

    The Secondary Schools

    Education Act established a system of secondary schools.
  • The Growth Stimulated

    The Growth Stimulated

    Thought that growth had been stimulated by the Agricultural Revolution. This had increased the population and therefore domestic demand.