Victorian era

By Pere Bachiller

  • Charles Dickens is born

    He became one of the most famous writers in the history.

  • Victoria is born

    The baby princess took her place as a potential heir to the throne.
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    Victorian era

    There was a moment in the Great Britain when some people was very rich and the most part of the people was too poor. They didn't have enough food to eat

  • Victoria ascends to the throne

    She became the Queen of England and became very important, too.

  • London to Birmingham line opens

    It was one of the largest projects in the world about a train. It connected the capital with Manchester and Liverpool.

  • Slavery was erradicated in the British Empire

  • Oliver Twist was published

    It became one of the most famous books of the time.

  • The Great Exhibition opens

    It was a presentation about the latest discoveries in science and technology.

  • Crimean war begins

    The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of French, British, Ottoman (or the Turkish Empire) and Sardinian troops.

  • The Suez Canal Opens

    The Suez Canal, a 100-mile waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas was opened to improve trade links with India, South East Asia and the Far East.

  • The telephone is invented

    Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone

  • Obligatory education for children under 10 years

    Less children worked in a factory and more children had a better education.

  • Queen Victoria dies

    The Victorian era finishes when the queen dies