The Victorian Age (1837-1901) and the First Part of the 20th Century (1900 - 1945) By AnnaG. Jun 20, 1837 Victoria becoms Queen of England Period: Jun 20, 1837 to Jan 22, 1901 The Victorian Age Jan 1, 1838 Feargus O'Connor introduces the People's Charter to Parliament Oct 16, 1847 Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre Dec 1, 1847 Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights May 1, 1851 The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace Oct 4, 1853 The Crimean War Jan 1, 1854 Charles Dickens published Hard Times Nov 24, 1859 Darwin published "The Origin of Species" Jan 1, 1867 Disraeli introduces his Reform Act to Parliament Feb 17, 1870 Elementary Education Act Jan 1, 1871 Trade Union Act May 1, 1876 Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India Dec 20, 1880 The First Boer War Dec 6, 1884 Gladstone introduces the Third Reform Bill to Parliamenty Jul 1, 1890 Oscar Wilde published The Picture of Dorian Gray Jan 14, 1893 The Labour Party Oct 11, 1899 The Second Boer War Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Sep 2, 1945 The First Part of the 20th Century Jan 22, 1901 Death of Queen Victoria Aug 9, 1902 Edward VII succeeds to the throne Jan 1, 1903 Mrs Pankhurst founds the movement of Suffragette May 6, 1910 George V succeeds to the throne Dec 16, 1911 Health and Insurance Act Jun 1, 1914 James Joyce published The Dubliners Jul 28, 1914 The First World War Apr 24, 1916 The Easter Rising Jan 1, 1918 Only the women aged over 30 got the right of vote Nov 11, 1918 The end of the First World War Jun 28, 1919 Peace Conference in Paris at Versailles Jan 1, 1920 Wilfred Owen wrote Dulce et Decorum Est Jan 16, 1920 The Prohibition in the United States Feb 2, 1922 James Joyce published Ulysses Jan 1, 1929 The Great Depression (or the Wallstreet Crush) Feb 27, 1933 The Nazi Party was elected Dec 11, 1936 George VI succeeds to the throne Sep 3, 1939 Britain declares war on Hilter's Germany Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day (the day of the Normandy landings) Sep 2, 1945 End of second World War
