The Victorian Age By raffaelinadivano 1837 Victoria becomes Queen of England 1837 Charles Dickens wrote "Oliver Twist" Period: 1837 to 1901 The Victorian Age 1839 The People's Charter for parliamentary reform is presented and rejected 1842 Alfred Tennyson, "Ulysses" 1846 Corn Laws abolished 1847 Ten Hours Act restricts the working hours of women and children in factories 1850 Charles Dickens, "David Copperfield" Period: 1854 to 1856 Crimean War Period: 1861 to 1865 American Civil War 1867 Second Reform Act gives the vote to urban working class men 1870 Education Act 1871 Trade Union Act legalises workers' unions 1877 Queen Victoria became Empress of India 1884 Third Reform Act gives the vote to male agricultural labourers 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson, "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" 1891 Oscar Wilde, "The picture of Dorian Gray" 1891 Queen Victoria's Death
