The Victorian Age By Esterrr Jan 9, 1832 Reform Act Jan 9, 1833 Factory Act Jan 9, 1836 Dickens published Pickwick Papers Jun 20, 1837 Victoria became Queen of England http://www.biography.com/people/queen-victoria-9518355 May 8, 1838 Chartism http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/chartists/overview/chartistmovement/ Aug 1, 1838 Slavery was abolished in the British Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 Sep 17, 1838 First railway Jun 1, 1840 Vaccination for the poor was introduced Aug 1, 1841 Sir Robert Peel forms a Conservative Government http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/peel_sir_robert.shtml Jan 9, 1843 Dickens published A Christmas Carol Sep 9, 1845 Irish potato famine begins https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Famine-Irish-history Jan 9, 1847 Emily Bronte published Wuthering Heights Jan 9, 1847 Charlotte Bronte published Jane Eyre Jan 9, 1847 10 hours Act Jul 9, 1848 Public Health Act to reduce death rates Jan 9, 1849 Dickens published David Copperfield Jan 9, 1851 Herman Melville published Moby Dick May 1, 1851 First Great Exhibition https://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/the-great-exhibition Jan 9, 1859 Darwin published Origin of the Species Dec 14, 1861 Prince Albert dies Aug 15, 1867 Second Reform Act doubles the electorate Aug 9, 1870 Women obtain limited rights to retain their properties after marriage Jan 9, 1871 Trade Union Act May 1, 1876 Victoria is declared Empress of India Aug 2, 1880 Education becomes compulsory for children under 10 Jan 9, 1884 Reform Act Oct 9, 1897 Women's suffrage campaign gains momentum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_Kingdom Jan 22, 1901 Victoria dies
