Victoria Period

By rednecker18

  • Queen Victoria ascends to the throne Charles Dickens published The Pickwick Papers and gained instant notariety

  • Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days.

    Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days.

  • Queen Victorian married her cousin Prince Albert The Penny Post went into effect

  • Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days

    Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days

  • The potato famine began in Ireland

  • Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain, the first propeller driven steamship.

  • Charles Dickens published David Copperfield.

    Charles Dickens published David Copperfield.

  • The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold

  • Crimean war breaks out

  • Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war

  • Crimean war ends

  • Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities which was based on the French Revolution of 1789 Brunel dies Charles Darwin published the controversial "Origin of the Species"

    Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities which was based on the French Revolution of 1789 Brunel dies Charles Darwin published the controversial "Origin of the Species"

  • Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks Charles Dickens published Great Expectations, considered to be his best novel

  • Prince Albert died from Typhoid fever at the age of 42

  • Disraeli introduces a law giving voting rights to taxpayers.

  • Disraeli became Prime Minister, at post only a few months Last shipment of criminals from England to Australia

  • Charles Dickens dies

    Charles Dickens dies

  • Disraeli became Prime Minister for second time and governs until 1880

  • Disraeli purchases Suez Canal shares gaining the controlling interest for Britain

  • Disraeli gives the title "Empress of India" to Queen Victoria

  • The telephone, the invention of Alexander Graham Bell, became available Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. First recording and playback was "Mary had a little lamb"

    The telephone, the invention of Alexander Graham Bell, became available Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. First recording and playback was "Mary had a little lamb"

  • The electric light bulb was invented by American Thomas Edison

  • The electric light bulb was invented by American Thomas Edison

    The electric light bulb was invented by American Thomas Edison

  • First automobile built by Karl Benz

    First automobile built by Karl Benz

  • Jack the Ripper terrorized the East End of London

  • New Zealand became first country to give women the right to vote

  • Queen Victoria died