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Queen Victoria becomes queen at the age of 18.
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Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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due to a bacteria, the main Irish crop began to die out causing many of the Irish to starve.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel makes the S. S. Great Britain, a propeller powered steamship
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This act places a restriction on the amount of hours a a child can work at a factory.
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The communist manifesto was published during the Victorian era and became a great influence during this time.
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Permits the establishment of public libraries.
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In the year 1855 of the Victorian era the Newspaper Stamp Tax was abolished
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During this time period Big Ben was in the process of being made, and would later become well known through many places.
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Henry Bessemer creates a blast furnace which helps in the mass production of steel
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The very first transatlantic cable was set up to make communication easier.
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Prince Albert dies at the age of 42 from a Typhoid fever
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The first underground railway is made to run between Paddington & Farringdon St.
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A Albert Memorial building is constructed in memory of the early death of the king
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The Salvation Army is founded by William Booth
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The last public execution is held
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The Suez Canal is built to cut transport time almost in half
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Allowed married women to earn and keep their own money for their own use.
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Queen Victoria is now known as the ruler of India
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Edison creates the electric light bulb
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The Third Reform Act allowed agricultural workers the right to vote.
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Arthur Conan Doyle writes the first Sherlock Holmes book.
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Jack the Ripper is a well associated person from the Victorian era, having never been caught it was believed that some man went around killing the prostitutes of the local area.
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The free education act of 1891 was passed
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Queen Victoria dies at the age of 82 ending her long lasting reign.