Victorian Events Of The Victorian Er Queen Victoria

The time period called the Victorian Era was named after Queen Victoria who ruled from 1837 to 1901. (“Late Victorian Politics” 1). The Era lasted the duration of her reign. She was born in 1819 and crowned in 1837 (“Victorian Events” 1). Queen Victoria married Prince Albert who was her first cousin and had nine children (“Victorian Events” 1). At the age of 42, Prince Albert passed away (“Victorian Events” 2). The couple had only been married for 21 years. Consequently, she spends the rest of her coronation single. Celebrations of her reign occur in 1887 and 1897; they were called the Golden Jubilee and the Diamond Jubilee, respectively (“Victorian Events” 4-5). In 1901, Queen Victoria passed away at the age of 82 (“Victorian Events”

The city kids were mostly protected by the parents, who feared allowing them to go outside unless supervised (“Victorian Era Activities 2). Their time outside was limited as compared to the country kids. Country kids on the other hand had a larger number of things to do. The boys mostly would swim, play marbles, jacks, mumbly peg and checkers while the girls would play with dolls and scrapbook (“Victorian Era Activities” 2). Men of the period would be involved in gambling, cock-fighting, golf, tennis, cricket and shooting (“Victorian Era Activities” 1). On the other hand, women were mostly guided by their fashion and what was proper which caused them to be limited as to what they could do (“Victorian Era Activities” 2). However, they could participate in skating and croquet (“Victorian Era Activities” 1). In the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s, women and men were engaging in recreation together (“Victorian Era Activities” 2). Bicycling, croquet and swimming were the most common activities (“Victorian Era Activities”

In 1837, the construction of the Great Western Railway by Isambard Kingdom Brunel began and ended in 1867 (“Victorian Events” 1). In 1845, the S.S. Great Britain was designed and constructed by Brunel (“Victorian Events” 1). This ship was the first ship constructed without sails (“Victorian Events” 1). He also built the Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built, which was put to sea in 1858 (“Victorian Events” 2). The instantaneous photograph was invented by William Fox Talbot in 1851. In 1851 and 1857, the first telegraph cables were laid across the English Channel and the Atlantic, respectively. The first tram was put into service in 1860, and the first subway was put into service in 1863. In 1875, the successful use of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell happened and did not become available to the general public until 1877 (“Victorian Events” 3-4). Thomas Edison invented the phonograph machine and the electric light bulb in 1877 and 1879, respectively (“Victorian Era” 4). When Karl Benz invented the first automobile in 1885, the speed started out at 4 mph but was later increased to 20 mph in 1896 (“Victorian Events” 4-5). Finally, in 1896, Marconi patented the wireless telegraph (“Victorian Events”