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The Victorian Age In your lessons next term you are going to learn a great deal about the United Kingdom in the late 19 th and early 20 th Centuries. Historians refer to this time as the Victorian Age because this was the time when Queen Victoria ruled the country. This was the time of the Industrial Revolution, it was a time when the United Kingdom started to become more like it is today. Huge buildings such as factories sprung out of the ground, smoke filled the skies and new forms of transport were used. The Industrialisation of Britain allowed people the time, money and transport to enjoy holidays and entertainment as we do today. Over the next few pages you are going to learn about some of the main ways that the everyday lives of Victorian people changed.
Key Words Use this page to test how good you are at spelling the key words about Victorian Britain. 1) Look at the spellings and try to memorise them. 2) Fold the page in half along the dotted line. 3) In the space provided try to write the words out again from memory try not to look! If you struggle to remember all the words, try testing yourself using 4 words at a time. 4) Check your spellings and correct any mistakes. Victorian Transport Railways Industrialisation Revolution Monarchy Domestic system Factory system Professional Entrepreneur Workhouse Slavery Empire
The Railways The Victorian age was the greatest period of the railways in Britain. The railways almost completely wiped out all other forms of transport and made long distance travel possible for large numbers of people for the very first time. Every important town in the UK got its first railway station These engravings are taken from the Illustrated London News, 22nd May 1847. They show first, second and third class passengers traveling to the horses races at Epsom. They tell us a great deal not just about transport, but Victorian people in general. Look carefully at the pictures below and then answer the questions that follow. First Class Second Class Third Class
Tasks Answer the questions that follow in the spaces provided 1.How many differences can you see between the railway carriages that the different classes of passengers used? 2.What do you think was the artist's opinion of the people in first class and why? 3.What do you think was the artist's opinion of the people in third class and why? 4. The source is a cartoon from a newspaper. The newspaper was written for rich people in London. Can you think of any reasons why a historian should be careful using it? A good answer will mention the type of source, where it was published and one other aspect. 5. In what ways do you think the railways changed life and towns in Britain?
Holidays It wasn t just work, work, work for the people of Victorian Britain. For the first time the railways meant that people could leave the town and village that they lived in and go on holiday! In the past, places like Blackpool had only been for the wealthy, but from the mid-nineteenth century more and more people were able to enjoy the delights of the seaside and a great British tradition was created. Many businessmen set up their own travel companies to help people to go on holiday. The most famous of these was Thomas Cook. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped by Thomas Cook to go on holiday. In1871 it became even easier to go on holiday. Bank Holidays were introduced and so began the great British tradition of the day at the seaside, along with sticks of rock, candy-floss, walks along the pier, fun-fair rides and fish and chips. The first fish and chip shops appeared in the 1860s. Look at the picture on the following page
Holidays (continued) Look at the picture below. Tasks 1.Look at the pictures above. How are the Victorians dressed? 2.What is different about what they are wearing compared to what people wear on the beach today? 3.The Victorians were very private when it came to undressing. Can you work out where they would get changed to go for a swim?.
EXTENSION TASK - Football This task is optional; if you have spent 4-5 hours so far you should stop. If this booklet has taken you less time, you should try the task below. The railways were to make a huge difference to the leisure activities of the Victorians. Not only were there opportunities for holidays, but sporting events also grew in popularity. Special trains and trips were run to take people to the races, cricket matches or the FA Cup Final, which was held for the first time in 1872. In 1888 the Football League was founded. This was made up of professional teams, for the first time players were paid a regular wage. 5 out of 12 of the founder members of the league were from this area (Accrington, Bolton, Blackburn, Burnley and Preston) It would have been impossible for the first teams to have travelled to play away matches without regular trains. Before the development of railways it would have taken a full day to travel from places like Manchester to London. So the railways were very important in the development of professional football in Britain As you can see, the railways brought people closer together. Imagine if you were Liverpool playing Arsenal in London before the railways, can you see how long it would take you? Railways not only helped teams and fans follow their teams around the country, but they also transported newspapers. This meant that you didn t have to wait days after the match to find out the latest scores! Look at the picture below.
Tasks Look at the picture above and answer the questions that follow 1. List the differences between Victorian Footballers (use the photograph) and those of today. 2. What does the source suggest about the popularity of football in the Victorian age? Explain using evidence from the source. 3. Explain what impact the railways had on leisure activities such as watching sport.