The 1800s

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  • Victoria ascended the throne

    Victoria ascended the throne

  • Chartists movement, a group of radicals and workers is established.

    Chartists movement, a group of radicals and workers is established.

  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

    Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

  • Britain showed her power with " The Great Exhibition" in Crystal Palace.

    Britain showed her power with " The Great Exhibition" in Crystal Palace.
    From 1 May to 11 October 1851.

  • The Crimean War

    The Crimean War
    From October 1853 to February 1856

  • "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens

    "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens

  • "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire.

    "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Charles Baudelaire.

  • "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin

    "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin

  • Second Reform Act gives the vote to workers in towns and cities.

    Second Reform Act gives the vote to workers in towns and cities.

  • "The education Act".

    "The education Act".
    The elementary education became free.

  • "Trade Union Act" legalises workers' unions.

    "Trade Union Act" legalises workers' unions.

  • Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India.

    Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India.

  • The First Boer War

    The First Boer War
    From December 1880 to March 1881

  • The Third Reform Act gives the vote to agricultural labourers.

    The Third Reform Act gives the vote to agricultural labourers.

  • "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

    "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

  • The Independent Labour Party is founded.

    The Independent Labour Party is founded.

  • The Second Boer War is fought in South Africa between British and Dutch farmers.

    The Second Boer War is fought in South Africa between British and Dutch farmers.
    From October 1899 to May 1902

  • Queen Victoria's death.

    Queen Victoria's death.