Year 2 - History
Britain at the time of Victoria's death
Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches students about life in Britain from 1837-1901. They learn about key events like Victoria's accession, the railways, and the Great Exhibition. The unit explores how her reign defines the period, technological advances, and connections within Britain and globally.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe how Britain had changed by the time of Queen Victoria's death.
Key Notes
- Queen Victoria died in 1901 having reigned for 63 years; only Elizabeth II reigned for longer.
- By the time of Victoria's death, Britain had changed a great deal.
- Britain's empire had continued to grow, with Britain controlling land across six of the world's continents.
- Laws now protected children from working at a young age, and gave them the right to free education.
- Laws had been passed to clean up dirty cities and to build new sewers and water supplies.
Vocabulary To Learn
- laws: laws are the rules of a country that all people must follow
- education: education is the act of learning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That when Queen Victoria died, then Queen Elizabeth II became queen.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
Queen Victoria died in 1901 having reigned for 63 years; only Elizabeth II reigned for longer. By the time of Victoria's death, Britain had changed a great deal.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'laws'
laws are the rules of a country that all people must follow.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: That when Queen Victoria died, then Queen Elizabeth II became queen. Correction: There were other monarchs in between Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II was the next female monarch but she did not become queen until 50 years after Queen Victoria died.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Alice Kinloch and the Victorian British Empire Study Guide
- Factories in Britain during Victorian times Study Guide
- The Great Exhibition Study Guide
- Victoria, Empress of India Study Guide
- Victoria, Scotland and John Brown Study Guide
- Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood Study Guide
- Victoria's accession to the throne Study Guide
- Victoria's children Study Guide
- Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert Study Guide
- Victorian childhood Study Guide
- Victorian society Study Guide
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