Victorian period and the 19th century (2h 2min, sep 30, 1832 y – 11h 26min, jul 17, 1901 y)
Description:
- 1832 – 1901- only in English speaking countries
- Queen Victoria (1837 became queen)
- La Belle Epoche in central Europe
- Political reforms
- The reform bill 1832 – the start points - democracy - many people started to vote
- Nonconformist churches – non-religious
- British global imperial expansion which made the British Empire the largest in history. Great unpredicted demographics changes. Trading, naval and industrial supremacy.
Literature during the Victorian Era
- Social, economical and political upheaval.
- Sentimental stories and stories on double standards, especially among higher classes.
- Female writers
- Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters
- Charles Dickens
- Oscar Wilde
- Mark Twain
- Emily Dickinson
- Walt Withman
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Date:
2h 2min, sep 30, 1832 y
11h 26min, jul 17, 1901 y
~ 68 years