Some Important Events from the Victorian Era

Important Dates in Victoria's Life (marked in green)

1.Victoria's coronation.

2. Victoria married Albert.

3. Prince Albert died.

4. Victoria became Empress of India.

5. Victoria's Golden Jubilee (50 years)

6. Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (60 years)

7. Victoria died.


Some Technological & Industrial Events (marked in blue)

1. 1851 The Great Exhibition was held at Crystal Palace.

2. 1858 Brunel's Great Eastern was launched.

3. 1860 The first english horse-drawn trams appeared.

4. 1869 The Suez Canal was opened.

5. 1874 The Factory Act introduced a maximum 10 hour working day and raised the minimum age of child workers.

6. 1876 School attendance was made compulsory.

7. 1878 Electric street lighting began in London.

8. 1879 Swan and Edison independently produced the light bulb.

9. 1887 The Coal Minesregulation act passed, boys under 13 were not allowed underground.

10. 1888 Dunlop developed the pneumatic tyre & the Kodak box camera appeared.

Important People (marked in yellow)

1. 1852 Livingstone set off to explore Zambesi.

2. 1866 Dr. Barnardo opened his home for waifs.

3. 1871 Stanley found Livingstone.

4. 1876 Bell's telephone, Edison's phonograph and Bissell's carpet sweeper were invented.

Important Wars & Battles (marked in red)

1. 1854 Britain entered the Crimean War.

    The battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman & the siege of Sebastopol take place.

2. 1856 The Crimean War ended with the Treaty of Paris.

3. 1857 The Indian Mutiny broke out.

4. 1861 The American Civil War began.