Victorians 1850-1901

The British Empire, crime, punishment, leisure and advertising are all brought to life in our resources which are based on records from the second half of Queen Victoria’s reign.

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19th century mining disaster
What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
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19th century people
What can we tell from this photograph?
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A Victorian prison
Why were Victorian Prisons so tough?
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British Battles
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British Empire
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Census detective
What can you find out?
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Citizenship
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Crime and punishment
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Crime in Whitechapel
Why was 19th century Whitechapel so difficult to police?
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Florence Nightingale
Why do we remember her?
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Focus on the Census
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Four days’ hard labour
What was life like for a Victorian child criminal?
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Human rights
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Maps – a study through time
How and why does an area change over time?
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Mining explosion
The Trimdon Grange mining accident
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Moving Here
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Past pleasures
How did the Victorians have fun?
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Power, politics and protest
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Prisoner 4099
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Rob Roy
A Victorian railway accident
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Say ‘cheese’: a portrait of Queen Victoria’s family
What can Queen Victoria's family photographs tell us?
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Selling the Victorians
Victorians for sale! Has advertising changed from Victorian times?
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The train
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The Victorians
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Treasures
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Treasures from the past: the Victorians (SEN)
What can we discover about a person from the past?
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Trimdon
What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
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Victorian Britain
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Victorian children in trouble with the law
Did the punishment fit the crime?
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Victorian crime
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Victorian family history
How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child using family sources?
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Victorian homes
Was there much difference between rich and poor homes?
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Victorian lives
How was life different in Victorian times?
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Virtual classroom taster
Would you like to book a live virtual classroom taster session?
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What is history? (KS2)
How do historians know what to believe?
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Women in Uniform
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