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In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different definitions are sometimes used.
Geologic Time – Period prior to humans. 4.6 billion to 3 million years ago. (See "prehistoric periods" for more detail into this.) Primatomorphid Era – Period prior to the existence of Primatomorpha; Simian Era – Period prior to the existence of Simiiformes; Hominoid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominoidea
See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history , history by period , and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang , Geologic time scale , Timeline of evolution , and Logarithmic timeline .
The Victorian era (1837−1901) was the period during the reign of Queen Victoria and the 19th century Modern period of the United Kingdom
1837–1901: Queen Victoria reigns during the apex of the British Empire; this is the Victorian era. Buckingham Palace becomes the official residence of the British monarch. Telegraphy patented. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist. Death of Alexander Pushkin.
Victorian era: 1837–1901: Edwardian era: 1901–1914: First World War: 1914–1918: Interwar Britain: 1919–1939: Second World War: 1939–1945: Post-war Britain ...
Map of the world from 1897. The British Empire (marked in pink) was the superpower of the 19th century. Industrial Revolution; European imperialism; British Regency, Victorian era (UK, British Empire) Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic ; Risorgimento (Italy) Belle Époque (Europe)
The design may have inspired later 'Maps of World History' such as the HistoMap by John B. Sparks, which chronicles four thousand years of world history in a graphic way similar to the enlarging and contracting nation streams presented on Adam's chart. Sparks added the innovation of using a logarithmic scale for the presentation of history.