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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.
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors—constituted the Victorian era.
Society and culture of the Victorian era refers to society and culture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era--that is the 1837-1901 reign of Queen Victoria. The idea of "reform" was a motivating force, as seen in the political activity of religious groups and the newly formed labour unions.
She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature. She was born in Calcutta , and after establishing herself among the Anglo-Indian upper-class, she moved to London where she made connections with the cultural elite.
Image credits: VastCoconut2609 Cognitively, pessimistic headlines and stories reinforce our negativity bias, which, according to Ruiz-McPherson, "can lead to maladaptive thought patterns ...
Victorians standardised the rules for association football, or soccer, based on a range of games already played, such as the Eton wall game. Walter Clopton Wingfield invented the game of lawn tennis , which allowed young men and women to socialise together, and to get more exercise than by playing the sedate game of croquet .
An illustration from the children's book Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria (1839) Part of the procession, from a long "tableau" print, by Robert Tyas, the carriages of the queen's uncles, the royal dukes of Sussex and Cambridge Another part of the procession, from a long "tableau" print, by Robert Tyas, the ...
Pages in category "People of the Victorian era" The following 164 pages are in this category, out of 164 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.