Battle of Omdurman: Britain's last battle involving a
cavalry charge. About it, a young Winston Churchill said: "Our victory was
disgraced by the inhuman slaughter of the wounded."
Britain, During Victorian Times: Life in Victorian
Britain - (click on "Queen Victoria's government," first paragraph, for an
in-depth tour at the UK National Archives)
British Attitudes Toward America, Mid-1850s: Frequently
unfavorable - (see second paragraph)
Caldecott, Randolph: Victorian illustrator of
children's books - (click on links, third paragraph to end, to view examples of
his work)
Charge of the Light Brigade: A misunderstood order ends
in disaster during the Crimean War - (click on "War," first paragraph)
Children, Victorian Britain: Quality of life depended
on social standing - (click on "governesses," second paragraph)
Churchill, Winston Spencer: Born during Victoria's
reign, his reaction to battlefield brutality changed his perception of
war
Class Distinctions: Social classes did not mix
Cotton-Industry Entrepreneurs: Impact of the cotton
industry in Britain - (click on "fortunes," first paragraph
Crimean War: The first photographic journalist, to be
embedded with troops, made history in this conflict between Russia (on the one
hand) and Britain, France and Turkey (on the other) - click on "Crimean" in the
first paragraph
Dickens, Charles: Popular writer whose childhood fears
and experiences fill his Victorian-Age books - click on "at the time" in the
last paragraph to explore many facets of his life and work
Dress, Victorian Age: A video recreation shows us how
people dressed in Victorian Britain - (click on "affectionate companion," third
paragraph)
East India Trading Company: What Hong Kong, Sinapore,
Elihu Yale (namesake of Yale University) and Captain Kidd have in common
East India Trading Company: Dissolved during Victoria's
reign
El Obeid, Massacre at: The Mahdi and his Sudanese
forces resist Egyptian control
Empire, British: Near its end, British holdings abroad
were so significant that "the sun never set" on Victoria's empire
Egypt, as British Protectorate: Britain's domination,
beginning in 1882, led to problems elsewhere in Africa
Industrial Revolution: Beginnings, when Britain
processed raw materials (like cotton) from India - (see third paragraph)
Industrial Revolution: Impact on Britain - (click on
"Victorian Britain," last paragraph)
Isle of Wight, Osborne House: Queen Victoria's country
estate - (see fifth paragraph from the bottom)
Khartoum, Siege of: British forces in trouble in the
Sudan
Jack the Ripper: The killer who terrorized Victorian
London
Lake District: Saved from development by Victorian-age Brits
- (take a virtual field trip to one of Britain's most beautiful areas)
Linnean Society of London: Scientific association which
disallowed female memberships during the Victorian Age - (see paragraphs five
and six)
London, During Victorian Age: To see the city, and how
it appeared when Charles Dickens was a Victorian writer, click on "at the time"
in the last paragraph
Merchandising, Victorian Toys: Beatrix Potter was ahead
of her time in creating, and marketing, spin-off products - (see fourth
paragraph)
Nurseries: Importance in a wealthy Victorian home -
(click on "in the nursey," fourth paragraph)
Parental Approval, Requirements: Restrictions on teens
and young adults - (see paragraphs two and three)
Potter, Beatrix: Children's author, product of the
Victorian Age
Potter, Beatrix: Victorian stories animated with
modern-age media - (click on "the animals" and "were real," fifth
paragraph)
Resolute, HMS: The incredible story of the
stuck-in-ice ship which survived - then traveled nearly 1200 miles without a
crew
Sepoy Mutiny: Also referred to as India's First War of
Independence, led to dissolution of the East India Company during Victoria's
reign - (see fourth paragraph)
Social Concerns: Balancing social issues with creating
wealth during Victorian times - (click on "cotton," first paragraph)
Victoria's Accession: What life was like in
1837
Victoria, Empress of India: The queen added this title
on the first of January, 1877 - click on "Empress of India," first
paragraph
Whaling, During the Victorian Age: An entire industry
was built around whales whose oil was used (among other things) for lamps - (see
tenth paragraph, especially "the whaling industry" link)
