3. Historical background

➜ Start this part of your Literary History File with a title page: Victorian Age: rise of the novel. Find an appropriate illustration here.
➜ Study the links and videos below to get an idea of the historical background of the 19th century in England.
➜ Write a summary in your Literary History File of what you've learned. Be sure to include the following key words / people in your summary:
key words: Industrial Revolution, Queen Victoria, Victorian values, Urbanisation, Workhouses, The Great Exhibition, Crimean War, Boer War, Darwinism,
➜ Upload your summary to Seesaw/Egodact.

 

Useful websites

Alquin Magazine - Victorian Literature Part 1 and Part 2

English Heritage - Victorians

Wikipedia - Victorian Literature in English

British Library - Discovering Literature: Romantics and Victorians

Useful videos

1. Literature in the Victorian Era A 6-minute crash-course on the most essential concepts to understand Victorian Literature

https://youtu.be/nllDcnfoH5A

2. The Era of Queen Victoria - The Industrial Revolution. A history video about the reign of Queen Victoria and about the Industrial Revolution. 

https://youtu.be/1NHIVFNGQX8