The 19th century in the United kingdom. The beginning of the century

THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY
The status of the world’s leading industrial power
Horrific social consequences of the economic development
Extremely difficult working conditions
Participation in the Napoleonic wars as part of anti-French coalitions

VICTORIAN ERA
Corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign
The time of formation of the middle class
Relatively peaceful period
Industrial revolution

COLONIALISM
England is the greatest nation on Earth
Empire included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, and India
England is the largest exporter and importer of goods in the world

INDUSTRIALIZATION
Dramatically changed lifestyle
Development of the transport system
England is the "workshop of the world”
A vital need for social reforms
International industrial exhibition, 1851

SOCIAL REFORMS
The abolition of slavery
Chartism
The rise of liberalism
Limited working hours
Public health acts
Elementary education
Robert Wilson: Chartist demonstration, 1848

EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Introduction of moral codes
Boarding schools
Home education for girls
Cultural flowering
The golden age of painting and literature
Richard Dadd

Richard Dadd. The Flight out of Egypt.
Richard Dadd. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke

SCIENCE
The theory of evolution by Charles Darwin
Development in psychology, physics and other disciplines
Charles Darwin