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Nineteenth century

Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this topic, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the other keywords to see resources sorted by alternative topics.

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Document Some Key Dates

Some key dates to give you a framework!

 Nineteenth century, British history, Victorian, Queen Victoria, Victorian England view
Document Jack the Ripper

The first of the so-called Ripper letters to be received by the police

 Victorian England, victorian history, Victorian Culture, Nineteenth century, Crime, Jack the Ripper view
Document Social Darwinism

Some key extracts from the works of Herbert Spencer, a key Social Darwinist

 Queen Victoria, Nineteenth century, victorian history, Victorian England, social darwinism view
Document Victoria and her Prime Ministers

Brief extracts from the Queen's diaries, commenting on her relationship with key Prime Ministers

 Nineteenth century, Queen Victoria, victorian history, disraeli, gladstone, Victorian England view
Document Crime & Respectability

Extracts from a House of Commons Committee meeting investigating crime and it's causes

 Victorian England, Nineteenth century, Victorian Culture, victorian history, Crime view
Document Sanitation & the Great Stink

Extracts from two contemporary articles on the  problem of London's sanitation - including a rather satirical view from Dickens!

 Victorian Culture, Victorian England, victorian history, Nineteenth century, Charles Dickens view
Document Dawn of a New Age? Turner & the Early Victorian Era

A brief look at two classic paintings by Turner capturing the moment of cultural transformation

(paintings my photos)

 Nineteenth century, Victorian Culture, victorian history, Turner, Painting view
Document more key dates!

from the mid Victorian period

 Nineteenth century, Queen Victoria, Victorian, Victorian England, 19th century view
Document Key Themes Health & Sanitation

Some key themes from topic 5 of the course

 Nineteenth century, victorian history, Victorian England, Victorian Culture, New Imperialism view
Document Key Themes from unit 6

Some key themes on Empire & Race

 victorian history, Queen Victoria, Victorian England, Nineteenth century view
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