Brief overview upon The Victorian Age

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901 It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain.

The population of England almost doubled from 16.8 million in 1851 to 30.5 million in 1901. The reason why, was mainly because the medical and health advancements.

In science and technology, the Victorians invented the invention of inventing inventions.  An important development during the Victorian era was the improvement of communication links. Stagecoaches, canals, steam ships and most notably the railways all allowed goods, raw materials and people to be moved about, rapidly facilitating trade and industry.

The British got corn and cotton from The United States of America and meat from Australia. When the people during the industrial revolution was not needed anymore, they moved to the city, to get a job at a new factory.

So the industrial revolution boosted the urbanisation, creating slums and cramped row housing in the overcrowded cities.