Mavo 4 part 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Today 

1. Anglia 

2. Start explanation part 2 (describing historical picture)

3. Victorian Era 

4. Do research on your own  

Anglia 

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The Victorian Age 

1830-1900

The Victorian Age 

• Started around 1830 ended in early 20th century
• Named after Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)
• Britain: great economic and political power
• "The workshop of the world"
• "The empire on which the sun never set"

General introduction

• Enormous changes occured in political and social life in England
• The scientific and technical innovations of the Industrial Revolution, the emergence of modern nationalism, and the European colonization of much of Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East changed most of Europe
• Far-reaching new ideas created the greatest outpouring of literary works the world has ever seen

Queen Victoria (1819-1901)  Reign: 1837-1901

She had the longest reign in British history after Queen Elizabeth II.

Became queen at the age of 18;

Queen Victoria restored people’s faith in the monarchy again after a series of horrible leaders

1840-Victoria married a German prince, Albert, who became Prince-consort

After he died in 1861, she sank into a deep depression and wore black every day for the rest of her life

Young Victoria

Elderly Victoria

The British Empire

where the sun never sets

• England grew to become the greatest nation on earth
  
• Empire included Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, and India
  
• England built a very large navy and merchant fleet (for trade and colonization)
  
• Because of England’s success, they felt it was their duty to bring English values, laws, customs, and religion to the “savage” races around the world

Downsides of the uprise of industry

• population increase 
• Search for employment
  
• Child Labour & Child crime
• Housing shortage
  
• Slum housing
  
• Poor sanitary conditions
  
• Destitution
  
• Homeless children
  
• Workhouses
  

For now... 

1. Work on your introduction (hand-in on Google Classroom) 

or 

2. Start looking for a picture/photo from the Victorian (or Edwardian) Era that appeals to you. Therefore you need to do research first. 

- Read articles online 

- Watch youtube videos about this Era 

- Read Literature 

Today 

> Victorian era - Queen Victoria 

> Describe a picture 

> Go ahead yourself 

Part 2  

What stood out for you?

Describe a picture 

In front of you, you see a picture...

What do you see? 

Tell something detailed about this photo 

This picture is taken in 1846 - You see Queen Victoria and her (German cousin) Prince Albert. They married in 1840. On the picture you see 5 of their children. In total they had 9 children, in sixteen years despite suffering from a postnatal depression and her dislike of childbirth. Unfortunately, she carried the gene for haemophilia, which affected ten of her male descendants

Why have you chosen this picture? 

For now... 

1. Choose a picture 

2. Describe your picture by including the 3 steps 

3. Upload your picture on Google Classroom 

Practice together 

Form groups of 2 (and change partners) after 6 minutes