2. 1830-Protests around
England demanding
extension of suffrage
Revolution of 1830
in France frightens
Parliamentary leaders
1832-Parliament passes
Reform Bill extending
vote to middle class men.
1838-Chartist Movement
sends demands to
Parliament in the
People’s Charter of 1838
1830 1900
1867-Working class men
are extended the vote.
1884-Male rural
workers are given
the vote.
The Right to Vote in Great Britain
Women are finally given the
right to vote after World War I
(1920) in Britain
and the U.S.A
1837
Victoria becomes
Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland
3. Victoria of the United Kingdom
Reign 20 June 1837 –
22 January 1901 (63
years)
Coronation 28 June
1838
Predecessor William IV
Successor Edward VII
Consort: Prince Albert
of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha (until his death in
December 1861)
4.
5. Correcting a myth!
The tobacco was
NOT named after
the most well
known Prince
Albert of Saxe-
Coburg and
Gotha (pictured
left). There were
MANY Prince
Alberts in
European history.
The can depicts a
man with a full
beard. The most
famous Albert
only wore mutton
chops. Note the
racism of the
advertisement in
1907.
6. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Reign: 6 February 1952
– present (58 years, 61
days) as of 7 April, 2010
Current age: 83
Coronation: 2 June
1953 (aged 27)
Predecessor: George VI
Heir apparent: Charles,
Prince of Wales
Consort: Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh
7. France and Democracy
1875 National
Assembly
Agrees on
government
1894 Captain
Alfred Dreyfus
accused of
espionage
1890s-Zionism emerges
as a movement
working for Jewish
homeland in Palestine.
1870 1900
1898 Author Emile
Zola publishes
open letter
defending Dreyfus
