1. Hiteshbhai C. Parmar
Roll No. 11
Semester – M.A. Sem. 2
Year 2013 - 14
Topic:- Victorian Age – (Background)
Submitted to: Heenaba Zala
Smt. S.B. Gardi Department of English,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.
2. • Victoria, daughter of the Duke of Kent,
succeeded her uncle, William IV, in 1837
when she was a girl of eighteen.
• She had character, a great sense of public
duty and resposibility, and was perhaps the
best possible monarch for nineteenth century
Britain.
• Her reign lasted almost 64 years, making her
the longest reigning monarch in the history
of England. This period of great expansion
for the British Empire.
The Reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1900)
3. Historical Summary
Democracy
Social Unrest
Age of peace and
Prosperity
Arts and Science
Middle Class
Education Reforms
Literary characteristic
Age of Prose
Moral Purpose
Idealism
New Education
The Revolt
Victorian Age - Background
