A S L 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Charlotte Brontë, Aestheticism, Dover Beach
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Named after queen victoria who ruled from 1837 1901. Under her reign - largest extension of the british empire. Approximately a quarter of the world"s land mass an its population. Red countries under british rule seen that the english influence is immense: british had 2 empires. Besides other native english countries it can be: first one in the west (compassing the usa and most of the caribbean) lost it, second one predominately under queen victoria particularly in india and. People were aware of the fact that they lived in a time where a lot of things changed. Agriculture society is supplanted by industrial society. Industrialisation in the 19th century: led to an urbanisation (big cities in england exploded particularly cities in the north; there was the industry!, country life changed to urbanisation. Steal: very important for the british fleet, construction industrial machines etc. Mining: energy for the production of steal.
