The Great Exhibition

History

Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

Victoria's accession to the throne

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

Victoria's children

Victorian society

Factories in Britain during Victorian times

Victoria, Scotland and John Brown

Victorian childhood

Alice Kinloch and the Victorian British Empire

Victoria, Empress of India

Britain at the time of Victoria's death

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continued to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

This unit teaches students about life in Britain from 1837-1901. They learn about key events like Victoria's accession, the railways, and the Great Exhibition. The unit explores how her reign defines the period, technological advances, and connections within Britain and globally.

Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?

something to do with the present or current time

when someone makes something brand new from a clever idea

a public show of art, crafts, products or skills

The Crystal Palace, a huge steel and glass building, was built for the exhibition.

More than __________ million people visited the exhibition.

Albert invited inventors from all over Britain and the {{ }} to show off their inventions.

Which of these were invented in Victorian times?

Cities were not very polluted in Victorian times. 

Historians know lots about changes during Victorian times because there are lots of… 

Why did people move from the countryside to the city in Victorian times?

London looks like a very nice city in Gustave Doré’s picture “Over London By Rail”. 

Who worked in factories in Victorian times?

A Victorian factory would have a very tall {{ }} with lots of smoke coming out of the top of it. 

The Great Exhibition

Lesson outcome