Victoria's children

History

Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

Victoria's accession to the throne

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

Victorian society

Factories in Britain during Victorian times

The Great Exhibition

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?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of sex or sexual body parts, including sex education.

Depiction or discussion of sexual content

What word did Queen Victoria use to describe babies?

Victoria and Albert’s first baby was a boy.

Victoria and Albert named their first baby….

Queen Victoria used a special new medical invention called chloroform when she had her… 

A doctor that helped Queen Victoria was called Dr John… 

How did Victoria describe her cousin Albert?

In 1839, Victoria asked Prince Albert to {{ }} her.

What did Victoria think of her wedding day? 

Victoria's children

Lesson outcome

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