Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

History

Victoria's accession to the throne

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

Victoria's children

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

Victoria's mother was a princess from ...

There are many buildings named after her.

All queens now have Victoria as their middle name.

What clues today tell us that Victoria was an important ruler in British history?

To understand how Victoria felt, we can read her diaries and ...

Her father died when she was just one year old.

She grew up without any friends except her toys.

She had a spaniel called Dash for company.

Which of these events made Victoria's early life 'melancholy'?

Which of these would a queen usually wear?

England, Wales and Scotland have always had the same king or queen ruling them.

Today, England, Wales and Scotland have the same king or queen ruling them.

Today, England, Wales and Scotland have different kings or queens ruling them.

What could we learn from a photograph about the kings and queens of the past?

Elizabeth's uncle abdicated and her father became king.

Elizabeth's father died and she became Queen of England.

Starting with the earliest, place these events of Elizabeth II's life in chronological order.

Today, what do many people expect their rulers to do?

Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

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