society is a large group of people who share the same ruler, laws and resources

classes are groups of people based on the job they do or how much money they have

If you have a lot of money and own many expensive things then you are wealthy

Victorian society

History

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.

Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a large group of people who share the same ruler, laws and resources

 groups of people based on the job they do or how much money they have

True or False. Wealthy means someone doesn’t have much money.

Who was the ruler of the United Kingdom when Victorian society existed?

Select all the people that can be seen in the painting called ‘Work’.

A painting called ‘Work’ was painted in...

Queen Victoria wrote that babies looked….

How many children did Victoria and Albert have together?

Victoria and Albert's first child was a girl who was born in… 

Which of Victoria and Albert’s children became king after Victoria died in 1901?

True or False. Chloroform became quite popular because Queen Victoria used it.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Victorian society

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.