people with different parents but the same grandparents are cousins

something or someone that has a pleasing and healthy appearance can be described as handsome

when two people marry, they promise to spend their life together, in a ceremony that is watched by other people

when someone asks someone else to marry them they propose

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

History

Victoria's 'melancholy' childhood

Victoria's accession to the throne

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

when someone asks someone else to marry them

people with different parents but the same grandparents

a ceremony when two people promise to spend their life with each other

Match the word to the correct definition.

Victoria described Albert as ‘handsome’ in her diaries. 

Victoria and Albert were in love from the beginning of their marriage.

Victoria and Albert got married in the year...

Before they married, Albert was {{ }} Albert of Saxe-Coburg.

When Victoria wrote about her wedding day, she said: “Oh! This was the {{ }} day of my life!”.

Victoria was very popular when she became queen.

At her coronation, Victoria received a….

Victoria had a {{ }} in Westminster Abbey.

A prime minister is the {{ }} of a government.

{{ }} are important rules that must be followed by everyone in the country.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Victoria's proposal and marriage to Albert

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.