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BBC

Bbc: History: Women and Urban Life in Victorian Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
A six part article in which the various roles women played in Victorian England are discussed. The author explores the idea that women had a "mission" in Victorian life.
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BBC

Bbc History: History Trails: Victorian Britain: Ideals of Womanhood

For Students 9th - 10th
The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this...
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Victorian Web

Brown University: The Victorian Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource on literary, philosophical, religious, scientific and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Learn about famous Victorian authors, literary genres and more.
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Website
Other

A Virtual Tour of Victorian England

For Students 9th - 10th
A visit to a Victorian Family where they "Will show you how a middle-class Victorian family lives."
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BBC

Bbc: History Trails: Victorian Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Read about the times, and play online learning games as well.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: Queen Victoria and Victorian England the Young Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
This describes Victoria's achievements in the early years of her reign. It discusses reforms, the first "World's Fair", the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: History: The Victorian Age: Chartism

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Chartist Movement in England from its origins in 1838 with the "People's Charter," to its demise in 1848.
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BBC

Bbc: Victorian Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive, diverse site that provides the student with lots of great information about Britain during the Victorian era. Discover the Victorian way of life through narrative, pictures, and games.
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Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Chadwick's Report on Sanitary Conditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Victorian Web provides a summary of Edwin Chadwick's report on the sanitary conditions of the working class in 19th century England. Links are also provided for additional information on this subject.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: British History: Victorians: Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Victoria's approach to working with the prime ministers who served during her long reign. Archived.
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: 1800s Food

For Students 9th - 10th
View a series of extracts from ninetheen-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people in England ate during this century of change. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the English diet of the Victorian period,...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Thomas Carlyle on Sir Walter Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University provides Thomas Carlyle's (1795-1881 CE) comments on Walter Scott (1771-1832 CE). This site includes biographical information.
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Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Child Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at child labor in industrialized England during Victorian times. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information on related subjects.
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Primary
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides a report to British Parliament submitted in 1833 by a medical observer on how work in textile factories affected the physical health of the laborers. Also includes essays from a factory owner's point of view...
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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: John Bright (1811 89)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of John Bright who was a leading member of the Anti-Corn Law League with Richard Cobden.
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Curated OER

Victorian Maid Walking Into a Room With a Steaming Kettle on a Tray

For Students 9th - 10th
A good examination on how many women in Victorian England supported their families with jobs outside the home and how this helped the British economy.
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Curated OER

Image of Seemingly Typical Victorian Wife

For Students 9th - 10th
An six part article in which the various roles women played in Victorian England is discussed. There was the domestic sphere, the home life, and then there was the women's life outside the home, in the city. The author explores the idea...
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Curated OER

Victorian Women Comparing Ball Programmes

For Students 9th - 10th
The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this...
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Handout
Other

Victorian Context: The Rise of England's Middle Class

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Victorian Context is an article that talks about the politics of reform in England. It gives information about how these politics effected the influence on the Victorian Literature. It is an informative article that goes...
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Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: The Corn Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This a relatively short narrative on the Corn Laws, however, students can hyperlink from various words for a deeper understanding.
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Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Richard Cobden

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Richard Cobden who was a leading member of the Anti-Corn Law League along with John Bright. There are links to related materials.
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PBS

Pbs: Queen Victoria's Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website to a documentary on Queen Victoria and the British Empire.
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eBook
Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: Appreciations and Criticisms of Works of Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.
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Other

Delaware Art Museum: Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources on the history of the brotherhood, along with its aims, interests, artists, and offshoots, from the museum that houses the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite art outside of England.