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Victorian Timeline
With our Victorian Timeline, you can see the main historical events all broken down into bitesize chunks.
1837
Queen Victoria is crowned1840
Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert1842
Women and children banned from working in the mines1844
Children under 9 banned from working in factories1851
Great Exhibition held in London's "Crystal Palace" showcasing thousands of inventions1854 - 1856
Crimean War in Russia. More soldiers died from disease than the war itself1861
Prince Albert dies from typhoid1869
John Sainsbury opens a small grocery shop in London, later developing into a nationwide chain of shops1870
Primary education available for all1874
Jeese Boot begins to sell herbal medicines. By 1900 there are around 160 "Boots" shops nationwide1875
Local authorities have the right to pull down and replace the slums1881
Electric street lighting appears1890
The first electric trains run on London's Underground railway1891
Primary education in state schools becomes free1895
Herbert Austin opens his motor car factory in Birmingham1901
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