Age Of Paradox Of The Victorian Era In The 19th Century

In the book, A Tale Of Two Cities, Dickens starts with the famous quote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” (Dickens, Chapter 1). The book takes place in two areas, London, England and Paris, France. The people of France, specifically the peasants, were suffering through starvation, high taxes, and overall neglect from the government. Meanwhile England is beginning to shift into the Industrial Revolution, which can be considered one of the country’s highest point in history. They were able to mass produce and thus strive with the money the earn from their products. In comparison, France was in crippling debt from the wars they had managed to involve themselves in.

The topic I have chosen to discuss related to the last 400 years in Western Civilization is the industrial revolution in Britain. The industrial revolution was what created the modern capitalist system. Britain was the first to lead the way in this huge transformation. Technology changed, businesses, manufactured goods, and wage laborers skyrocketed. There was not only an economic transformation, but also a social transformation. The industrial revolution is such an interesting subject to further explore, because it truly made a difference in Britain in the late 1700s. The industrial revolution brought an increased quantity and variety of manufactured goods and even improved the standard of living for some individuals, however, it resulted in grim employment and living conditions that were for the poor and working classes. The industrial revolution had a bright and dark side to it. It was dark due to all the horrible working conditions, crowded cities, unsanitary facilities, diseases, and unsafe work environment, but the bright side is that it was a period of enormous social progress.

In the first chapter of A Tale of Two cities, Dickens emphasizes the fact of how bad the people lived. "It was the worst of times," due to mistreatment from the third estate. But it was also the "best of times," for the nobles, and higher class people who could actually afford things, and weren't mistreated and starved.

  The Victorian era in England marked a period of unprecedented technological, scientific, political, and economic advancement.  By the 1840s, the English had witnessed remarkable industrial achievements including the advent of the railways and the photographic negative.  They had witnessed the expansion of the Empire, and, as a result, were living in a time of great economic stability.  Yet they had also seen thousands of people starving-and dying-due to the Irish potato famine and poor conditions and benefits in British factories and witnessed the entire order of society questioned as the working classes began to demand representation in Parliament.    The English also experienced biological

From around 1750 to 1900 Britain went through major changes or transformation in industry, agriculture and transportation that affected everybody’s lives. For some it generally improved their lives, however not all were so lucky. The industrial revolution brought with it many changes good for some and bad for others.

As we progress further down the road to prosperity there is always a time before or after that knocks us down and shows either the best or the worst of society. With that said society to an

The nineteenth century Britain was transfigured by the industrial revolution. The early 19th century was an era of political and social disruption in England. The 19 century affected the social, political, and economic within the nation.

The century of the 1800s is a time period marked by progress. Major industrialization had began to spread around England like a wildfire of new inventions, increased production and a step away from the old-fashioned putting out system of yesteryears. Not just England but all of Western Europe and even the Americas would begin to experience a new age of industry that would ultimately change the world in so many ways. However, in any kind of revolution, there are parts of it that are not so glorious. Horrible working conditions, political movements, and conflicting radical theories would introduce another the people during the industrial age to push for reform to bring about social change.

Throughout the Industrial Revolution, everyday lives have improved. More specifically, the classes in Britain of the late nineteenth century. For the average person, the standards of living increased outrageously. Moreover, real wages for British workers doubled within 1850 to 1906. However, greater wages did not eliminate the faults in society. For instance, the wages did not make the rich and poor equivalent. Standards of living such as housing, employment, and fellowship were three improvements for the middle and working class in Britain of the late nineteenth century.

During the 18 century, in Britain occurred the most important phenomenon that changed the history, Industrial Revolution. It was a major turning point in their history but in the world’s history as well because the impact of the inventions changed the economical, social and political field forever. The standard of living increased therefore the population had increased.

The 19th century was a new life of americans. Americans benefiting from the industry, this increased their wealth as a country. This wealth was used towards many things such as women, immigrants, the working class and children. Women could finally work in the industry which gave them more equality. Immigrants could finally work as well which gave them the chance to feed their family and help society. The working class could finally be paid enough money for certain jobs which gave them the desire to have better jobs. Children were given the chance to go to school and grow into the higher part of the working class. As of political activists, women, immigrants were finally given the chance to vote. Children would learn in school how their vote

Life can at times seem bad, even in the lives of some of the most prestigious, rich, popular people in the world. Bad hair, lack of sleep, abundance of homework, and an absence of money have the tendency to put a damper on some people's days, among other things. Too many times, though, in today's society things are taken for granted. Imagine not having a place to sleep, having no means of education, or having all hard-earned funds taken by the government, not even leaving enough to feed the family. This is how it was for Englanders in the 1800s. The condition of the working-class in 19thcentury England was, without a doubt, disgusting and miserable. The circumstances were spiraling out of control and the working class was

The 1840s were years of crises. The character on English life was being transformed by industrial expansion and by great movements of population towards urban life.

The beginning of the Victorian Period marked when Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 for 64 years until her death in 1901. She was only 18 years old when she was queen of England. In this era, there was a time when England had political stability and strict cultural patterns. Peace among the society in England was characterized by this era. There was a control in the way that people act and interact due to the cultural rules that needed to be followed. However, people in the British Empire appreciated having the consistency of having one ruler for such a long time. In addition, people lived in villages and worked on the land in the time of this period. At the same time, there were a lot significant changes. For instance, there

The Victorian period started in 1837 through 1901 under Queen Victoria’s reign. The period got divided into three stages: Early, middle and late Victorians periods. During, the early Victorian era took the throne. Under the middle years, the industrialization of the country began and everything stay steady. On the last few years, a lot of problems rise up with Ireland and the English colonies. In her 63 years of ruling lots of cultural, political and economic changes arise. The country became highly industrialized and expanded its land to some parts of the middle west of the World. However, under the period, many diseases were developed such as typhus and cholera because of the food distribution and hunger. Social changes such as women’s vote and rights were proclaimed. New science and technological theories were promoted such as Darwin’s Evolution Theory and Charles Lyell’s Theory of Uniformitarianism. Other social and economic changes