The diagram is a depiction of loading a skipper, a small boat designed to deposit and withdraw cargo from a large ship able to traverse large sea, whilst navy officers, distinguished by their blue coats, are recording the results. I picked this diagram to use and relate to commerce, because the strength in London trading lied in several aspects that are represented in the presentation. This has clear implications and can be used to give analysis on commerce in Victorian London. In order to demonstrate this, I would like to focus on three specific objects, and how each of them relate to commerce, within the diagram: the containers that are being loaded, the sigil in the middle of the picture, and the officers in the picture. The barrels that are being used contain various items judging from the different types of containers. The explanation of the diagram does not go into detail about what is in these containers, but notes that they come …show more content…
This is the sigil that represents the City of London, which is the inner and distinct city, similar to the relationship of Vatican City and Rome. There are two important things about this fact: the first being that the City of London is the epicenter for international trade and commerce and the relationship between commerce and the picture indicates that the cargo is inspected there. The City of London is the area in London where commerce and trade were negotiated; this is in part due to its own tax system that tries to incentivize working their; the museum included the detailed sigil then to demonstrate the importance of commerce on the City of London. Another reason this sigil is included is because, until the 19th century, The Port of London handled all shipping. The creators of the diagram, then, wanted the museum goer to recognize the importance of commerce upon the City of London by including this
During the time period known as Victorian England, the high unemployment rate caused England’s lower class to flood the streets with nowhere to live. Soon after, the construction of workhouses began. Workhouses were built to accommodate the poor people in England. Here, they were housed, fed, and forced to work. Workhouses were some of the most cruel and controlling places in Victorian England.
The world today consists of children roaming the streets, technology taking over the world, and being able to work wherever you'd like but, could you imagine a life without all these things? Believe it or not there was a time in life where these things were very uncommon to see. This would be known as the victorian era. This time period was between 1837 and 1901. Daily life was very different from now. Health, social classes, and fashion are just three examples of how daily life was different in the victorian era.
The Victorian Era was a time of peace and prosperity. During the Victorian Era the society was divided into various social classes like the working class, middle class. Upper class, Dickens/Victorians. Above all those classes the middle class was the most hard working class with all the various occupations but also they also had quite relaxing life also speaking of which let's get into the middle class.
The Elizabethan era, named for Queen Elizabeth who reigned from 1558-1603, was a very relaxed time in England because no wars or conflicts were happening at the time (Davis 231). Many people believe that all people lived wonderful lives in the Elizabethan era, yet most people were poor and lived hard lives. “Undeniably the span of life is shorter in the sixteenth century than it will be in subsequent ages” (Davis 162). Important parts of life in London during the Elizabethan era were social classes, living conditions, recreation, education, and gender inequality.
Every nation is influenced from a source in some way shape or form. This is human nature, the trait is relevant and important in expanding and creating new ventures. For every cause, there is an effect. History is a great example of this, if one thing failed to occur history would be different as we know it. The proof is in the pudding when England and America are brought up in the same air. it is evident England was responsible for Americas solid foundation. We see this in the early stages of America, from the way they dressed all the way to language. Without this country, there would be no America.
Over the course of Britain’s centuries of history, events such as the industrialization of the Britain in the 19th century and many others proved to be pivotal events placing Britain as a pre-modern superpower. As described in the encyclopedia The History of World Trade Since 1450, “Britain’s mid-nineteenth century economy is often referred to as ‘the workshop of the world’ ” (Harley 396). Caused by the newly invented technological advancements, Britain began to export two-thirds of the world’s inventory made by advanced machinery. Bringing in the newly created steam engine, industries such as the iron and textile developed into major providers of wealth in the trade network of Britain. With growing industries and a source connection to
This artifact represents a boat that slaves would be transported to the Americas. The boats that would transport slaves were made of wood and had large sails. These large ships played an important role in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade because they could hold many slaves. The drawing on the back of the boat is a diagram of how were the slaves would stay. My boat is made of cardboard and covered in wooden sticks. In addition, there is a sail made of paper, but would normally made of cloth. Boats like this would bring the merchants and colonies money, but would ruin the lives of most
Its purpose was to represent the chamber for the tomb of Meketre. It was meant to show the boat rowing downstream towards the north. This artifact show that the society greatly valued their pharaohs. Commonly, the Egyptians believed in the afterlife so this is a representation of the funeral to prepare for the afterlife. This artifact shows how the funeral would have been like to have a captain and a person guarding the tomb chamber. This was probably made to remember the death of Meketre since he is sitting on the boat. The society highly valued art to reflect past
The square and compass represent the Mark Degree, with its focus on construction and the completion of the Temple. The Bible represents the Most Excellent, calling to memory the importance of a devotion to God and his worship. The sword and trowel presumably relate to the Virtual Past Master Degree, but as a Pennsylvania Royal Arch Mason, I have no direct ties to their symbolism in light of the degree. Finally we come to the spade, pick, and crow and scroll, the working tools of a Royal Arch Mason. The symbolism of each of these tools is explored in depth during the degree, with the scroll alluding to the finding of the lost word, long buried and
Form of Church Government - Join church in order to vote twice as many women in church as men but couldn’t vote
Prostitution flourished in nineteenth century London. By 1875 there were more than 75,000 full-time prostitutes. Whitechapel, a district in the East of London, was one of the most crowded places on earth with over 30,000 people in a square mile. Because of overpopulation, people did whatever they could do to make money. Synagogues, kosher butchers, barbers and tailors’ shops were abandoned because of lack of customers and income. Burglary, fencing, illicit liquor and other underworld activities flourished, but prostitution and white sex slavery were rampant. Serial homicide became an indicator for the clash of industrialization and human alienation which made it easier for the first modern day serial killer, Jack the Ripper, to maneuver around
After William IV died, his niece, Victoria, became the Queen of England, starting the victorian era. In Victoria’s reign, the British Empire came to cover over ¼ of the world. The Industrial revolution is created during her reign, producing more products available to the common people of England. On the down side, people working in the mill had a hard life.
The other element, the bar of gold, represents the pardoner and his greed. The element of the work as a whole perfectly represent the pardoner, bar of gold, burn inverted cross with a glowing
The object is an Ancient Greek ceramic pot known as an Attic vase produced using clay. Having looked on the British Museum database, a ‘stamnos’1 vase used for storing liquids. ‘The vase was decorated using a fine clay slip…a liquid mixture of clay and water which would eventually turn black during the firing process’’2.
Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901. She was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent. Her father died shortly after she was born and she became heir to the throne. The Victorian Age was characterised by rapid change and developments in almost everything. From advances in medical, scientific and technological knowledge, to changes in population growth and location. Today, we associate the 19th century with the work ethic, family values, religious observation and institutional faith. In 1840, Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. At first, the British public did not particularly like the German prince, and he was excluded from holding any official political position. At times, their marriage was hectic because they both had