What Are The Differences Of The Victorian Era

This essay will introduce two competing perspectives of policing, they are the orthodox and revisionist perspectives. This essay will then relate the orthodox and revisionist perspectives to the themes of lack of structure, industrialisation and finally hostility. It will then discuss whether the creation of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel in 1829 was an effective solution to the changes within society as well as the challenges brought about through crime and disorder. The orthodox view is that the Metropolitan Police were, in fact, a rational decision made to adapt to the needs of the society. They argue that the establishment of the ‘new’ police was inevitable. The revisionist view would state that the ‘new’ police were not a rational decision. They believed that crime and disorder were not increasing, it was just that the ways of counting crime were largely different to previously. The revisionists also believe that the new system was in part beneficial for which to tackle issues that may have occasioned due to the new ‘dangerous class’ (Monkkonen, 1981, p147). In this essay, there will be reference made to the Brixton Riots in 1981 with a clear explanation as to how the orthodox and revisionist perspectives relate to modern policing activities.

     The police stations were so old that they were infested with rats. These working conditions had to be improved. No policeman could work to there fullest potential in a place where the rats chewed leather off of the policeman’s helmets. The cities government did absolutely nothing to improve these places. This was not a place where the people that maintain peace in the city should have had to work in.

The Victorian era refers to the sixty-three-year reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, from 1837-1901. From a huge population boom in Great Britain to technological improvements that changed the way people lived, to the increasingly noticeable differences between the wealthy and the working poor, the 19th Century saw more profound social and political developments than any century before.

The Victorian Period lasted from 1832 to 1901 under Queen Victoria’s reign. The culture revealed in this era was a time of rapid change, social inequality, industrialization, supernatural and religious beliefs, and was accurately reflected in the works of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Roles of men and women were strictly defined, as were economic statuses. The hustle and bustle of the streets led to illnesses. Working conditions were destitute and unsanitary. Children often had little to no education, unless very fortunate. New advancements in technology arose, after the industrialization of the United Kingdom began.

The Victorian Era brought momentous change in industry, in society, in almost every facet of life for the people under the dominion of Great Britain. The Victorians seem to be on a mission to find their selves and make sense of their brave New World. They were living in a time of great transition, "we are of the time of chivalry... we are of the age of steam" (Thackeray, quoted in Henderson and Sharpe, p 1049). This is the world of John Stuart Mill, a man with many ideas considered both a genius and radical in his time; that would be more comfortable in the late 20th century.

Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist was published in 1837 during the Victorian Era. The book was written during a time of great advancements in medicine, technology, and science. These new technologies along with the British imperial expansion led to a skyrocket in population and wealth. The increase of people and wealth made Britain's poor even poorer, and resulted in distasteful practices that led to the Victorian Era being known as a time of contradictions. Charles Dickens’s life and Oliver Twist symbolize the contradictions that were prevalent during the Victorian Era.

I'm going to be talking about the victorian era and what they did for fun for fun. This topic is going to focus on mainly children and adults on what they did for fun in the victorian era. You should be able to relate to some of the things that they did.

Westley’s main objective of the study was to find a resolution to the contradiction between a police officer’s regular life and that of his job as a policemen. Westley describes the contradiction as a paradox that illustrates the incompatibility between the personal lives of policemen as being respectful, modest, husbands usually with wives, a father and role model to children, along with their live as police officers with a negative relationship with the community they serve to protect. Westley was focused in discovering and getting a comprehension to how policemen were able to live two different contradictory lives, in which they were able to hold two significantly contrasting views. In regards to the morality of police secrecy and violence,

The Victorian Era began in 1837 with the rule of Queen Victoria and ends in 1901. Queen Victoria creates a prudish, repressed, and old fashioned society through laws, fashion, and religion. The British Empire was growing and more immigrants were coming due to the industrial revolution. During the time period people became very hypocritical of each other, but were able to hide their own sins do to a growing income and middle class. Women were still repressed during this time since society believed a person’s sex equaled their worth to society. A woman was seen as an object to have and was supposed to be the “Angel of the House” (MRiquelme). She was supposed to be perfect and demur and was only used to reproduce or satisfy a man. The Gothic Literature

The Victorian era, the time period during Queen Victoria’s reign in England. A special time in history known for its great leaders, the way people dressed, the amazing authors, the start of famous fashion brands, and much more. This time period was named after Queen Victoria, who was the queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and she was empress of India. That was what was happening overseas in other countries while here in the united states we had great leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, as well as others too. We had many advancements in the science field with the discovery of the Atom in 1897, as well as many others. When people think about the Victorian Era they usually think of people wearing gorgeous gowns which were only available to the very

What did people in Victorian England do in their free time? “The evolving of man does not drive change -- it enables change.” (Unknown) Today, people surf the web, play video games, listen to their iPods, and watch TV (among other things). But back in the late 1700s/early 1800s, they did not have TVs, iPods, video games, or computers. With the resources available then, they would play sports, pick up a book to read, or have play time.

Throughout history there had been periods or eras which are more recognized than others, sometimes recognized due to their attributes, time extension, and contribution to its own culture, I believe that the Victorian period novels influence the life and actions of their own society. By studying the Victorian era and understanding it characteristics we will be able to understand some of their own cultural establishments. Furthermore, to understand about this era, we need to know what influence the author of the Victorian period novels. Pursuing this further, the Victorian Period formally started when Queen Victoria step up to the throne in 1837, by that time Queen Victoria was 18 year old, making her one of the youngest

Twinkle Khanna student of BA (Hons) English,Semester 3rd doing my summer project on the topic “MATTHEW ARNOLD AS A VICTORIAN POET”.The era of Queen Victoria’s reign(1837-1901).The period is sometimes dated from 1832 (the paasage of the first Reform Bill). It was a period of intense and prolific activity in literature,especially by novelists and poets,philosophers and essayists.Much of the writing was concerned with contemporary social problems for instance the effect of the industrial revolution ,the influence of the theory of evolution ,movements of political and social reform..The poetry of Victorian era was a continuation of romanticism.the Victorian era produced many different poets,novelist among which one was MATTHEW ARNOLD .He was considered

Victorianism is an era which is difficult to understand as it is spread over several periods giving rise to many events. On one hand it is considered as an era of power and paradox while on the other hand this era also describes Victorians as confident, socially responsible people having a vision of the world beyond. The problem of describing Victorianism has also been well addressed by M.H. Abrams in arts and literature, who himself was a Victorian.

When imagining the Victorian Era, fancy lifestyles, and elaborate living may come to mind. However, during this era, other lifestyles and conditions of living of a different nature were going on at this time.