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Brief history of the populations that settled in the British Isles from the Celts around 700 BC until the conquest of the Normans in 1066. In the image below, the time line that also explains how the different populations with their culture and language have contributed to the development of modern English. When studying a…
The Victorian Age is named after Queen Victoria who reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1900 and therefore coincides with the 19th century. This period was characterised by material progress, as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution, and colonial expansion, but also by cultural progress and social reforms.
The term “Industrial Revolution” was first used in the 1820s by some French writers, which defined the enormous changes that, in a short time, turned Britain from a farming country into an industrial one.
Causes The American Revolution started on the other side of the Atlantic, when the demand of the colonies for liberty grew and relations with the English Crown deteriorated. By 1770 the population had increased and was getting impatient of economic subordination to Britain and unwilling to accept the rule, imposed by the Navigation Acts of the…
