Books with title The Victorian Age

Books in the World History series examine the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies.; This title in Lucent's World History series provides an overview of the era named for the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901, a time of vast social, political, and technological change. Chapters cover the background to the Victorian age, developme; Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, visual time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliographies, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth o

Books in the World History series examine the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies.; This title in Lucent's World History series provides an overview of the era named for the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901, a time of vast social, political, and technological change. Chapters cover the background to the Victorian age, developments in technology and industrialization, the negative effects of industrialization and the reform movements that came out of it; daily life and how that changed for the British during Victoria's reign, and imperialism and the building of the British Empire. A timeline of events, a list of sources for further research, sidebars, and color illustrations are also included.; Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, visual time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliographies, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth of additional information as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.

Highlights from the horrid series that gets you hooked on history! Age 8+. Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm. Titles:The Awesome Egyptians; The Groovy Greeks; The Measly Middle Ages; The Rotten Romans; The Terrible Tudors; The Vicious Vikings; The Vile Victorians; The Woeful Second World War; The Gorgeous Georgians; The Slimy Stuarts; The Stormin' Normans; The Smashing Saxons; The Blitzed Brits; The Savage Stone Age; The Incredible Incas; Even More Terrible Tudors; The Cut-Throat Celts; The Barmy British Empire; The Angry Aztecs; The Frightful First World War; The Ruthless Romans.