THE VICTORIAN ERA



THE GREAT AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT.


Welcome to the page, which will interest those of you who are studying 19th century social history. As a starter, I have included eight original essays, further essays will be loaded as and when completed. Please feel free to use. I relinquish any copyright.

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"What impact did the writings of Darwin have on Victorian attitudes to race". This essay discusses the battle between the Evolutionists and the Creationists. It also looks at how the aristocracy regarded the poor, the black and the non-european as a genetic inferior.

"The pattern of values found within the Victorian Trades Union movement." Unions in the Victorian era where very selective, and we discuss why only certain 'artisans' where seen as ideal 'Unionists'. We also discuss the relationship between the employer and the 'artisan'.

"The contribution of Evangelicalism, to the Victorian ideal of Godliness". This essay looks at the role of Godliness, how it was demonstrated and its effect upon society as a whole.

"Assessing the role of self-help that shaped the Friendly Societies in the 19th century" This essay explains the role of the 'Friendly Society' and its place within the new labour 'aristocracy' (skilled workers).

"John Ruskin's criticism of Victorian Society and its treatment of the working man. His correlation using architecture is probably unique in 19th century England.

"This book portrayed England as a prison society, places, institutions, religion, social classes, families and individuals are all part of the prison world. This essay discusses this concept.

"A timeline covering most of the events that occurred in the 19th century." This timeline is huge and took many months to complete. Please look at it on the screen to decide its value before printing it out (27 pages).

"The Dramatic Monologue is the most appropiate form by which an author can explore the human mind."--"Discuss any three of Browning's dramatic monologues in the light of this comment." (The poems chosen were 'Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower Came' 'My Duchess' and 'The Bishop Orders His Tomb at St. Praxed's Church')

I WILL BE ADDING MORE ESSAYS, AS AND WHEN I HAVE A LITTLE FREE TIME.

MAJOR VICTORIAN WEB SITES USED RECENTLY.

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'Nagoya University', Japan. Hosted by Prof Mitsuharu Matsuoka, who will answer e-mail queries. The site is well constructed, with a whole host of lists and links. This is probably the key site for Victorian research.
'Browns University' Victorian search engine. There are hundred's of pages on all aspects of Victorian history. Covers almost every possible field. A top flight site, but it has a rather involved and tedious 'front end'.
'University of Mass'., Boston. A good site, concerned with Victorian housing, health and religion. Lots of the latest research papers on Victorianism are published on this site. Well worth a visit.
The 'B.B.C.' History Site. This is one of the biggest generalised history sites in the world. For Victorian subjects, look at "This Sceptred Isle" section for a potted history of the Victorian political scene. The "Timeline" is also useful.
The 'University of Alberta' Victorian web site. This site has over 70,000 references relating to the Victorian era. It has its own proper built in search engine, that you can freely use.
'Stamforth University' This is a good starting site with loads of links to other Victorian web sites. This site has a semi-commercial side to it, but does provide lots of free stuff.
'Indiana University' Victorian web site, with plenty of references and links. Sometimes a little difficult and slow to navigate around during the daytime.
IF YOU KNOW OF ANY MORE MAJOR SITES, PLEASE E-MAIL THE URL TO ME. THANK YOU.
For some time now, I have looked for a serious academic search engine. I looked at about 12 search engines, and have found that 'google.com' was probably the best. Please click onto the icon below to access 'google.com.