"18101820" - 1 õppematerjal

Suurbritannia ajalugu ingl. k

the flag ship called 'Victory' famous quote: 'every man of England must do his duty' Captain James Cook navigator explorer mapped many seaways and charted many countries Industrial revolution ( second half of the 18th c. ) new machines ( weaving ), factories established new methods of farming England is rich in coal, wool, iron ore international trade boom canals and railways were built population increased to London : the largest and richest city in Europe ( population 1mln ) 18101820 the Highland Clearances in Scotland local farmers could not pay the high rent so they left and they were replaced by sheep 19th c. A time of great social reform slave trade abolished laws to regulate work primary schools 18371901 the Victorian Age Queen Victoria longest reigning monarch, 64 years her husband was Prince Albert ( died in 1861 > Victoria's long mourning ) nine children British Empire very powerful ( 1/4 of the world's territory and population