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Famous Victorians

Famous Victorians. WALT: to learn about some famous Victorians. Can you think of any famous Victorians?. Queen Victoria. She was born in 1819 in London When she was 18 years old she became queen She married her handsome cousin Albert a young prince from Germany (she proposed to him)

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Famous Victorians

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  1. Famous Victorians WALT: to learn about some famous Victorians

  2. Can you think of any famous Victorians?

  3. Queen Victoria • She was born in 1819 in London • When she was 18 years old she became queen • She married her handsome cousin Albert a young prince from Germany (she proposed to him) • Albert didn’t speak English very well and lots of people didn’t like him • Her reign was the longest in British history (1837-1901).  People living at the time of her reign were called The Victorians'.

  4. Joseph Lister (1827-1912) • A Scottish surgeon who realised the importance of keeping wounds and equipment clean and germ free during operations

  5. Thomas Edison (1847-1931) • He was the inventor of over a thousand ideas which transformed life in the late 19th century • He invented the modern day light bulb

  6. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) • He was the author of Alice in Wonderland

  7. Benjamin Disreali (1804-1881) • Prime Minister

  8. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) • Inventor of the telephone

  9. Brunel (1806-1859) • An engineer who specialised in railway traction, steam ships and bridges

  10. William Gladstone (1809-1898) • A liberal politician who was Prime Minister 4 times

  11. Task 1-Page 1- Inventions • Look at four important inventions • Draw a picture of the invention, explaining who designed and when • Use your blank page and divide it into 4

  12. Task 2- Famous Victorians • Look at the books about the Victorians. • Find at least 5 people and explain why they were famous. • Your jotter should look like this: • Do this on your lined page • Benjamin Disraeli- Prime Minister

  13. Task 3- on the same page • Choose one of the famous Victorians and bullet point as many facts about them as you. • What sort of information can you include? • When they were born, died, what they are famous for and so on

  14. Task 4- keep in jotter • Computer • Choose one of the famous Victorians and complete the fact file about them. • Keep this in your jotter

  15. Another Miss Kilgour Production

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