The Victorian Period
Introduction : questions about Queen Victoria
I. Queen Victoria
Question : what’s the Victorian period in British hitory ? or Who was the queen Victoria ?
Exercice :
.1. Doc.1 : pick out all the pieces of information related to
Queen Victoria.
.2. Doc.2 and 3 : in which place did she live when she was
little ? In which city is it? In your opinion, how was her
childhood (Justify your answer)?
.3. Doc.4 : how old was Victoria when she became queen of
England ?
Oral : what was the nationality of her husband ? When did
they get married ? What was he interrested in ? What did he
create in London ?
.4. Doc.4 : what happened in 1861 ?
Oral : how did she react?
Lesson :
I. Queen Victoria
.1. Doc.1 : pick out all the pieces of information related to Queen Victoria.
.2. Doc.2 and 3 : in which place did she live when she was little ? In which city is it ? In your opinion, how was her childhood ?
.3. Doc.4 : how old was Victoria when she became queen of England ?
.4. Doc.4 : what happened in 1861 ?
Document 1 : royal victorians family tree
Georges III 1760-1820
Edward, Duke of Kent
Albert of Saxe-Cobour
married
Victoria born in 1819, died in 1901
Reigned 1837-1901
5 children
Document 2 : Kensington Palace
Document 4 : Victoria becomes queen
Document 3 : painting of young Victoria in 1830
King William IV, Victoria’s uncle, died on June, 20 1837.
So, early that morning, she was told that she was the new
queen of England. At 11:00 a.m., she had her first meeting
with her chief ministers. Victoria’s closest friend and
advisor was the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne.
In 1839, Victoria received a visit from her cousin, Albert, a
German prince. They soon fell in love and they married in
February 1840 in London. At first, a lot of people distrusted
the prince because he was a foreigner. But Albert soon
became respected for his hard work, his interest in science,
arts and education. He encouraged the building of new
museums including the Natural History Museum in London.
Albert was Victoris’s private secretary.
The greatest tragedy of Victoria’s life happened in 1861:
Albert died of typhoid fever. After this, she rarely went out
in public. She wore black mourning clothes and spent a lot
of time at remote balmoral Castle in Scotland.
A l’oral, en introduction nous pouvons exploiter ce document :
A l’oral, nous pouvons exploiter ce document relatif au couronnement de la reine. La résolution n’est
pas géniale mais nous pouvons zoomer avec un videoprojecteur.