Famous VictoriansWALT: 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)

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'.

Joseph Lister (1827-1912) A Scottish surgeon who realised the

importance of keeping wounds and equipment clean and germ free during operations

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

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

Benjamin Disreali (1804-1881) Prime Minister

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

Inventor of the telephone

Brunel (1806-1859) An engineer who specialised in railway

traction, steam ships and bridges

William Gladstone (1809-1898) A liberal politician who was Prime Minister

4 times

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

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

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

Task 4- keep in jotter Computer Choose one of the famous Victorians and

complete the fact file about them. Keep this in your jotter