Victorian Literature
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" The (1832-1901)"
Victoria became queen of Great Britain in 1837. Her reign, the longest in English history, lasted until 1901. This period is called the Victorian Age. During the Victorian Age, great economic, social, and political changes occurred in Britain. The British Empire reached its heig ....
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.... its interests in southern Africa.
In 1858, control of India was transferred from the East India Company, a trading firm, to the British government. Victoria was proclaimed empress of India in 1876. Britain seized control of Egypt and many other areas. British colonies united in Australia and Canada, and these countries became important members of the growing British Empire.
The development of a worldwide colonial empire made Britain the richest country in the world. Britain ended restrictio ....
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