Y6: 1-1. The Victorians – Introduction

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Today we are going to start with a new topic!

The Victorians

  • to put the Victorian period into historical context
  • to use historical sources to find out about the Victorian period

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Let’s complete the following form…

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Here is a very short introduction to who the Victorians were:

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Next we are going to look at some historical sources to see what else we can add to our lists.

Looking at the evidence:

What does each painting tell us about life in Victorian times?

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This is a painting called The Pinch of Poverty, created by an artist called Thomas Benjamin Kennington in 1889.

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This painting by William Powell Frith is called A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881.

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This is a painting called Inaugural Journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and was painted by A.B. Clayton in 1830.

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This 1875 painting by Sir Luke Fildes is called The Widower.

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Read the facts below about Victorian times. Three are true and one of them is false – can you guess which one is a lie?   

SOLUTION

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This lesson has been based on material that may be obtained from: https://www.ks2history.com/

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