HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

THE VICTORIAN AGE

The Victorian age, in British history, is named the period of Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen from 1837 until 1901.Queen Victoria, with 64 years on the throne, had the longest reign in the history of British monarchs.
The cultural, political, economic, industrial and scientific changes that occurred during his reign were extraordinary.
Some of the most important things of that age were: the industrial revolution and the economic expansion, the improvement of communication links (stagecoaches, canals, steam ships and the railways), social changes like women´s rights (property or divorce).

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 

The Industrial Revolution changed Britain from a land of small towns, villages and farms into a land of cities, large towns and factories. The population grew from 16 million in 1801 to over 41 million by 1901.
The train make that cities grew fast, as people moved from the countryside to work in factories.

Men, women and lots of small childrens worked in factories, and in coal mines. Factory and mine owners became rich, but most factory and mine workers were poor. They were paid low wages, and lived in unhealthy, overcrowded slums.

THE SOCIETY

More than a hundred years ago there were big differences in the way of live, in homes, schools, jobs and entertainments
The entertainment varie by social class. They were interested on literature, dinings clubs, musis bands, circus, nature and sports.Victorian values ​​could be classified as "Puritans", saving money​​, the desire to work, the extreme importance of the moral and the duties of religión.
Social classes were the upper class or bourgeoisie and the lower and middle class (businessmen, doctors, lawyers, merchants)