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[[File:Sir Francis Grant's Portrait of Queen Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[Sir Francis Grant]]'s Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1843.]]

[[File:Sir Francis Grant's Portrait of Queen Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[Sir Francis Grant]]'s Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1843.]]

'''The Victorian era''' was the period in [[Great Britain]] under the long-lived [[Queen Victoria]] who reigned from 1837 to 1901. The term is also used to describe later nineteenth century western society in general with its strong moral standards and sharply defined gender roles. An age characterised by rapid scientific advance.

'''The Victorian era''' was the period in [[Great Britain]] under the long-lived [[Queen Victoria]] who reigned from 1837 to 1901. The term is also used to describe later nineteenth century western society in general with its strong moral standards and sharply defined gender roles. An age characterized by rapid scientific and technological advance like the steamship and the telegraph.

Victorian painters include [[William Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner]], [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema]], [[James Whistler|James Abbott McNeill Whistler]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman.

Victorian painters include [[William Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner]], [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema]], [[James Whistler|James Abbott McNeill Whistler]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman.

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An important aspect of this period is the large-scale expansion of British imperial power. The period saw the rise of a highly idealized notion of what is “English” or what constitutes an “Englishman.”  This notion is obviously tied very closely to the period’s models for proper behavior, and is also tied very closely to England’s imperial enterprises. [https://faculty.unlv.edu/kirschen/handouts/victorian.html]

An important aspect of this period is the large-scale expansion of British imperial power (Once a maritime superpower and ruler of half the world). The period saw the rise of a highly idealized notion of what is “English” or what constitutes an “Englishman.”  This notion is obviously tied very closely to the period’s models for proper behavior, and is also tied very closely to England’s imperial enterprises. [https://faculty.unlv.edu/kirschen/handouts/victorian.html]

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