Famous Victorians
WALT: 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