Step into Britain between 1837 and 1901 to explore culture amid rapid change. From Crystal Palace marvels to art movements, see how ideas shaped daily life.
Queen Victoria’s reign spanned which years?
1815–1848
1901–1910
1837–1901
1789–1820
The Great Exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace took place in which year?
1848
1867
1900
1851
Which group founded in 1848 rejected academic convention and embraced vivid, symbolic detail?
The Pre‑Raphaelite Brotherhood
French Impressionists
Futurists
The Bloomsbury Group
Who wrote the Victorian novel “Oliver Twist”?
Thomas Hardy
Charles Dickens
Anthony Trollope
George Eliot
Which movement led by William Morris championed handcrafted design and honest materials?
Dada
Cubism
Arts and Crafts movement
Bauhaus
Which phrase is closely linked to the late‑Victorian Aesthetic Movement?
“make it new”
“liberty, equality, fraternity”
“bread and roses”
“art for art’s sake”
Which 1870 law created school boards and expanded elementary education in England and Wales?
Elementary Education Act 1870
Public Health Act 1848
Factory Act 1833
Reform Act 1832
Who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 1850?
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Robert Browning
Matthew Arnold
Julia Margaret Cameron is best known for pioneering work in which medium?
Sculpture
Architecture
Photography
Oil painting
Who published the 1890 novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?
Bram Stoker
H. G. Wells
Arthur Conan Doyle
Oscar Wilde
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