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The Victorian Era to the Atomic Age
1866-1943
The Crystal Palace was first built in 1850-1851 in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and was a groundbreaking structure made primarily of glass and iron. After the exhibition ended, the Crystal Palace was disassembled and rebuilt in a new location, at Sydenham Hill in south London, where it remained until it was destroyed by fire in 1936.
King George VI
Charles Darwin
Potter was born in the Victorian Age, died during the reign of King George VI, and witnessed her country embattled during the Crimean War, WWI, and WWII.
1851 Great Exhibition Crystal Palace showcases the industrialmight of Britain
Submarine cable laid across the English Channel
1854-1856 Crimean War
1859 Publication of Darwin's Origin of the Species
Great London builders strike
1879 Incandescent lamp invented
1901 Death of Victoria I- Edward VII becomes king
1903 Wright brothers make first airplane flight
1910 Death of Edward VII - accession of George V
Churchill's Employment Exchanges introduced
1914-1918 First World War
1920 First meeting of League of Nations
1936 Death of George V - Edward VIII abdicates - George VI becomes king
1940 Churchill replaces Chamberlain as PM
British withdrawal from Dunkirk
Battle for Britain
1944 D-Day invasion of France
Butler's Education Act
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" sparked Beatrix Potter's curiosity about the natural world and influenced her artistic and conservation efforts. Darwin's theory of natural selection inspired Potter's understanding of the interconnectedness of all living things, her detailed illustrations, her storytelling, and her commitment to preserving the landscapes of the Lake District.
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