Difference Between Victorian Era and Romantic Era

Different between Victorian era and Romantic Era:-

🌏The Romantic Period

The Romantic Period (1785-1830) was a very turbulent period, during which England experienced the ordeal of change from a primarily agricultural society to a modern industrial nation. French Revolution and storming of the Bastille had a great influence on English society and literature. It influenced almost every sphere of life.

🔷️Industrialization of Romanticism

Britain was also economically involved in the American Civil War. British interests in China were threatened by the Boxer Rebellion against foreign influence. British troops were also fighting in Africa to defend British possessions there. The "Industrial Revolution" had begun in the mid-eighteenth century with improvements in machines for processing textiles. New machines and power tools replaced hand tools, transforming agricultural nation into an urbanized, industrialized one. 

🔶️Working Class :-

The home industry was destroyed, agricultural laborers were paid less than subsistence wages, and land fell into fewer, more powerful hands. Workers had no legal recourse and no right to vote. In cities a large new working class developed. Most of these people were poor factory workers who faced long working hours, harsh treatment and bad health. 

💠 Social conditions of children and women :-

Children and women were also used for work because they were a cheap source of labor, easy to discipline and easy to recruit. In addition the introduction of new machines resulted in further loss of jobs, what provoked workers to destroy the machines.

For the rich it was a period of extravagance and lavish social display. Scientific achievements in the areas of geology, chemistry, physics and astronomy flourished during the Romantic Age.

🌏 The Victorian Age:-

The Victorian Age (1830-1901) was a period of great progress and prosperity for the nation. This was a period in which industry, technology, and science were celebrated with renewed vigor. Because of the rapid extension of colonialism England became a very powerful empire and preeminent center of world power.

Queen Victoria of Victorian Era:-

Queen Victoria 

Victorian age is named after Victoria, who became a queen in 1837 at age of 18 and ruled for 68 years until her death in 1901. So, the period from 1837 to 1901 is called Victorian era.

The current queen of United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, has the longest reign. She broke  the record of Queen Victoria on 9 September 2015. Victoria took over at a time where the citizens of England, called Victorians, really did dislike royalty for the way things were being handled.

The Victorian society was divided into nobility Upper Class, Middle Class, and the Working Class. The Victorian Upper Class consisted of the Aristocrats, Nobles, Dukes, other wealthy families working in the Victorian courts. The Upper Class was in a powerful position giving them authority, better living conditions, and other facilities.

The hereditary aristocratic families by the early 19th century had taken a keen interest in the industrial sector. Due to the changing nature of the basic standard of living of the people, the traditional families were now slowing disappearing and instead, a new combination of nobles and the steadily growing wealthy class comprised of the Upper Section of the society.

🔮Life of Victorian Upper Class:-

The Upper Class was by inheritance a Royal Class. Many Aristocrats did not work as for centuries together their families had been gathering enough money for each generation to live a luxurious life. However, there were a number of aristocrats who managed large industries like mining or shipping, etc.

The fact that they represented the royal class gave these people an advantage at everything. They could buy expensive clothes imported from Europe, or afford other riches of life that was beyond the scope of others.

🔷️Victorians Middle-class life

The Middle class was the next in social ranking. The Victorian period was very prosperous for the middle class. Middle-class people also owned and managed vast business empires. The very start of the Victorian era was limited to a few.

🔶️Industrial Revolution of Victorian Era 

Industrial Revolution attributed to the change in the status of women. According to the traditional family pattern, the women were supposed to look after the household chores and take care of children while the men would earn money. There was a strong presence of male dominance in the society. Women were to obey what men told them to do.

The revolution gave women an opportunity to work and earn money, thus changing the old beliefs. Working women not only shared the burden of earning money but it also gave them a sense of security. Their lives were no longer restricted to the house and children. The segregation of large families into nuclear ones also added to the change in the women’s lives.

🔷️Industrial Revolution in middle class:- 

The Industrial Revolution in the mid-century of the era brought about drastic changes in the standard of living of the Victorian Middle-Class people. These revolutions opened the doors for more job opportunities and earn a decent living. This, in turn, had a positive impact on the education of children.

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