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These documents deal with London in the Victorian Age. Source 1 is an engraving from Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition in 1851 so during the Hanoverians dynasty. Document 2 is an engraving from Gerard Dore on which we can see London in 1860. Source 3 is a table of statistics representing population of some cities like London, Paris and New York between 1850 and 1900 (...)

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[...] Document 2 is an engraving from Gerard Dore on which we can see London in 1860. Source 3 is a table of statistics representing population of some cities like London, Paris and New York between 1850 and 1900. Document 4 is a thematic map. It focuses on dates and sites of Jack the Ripper's murders in East London in 1888. The Victorian Age was a period when Queen Victoria reigned over England from 1837 to 1901. We can so wonder what the different aspects of London were during the Victorian era? [...]

[...] It was an international fair dedicated to new inventions. People came from all over the world for this first exhibition. The Crystal Palace was a symbol of modernity. Great exhibition was a symbol of Great Britain's economic supremacy of power (source 1). London was an industrial power in the same time. There were a lot of changes that affected London in the Victorian Age. For example in transports, the Tube of London was created in 1863. This first underground railway was the Metropolitan Line. [...]

[...] Most factories (coal, textile, iron and metal) in England were around London. There was an important population growth in London. It evolved from thousands to thousands between 1850 and 1900 in particular thanks to progress in medicine (source 3). Living conditions were better. Most of the population in England lived near of London where industries were settled. More and more galleries and museums opened in London like National Gallery in 1824. In 1900, London was probably the most populated city in Europe. [...]

[...] Whitechapel was the poorest area in London. Many children became orphans and were considered sometimes as slaves or dogs. Before their adoption, they worked in an orphanage and had a religious education like Oliver Twist. On the other hand, a lot of farmers left the land to come in London in order to have a better life. Nevertheless, the rent in London was more expensive contrary to the country . To conclude, I would say that London in the Victorian Age was the birthplace of the first industrial revolution. [...]

[...] Because of important population growth in London, streets were cluttered and swarming (source 2). There were a lot of inequalities between workers class and middle class. Moreover, London wasn't really safe. There was a darker side called Jack the Ripper. He killed five or six prostitutes in Whitechapel between 1888 and 1889(source 4). Many people were antisemite in London. The police feared a riot against the Jews. Childhood was difficult. Many children died: 1/6 at birth. This big city wasn't very clean. [...]