Documentary - 55 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 0
Format - PAL
Language - English

Product weight 120g

DVD compatibility



 

The Victorian era was one of the most remarkable periods of British history; it saw the Industrial Revolution, the birth of an empire and advances in medicine, transport and education. It was also a time when harsh working conditions and desperate poverty blighted the majority of the population, conjuring images of the orphan boy Oliver Twist.

This DVD uses dramatised readings, expert analysis and extensive period imagery to present a view of a time when the British Empire was at its zenith but also when conditions for the vast populace were perhaps at their lowest.

(from the back cover)

Scene Selections

Introduction 
The Lower Classes - Rural Conditions
The Lower Classes - Urban Conditions
The Workhouse
The Middle Classes
The Upper Class
Innovation and Invention
Europe and the Empire
The End of an Era
 

Special Features

Picture Gallery
Interactive Menus
Excerpts from other titles in the series

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