The Contribute of the Victorians to the modern civilization!

The Victorians lived over one hundred and fifty years ago during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901).Victorian times means during Victoria's rule,the time Queen Victoria was on the throne for over 64 years. Living then was really difficult.There was no electricity, instead gas, lamps or candles were used for light.There were no cars. People either walked, traveled by boat or train or used coach horses to move from place to another.The Victorians are so famous because they managed to build a huge empire in that period of time.It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. In 1837 most people lived in villages and worked on the land; by 1901, most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories.

• Britain became the most powerful and richest country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world's population.
  
• Towns and cities got piped water, gas and, by the end of the century, electricity
  
• The number of people living in Britain more than doubled from 16 million to 37 million, causing a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.
  
• Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked.
  
• Railways, originally built to transport goods, meant people could travel easily around the country for the first time. Railways brought new foods to towns and cities.
  
• The Police Force was invented.

The Victorians have given much things to the future modern civilization !