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The Victorian era takes its name from Queen Victoria, who ruled between 1837-1901. There were nine British prime ministers during the Victorian era. The Victorians are popularised by famed author Charles Dickens; the technological and social change caused by the industrial revolution; serial killer Jack the Ripper; and the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Find out everything you need to know about the Victorians here…

A beach scene at an Easter Bank Holiday at Southend, c1927. In 1871, the Bank Holiday Act established the first paid days off for commonworkers in England, while some senior managers could be granted extra leave. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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Q&AWhen were Brits first given leave from work to go on holiday?

Native American leader Sitting Bull

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An 1824 cartoon depicting the drinking escapades of Oxford students. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

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Prime ministers Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson

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The Ashes urn, a cricketing trophy

VictoriangalleryIn pictures: The Ashes through history

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Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

Dornier 217 bombers of the Luftwaffe bomb London during the Battle of Britain. "The crucial role of the RAF in denying the Germans control of the air in 1940 and therefore persuading Hitler to abandon his invasion plans is so well known that it might seem almost sacrilegious to question it, " says Sean Lang. "But was it solely responsible for saving Britain from invasion? Not quite." (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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The ruins of Dunluce Castle, which sit on the coastal cliffs of North Antrim in Northern Ireland. They are thought to have been the inspiration for CS Lewis’s castle Cair Paravel in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (1950–56). (Photo by Andrea Ricordi/Contributor/Getty Images)

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An illustration of the battle of Agincourt. By attacking over unsuitable ground, Charles d’Albret “doomed his army”, says Rupert Matthews. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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St Fagans Castle and gardens

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The Lord's pavilion

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The acclaimed English author Charles Dickens. (Photo by Apic/Getty Images)

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Jacob Rees-Mogg. (Photo by Getty Images)

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A group of household servants photographed in Northumberland, c1860–80. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

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What was life like as a 19th-century servant?

Gentleman Jack, Suranne Jones as Anne Lister (Photo by BBC/Lookout Point/Jay Brooks)

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In 1937, Amelia Earhart, one of the world’s most famous aviators, apparently disappeared without a trace during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

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A portrait of Fridtjof Nansen, taken after his daring expedition across Greenland. (Image by Alamy)

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Cathy Newman speaks to the History Extra podcast about 'Bloody Brilliant Women'. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

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Love before Prince Albert: Queen Victoria’s suitors

The marble statue of Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace, designed by her daughter Princess Louise in 1893. (Image by Alamy)

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Victoria’s great palaces: 5 of the queen’s grandest and most significant homes

Paul Morland (Photo by Fran Monks)

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The pirate Blackbeard

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