LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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The British were always interested in expanding their territories and had little to no concern for trade.
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The British were committed to expanding the empire in every direction and actively sought to increase their land holdings.
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The British were not always interested in the territories that they took over, but occasionally felt compelled to conquer one territory to protect another.
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The British were at war with other countries and colonies on the grounds of religious persecution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Queen Victoria ruled Britain for over 60 years. During this long reign, the country acquired unprecedented power and wealth. Britain’s reach extended across the globe because of its empire, political stability, and revolutionary developments in transport and communication.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Victorian era of the United Kingdom and its overseas Empire spans the 63-year reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). By this time, the role of the monarch was to reign, rather than rule. Victoria served as figurehead for the nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, the British Empire was a loose assortment of colonies mostly accrued for reasons of trade. By the time of her death nearly 64 years later, the Empire had expanded to become a coherent and dominant show of economic and political strength.
Detailed explanation-4: -If we ask academics to enumerate archetypically Victorian values, they might say: prudishness, thrift, individualism, responsibility, self-reliance, an entrepreneurial spirit, the idea of the self-made man, the civilising mission, evangelism to name a few.