victorian society.

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"During the Victorian period, society was broken down into three distinct classes. There were the Aristocracy, the middle-class, and the working class. Each one of them behaved in society with its own set of characteristics. The Industrial Revolution was responsible for major changes that took place within society during this time of political and economic change. Women and children entered the work force. They worked long hours doing menial jobs and suffered poor living conditions that included a lack of a stable diet. The role of women during this time began to change as they entered the work force and questions began to surface about their rights to own property, have money, and vote. Middle class women generally stayed home and were in charge of taking"

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"Victorian prosperity for an elite was built on the development of new machinery, new work methods and an underpaid workforce consisting of adults and children living in wretched poverty. Many people previously rural became urbanised by the new rail transport. Country families often drifted into towns to stay with other relatives whilst seeking work.

By 1850 half the country's former peasants were squashed into Britain's cities. The growth of industry, the building boom, the swift population spurt and spread of the railway changed the character of Britain too rapidly for many to understand.

Small towns were overtaken by growing industries to become uncoordinated and sprawling industrial dwelling areas. Rail towns such as Crewe soon developed as main rail junctions. These towns were close to other industrial towns like Stoke On Trent which became densely urban, spreading to make six joined towns.

By 1870 Britain had grown from 10 million at the start of the century to over 26 million."