La révolution victorienne

En moins d'un siècle, sous le règne de la reine Victoria, les inventions victoriennes ont transformé le visage de la Grande-Bretagne.

Il a fallu attendre la grande crise sanitaire de 1858 pour convaincre le Parlement de créer un réseau d'égouts en Grande-Bretagne.

En moins d'un siècle, sous le règne de la reine Victoria, les inventions victoriennes ont transformé le visage de la Grande-Bretagne.

En moins d'un siècle, sous le règne de la reine Victoria, les inventions victoriennes ont transformé le visage de la Grande-Bretagne.

Michael Buerk jumps on board an original locomotive to discover the effect that the burgeoning rail network had on Victorian Britain.He explores the role that a former coal track played in the development of the national railway, investigates Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bid to secure Bristol's future and delves into the history of the creation of the fastest engine in the world.

When Queen Victoria came to the throne, ships were the arteries of the British Empire. They made Great Britain the greatest trading nation on earth. As their dependence on dominating the oceans increased, the Victorians built the most technologically advanced ships in the world. Warships such as HMS Warrior and the luxury steamer SS Great Britain ensured that the nation ruled the wave.