Britain at the time of Victoria's death

Queen Victoria died in 1901 having reigned for 63 years; only Elizabeth II reigned for longer. By the time of Victoria's death, Britain had changed a great deal. Britain's empire had continued to grow, with Britain controlling land across six of the world's continents. Laws now protected children from working at a young age, and gave them the right to free education. Laws had been passed to clean up dirty cities and to build new sewers and water supplies.