This topic starter pack contains a teacher's guide with photocopiable masters, six pupil books and a poster pack. It is part of a series which examines British and world history and meets the requirements of National Curriculum History at Key Stage 2 and Environmental Studies 5-14, covering all the core study units. The topics provide children with opportunities to learn about important episodes and developments in the past, from Roman to modern times, develop their sense of chronology, and learn about changes in everyday life over long periods of time. This topic offers an examination of social, economic and industrial advances during the Victorian period in Britain.