Artifact of Empire: 1890s

Carly Lewis

Details

Date: 1897

Manufacturer: Unknown

Material: White china silk

A souvenir from Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

Context: The Jubilee

June 22, 1897

“Festival of the British

Empire”

“Apogee of British power”

-Juliet Gardiner (historian)

Global Event

Context: The Procession

Rep’s from all dominions

Escorted by Indian cavalry

17 carriages

6 miles

Artifact & Literature

Theme of imperialism (all books we’ve read)

Specifically: England’s relationship w/ India

Trivializes colonial relationship

Herbert Spencer: it is natural for societies to grow

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Works Cited

"British Empire." - New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

"British Empire: Articles: Concession & Repression British Rule in India 1857-1919." British Empire: Articles: Concession &

Repression British Rule in India 1857-1919. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

"Jewel In The Crown - Imperialism.india." Jewel In The Crown - Imperialism.india. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

Scully, Andy. "Britain's First Diamond Jubilee." BBC News. N.p., 21 May 2012. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

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