History of the British Isles was the period of Queen Victoria's rule between 1837 and 1901 which signified the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. Scholars debate whether the Victorian period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians—actually begins with the passage of the Reform Act 1832. The era was preceded by the Regency era and succeeded by the Edwardian period. Victoria became queen in 1837 at age 18. Her long reign saw Britain reach the zenith of its economic and political power, with the introduction of
The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera) by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macro-moths of Britain and Ireland published by Viking Books, often referred by moth recorders simply as "Skinner". The first edition (black dustjacket) was published in 1984, and a second, revised edition (pale green dustjacket) in 1998. The book became the standard guide to macro-moth identification used by moth recorders in the field in Britain, and the increased popularity of moth recording in Britain in the 1990s is often