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
Transport vessels for the British Government's importation of rice from Bengal (1795–1796) Citations References Transport vessels for the British Government's importation of rice from Bengal (1795–1796) Wheat prices in Britain spiked in 1795, following an almost 40% drop in domestic output per acre. Popular pressure forced the British Government to charter transport vessels to import rice from Bengal. The price of a "Winchester bushel" averaged about 6s 6d in 1794, but peaked at 13s 6d in August 1795. The price did not return 6s 6d until March 1796. During the period of high prices municipal governments in towns such as Oxford and Cambridge seized cargoes of wheat passing through them, something that