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
What we've got here is failure to communicate American Film Institute list, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. What we've got here is failure to communicate The phrase "What we've got here is failure to communicate" is a quotation from the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke", spoken in the movie first by Strother Martin (as the Captain, a prison warden) and, later, paraphrased by Paul Newman (as Luke, a stubborn prisoner). The context of the first delivery of the line is: The Captain's line is often misquoted as "What we "have" here is "a" failure to communicate". This is actually a quote by Zero Mostel in the 1969