Queen Victoria is sitting in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, surrounded by members of her family. On the mantelpiece is a bronze bust of Prince Albert. Queen Victoria commissioned the painting to commemorate the gathering of her family for the G

Russian Empires

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What about the lower classes?

      Images of serfs show us the other end of the social scale. Serfs were tied to the land and sold as property. They were not allowed to leave without permission. The destruction of this controversial system was a catalyst for social change as part of the wider move towards revolution

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