# Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park (1851)

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The Crystal Palace displayed industrial products and art from Britain and around the world. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1851 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The exhibition celebrated manufacturing, commerce and imperial confidence at mid-century.

## Why it matters
The exhibition celebrated manufacturing, commerce and imperial confidence at mid-century.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Great+Exhibition+opens+in+Hyde+Park&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Great+Exhibition+opens+in+Hyde+Park)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)