As the 1850s slipped into the 1860s, the pressure to show oneself possessed of a small waist continued to build. Bowen, Desmond (1979). " Conscience of the Victorian State, edited by Peter Marsh". Canadian Journal of History. 14 (2): 318–320. doi: 10.3138/cjh.14.2.318. ISSN 0008-4107.

This book was everything I hoped Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners would be but failed to be. Whereas Unmentionable was low on facts with almost total reliance on "humor," this book was a comprehensive look at life in Victorian England and ten times better. I appreciated the author’s detail to every detail of life, both for the poor and working class families as well as for the middle class and upper class. I also appreciated the author� Goodman, Ruth (2013). "Chapter 15: Behind the bedroom door". How to be a Victorian. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-241-95834-6. It won't be a surprise to say that I was never in the mood to read this book: on the one hand, you can learn a lot of the Victorian era by reading it, from the moment people wake up in the morning until the end of the day, when they go to sleep—school, meals, work, leisure, relationships, customs, everything is well depicted in this book. On the other hand, it is quite repetitive, it follows the same pattern so that you can clearly understand what's going on in every chapter, however, at some point this 'formula' turns the book into an overwhelming, boring experience. Not only did I feel that the author was digressing a little from the core topic in every chapter, but I also noticed that the book itself is not that deep, that you can find some of these topics even in the classics, in Victorian novels to be more specific. I'm not saying that the book is not worth reading, but that it is nonetheless superfluous if you have read a lot of Victorian literature. I have, unfortunately—is it really an unfortunate situation?—so this book wasn't that interesting for me in the end. During conversations with those who accompany him, he would have his eyes on all of his company ensuring that he sustains his gentleness, mercifulness and tenderness towards all people no matter what they act like or who they are.Hier wird gecremt, geschminkt, gefärbt, frisiert und Bleaching war auch damals schon der letzte Schrei. Bart- und Frisurentrends, welche im Laufe dieses Zeitalters sehr rasch wechselten, werden hier ebenfalls thematisiert und noch vieles mehr. Petra X Of course I knew what the "vaginal attachment" was all about. I just wanted the author to write about it and not go all mealy-mouthed when it came to anything to do with sex. Also the author discusses her personal experience of being on reality tv and her historical research involved in living as a Victorian, making Victorian clothes, working as a Victorian, really detailed experiences. So ... what about the "vaginal attachment"? Mitchell, Sally (2011). "Music". Victorian Britain An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp.518–520. ISBN 9780415669726. Eisen, Sydney (1990). "The Victorian Crisis of Faith and the Faith That was Lost". In Helmstadter, Richard J.; Lightman, Bernard (eds.). Victorian Faith in Crisis: Essays on Continuity and Change in Nineteenth-Century Religious Belief. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp.2–9. doi: 10.1007/978-1-349-10974-6_2. ISBN 9781349109746. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022 . Retrieved 18 October 2022. Gray, F. Elizabeth (2004). " "Angel of the House" in Adams, ed". Encyclopedia of the Victorian Era. 1: 40–41.

The transformation of Britain into an industrial nation had profound consequences for the ways in which women were to be idealised in Victorian times. New kinds of work and new kinds of urban living prompted a change in the ways in which appropriate male and female roles were perceived. In particular, the notion of separate spheres - woman in the private sphere of the home and hearth, man in the public sphere of business, politics and sociability - came to influence the choices and experiences of all women, at home, at work, in the streets. At the start of the Victorian period, very few children went to school. Wealthy children were often taught at home by a governess and wealthy boys were sometimes sent to public school when they were ten. Girls from these families stayed at home and were taught skills such as cooking, sewing and how to play musical instruments. In the strictest sense, the Victorian era covers the duration of Victoria's reign as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from her accession on 20 June 1837—after the death of her uncle, William IV—until her death on 22 January 1901, after which she was succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII. Her reign lasted 63 years and seven months, a longer period than any of her predecessors. The term 'Victorian' was in contemporaneous usage to describe the era. [1] The era has also been understood in a more extensive sense as a period that possessed sensibilities and characteristics distinct from the periods adjacent to it, in which case it is sometimes dated to begin before Victoria's accession—typically from the passage of or agitation for (during the 1830s) the Reform Act 1832, which introduced a wide-ranging change to the electoral system of England and Wales. [note 1] Definitions that purport a distinct sensibility or politics to the era have also created scepticism about the worth of the label 'Victorian', though there have also been defences of it. [2]a b Smith, W. John (2011). "Child Labor". In Mitchell, Sally (ed.). Victorian Britain An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp.136–137. ISBN 9780415669726. CecilyPetra X wrote: "...A doctor shouldn't be suffering from false modesty. It makes me wonder what her culture was...." a b Lloyd, Amy (2007). "Education, Literacy and the Reading Public" (PDF). University of Cambridge. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2021 . Retrieved 27 January 2022. Kline, Morris (1972). "28.7: Systems of Partial Differential Equations". Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times. United States of America: Oxford University Press. pp.696–7. ISBN 0-19-506136-5.

Main article: Mathematics, science, technology and engineering of the Victorian era Michael Faraday delivering a Christmas Lecture at the Royal Institution ( c. 1855) The old home-made corsets began to dwindle away as more people turned to professionally made equivalents that could enable them to attain a more fashinoable shape. When I was in the South Molton St sec. college (view spoiler) we had a teacher whose real name was Rowena Ponsonby-Smythe and she referred to the vagina etc as "front bottom". Bottom and front bottom. Ridiculous. Why are women supposed to be ashamed of even naming our parts? Throughout most of the 19th century Britain was the most powerful country in the world. [15] The period from 1815 to 1914, known as the Pax Britannica, was a time of relatively peaceful relations between the world's great powers. This is particularly true of Britain's interactions with the others. [16] The only war in which the British Empire fought against another major power was the Crimean War, from 1853 to 1856. [17] [13] There were various revolts and violent conflicts within the British Empire, [13] [14] and Britain participated in wars against minor powers. [18] [13] [14] It also took part in the diplomatic struggles of the Great Game [18] and the Scramble for Africa. [13] [14] Von der Unterwäsche angefangen, über die unzähligen Schichten, Dresscodes, die Kleidungspflege, bis hin zu Hüten, Schuhen und die rasch wechselnde Mode.Child labour - a terrible stain on the Victorian era; until one recognises the struggle for food, money and heat. Industrialisation killed the wages of cottagers across traditional industries meaning children needed to work to help; and in turn people moved to towns to get better wages and more regular or even some employment; that in turn saw the machine age crave increased hours and more people to feed production that the world's largest empire required; including more children, women and men living near and working in or around the factories. McMullan, M. B. (1 May 1998). "The Day the Dogs Died in London". The London Journal. 23 (1): 32–40. doi: 10.1179/ldn.1998.23.1.32. ISSN 0305-8034. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021 . Retrieved 31 March 2023.