Author: Clint Curtis

Children worked on farms, in homes as servants, and in factories. Children provided a variety of skills and would do jobs that were as varied as needing to be small and work as a scavenger in a cotton mill to having to push heavy coal trucks along tunnels in coal mines. What did Victorian children […]

Ice cream was not invented during the Victorian Era. There is no specific inventor or date of origin for this famous dessert. How did they make ice cream in Victorian times? From the introduction of ice cream to Britain in the 17th century to the 1930s, most people made ice cream with a simple sorbetière […]

After a 63-year reign, often known as the Victorian era, she was succeeded in 1901 by her eldest son Edward VII. On his death, his second son acceded to the throne as George V (Edward’s first son Prince Albert Victor died during an influenza pandemic in 1892). Who took the throne after Queen Vic? ‘ […]

If you were lucky to have a dedicated bathroom on the first floor, often, the drain went directly into the ground under the house. Toilets were outside, but eventually, sewer systems became necessary to fight disease. Sewer systems started in the cities first, and then eventually made their way into the country. How did the […]

Victorians discovered important information about diseases such as Cholera, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. These discoveries also caused many different changes in the society. For example, John Snow’s discovery that Cholera was spread from water influenced the construction of the sewage system in London. What discoveries were made in the Victorian era? These included the invention of […]

Men were expected to be the ones who worked all day, earning enough money to pay the rent and provide food and essentials. They were known as “bread winners” because bread was the staple food of all classes and the men earned the money to buy this daily bread. What were the expectations for men […]

Victorian literature is the body of poetry, fiction, essays, and letters produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901) and during the era which bears her name. It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the modernist literature of the twentieth century. What was the Victorian era known for […]

Typical Victorian values included charity, sexual propriety, and charity. What were some common aspects of Victorian fiction? Victorian era literature was characterized by depictions of everyday people, hard lives, and moral lessons. They were meant for more than just entertainment. Victorians were interested in the hero as well as folk art. Victorian novels often focused […]

There was no reliable treatment for tuberculosis. Some physicians prescribed bleedings and purgings, but most often, doctors simply advised their patients to rest, eat well, and exercise outdoors. What was the old treatment for tuberculosis? According to the Greek Clarissimus Galen, who became personal physician of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 174 AD, the […]

Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century included long-standing epidemic threats such as smallpox, typhus, yellow fever, and scarlet fever. In addition, cholera emerged as an epidemic threat and spread worldwide in six pandemics in the nineteenth century. What were 3 major diseases during the Victorian era? Infectious diseases were the greatest cause of Victorian […]