Author: Clint Curtis

Although Queen Victoria privately contributed to charities for Ireland and Scotland, and finally visited Ireland in 1849, her response has been characterized as indifferent and lackluster. She expressed concern over the people’s suffering, but also on occasion echoed commonly held prejudices about them. What did Queen Victoria do to the Irish? Although some believed the […]

1 Lawn Tennis. Lawn tennis was officially invented in 1874, according to Durham University, and quickly grew in popularity. 2 Happy Families. Happy Families was a card game introduced in the mid-1800s, according to BBC Primary History. 3 Tiddlywinks. 4 Ludo. 5 Badminton. 6 Blind Man’s Bluff. 7 Strategy Games.

Board games such as Snakes and Ladders, Ludo and Draughts were popular indoor games. Outdoors, Victorian children played with toys like hoops, marbles and skipping ropes, with friends in the street, or in the school playground. They played chasing games such as Tag, Blind Man’s Bluff, and played catch with balls. What did the Victorians […]

Ten Brilliant Victorian Inventions Photographic Cameras – 1838. The Sewing Machine – 1845+ The flushing toilet – 1851. The Light Bulb – 1870s. The Telephone – 1876. The Bicycle – 1880s. The motor car – 1885. The Gramophone – 1887. What are 5 Victorian inventions? 10 Ingenious Inventions of the Victorian Era Electric lighting. Until […]

Victorian and Edwardian children would often be found playing a game called fivestones, or its variation called Jacks. What games did Victorian children play? Board games such as Snakes and Ladders, Ludo and Draughts were popular indoor games. Outdoors, Victorian children played with toys like hoops, marbles and skipping ropes, with friends in the street, […]

Education for poor children was designed to equip them for work. They learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. They practiced sports and learned about geography and history. Girls were taught how to cook, while boys took woodwork lessons. What did Victorian school children learn? The most important lessons were the ‘three Rs’ – reading, writing and […]

If you browse through turn-of-the-century newspapers around December, or seasonal catalogs, you could find many kinds of toys – bicycles, dolls, wagons, toy trains, teddy bears, rocking horses, games, children’s books, and more. What toys did Victorian children have? Children from rich families played with rocking horses, train sets, doll’s houses and toy soldiers, whereas […]

Poor children often had to work instead of going to school. Many worked with their parents at home or in workshops, making matchboxes or sewing. Children could also earn a bit of money as chimney-sweeps, messengers or crossing sweepers like the boy in this picture. What was life like for poor Victorian child? Life for […]

Alexandra Feodorovna was Queen Victoria’s granddaughter and is best remembered as the last Tsarina of Russia. Alexandra became Empress of Russia when she married Nicholas II in November 1894, but this portrait dates from the year of her coronation, 1896. How was Queen Victoria related to Russia? The Queen, Prince Philip, and all of their […]

Recipients Name Unit Conflict Richard Keatinge Bombay Artillery Indian Rebellion of 1857 William Kenny 39th Garhwal Rifles Waziristan campaign (1919–1920) William Kerr 24th Bombay Native Infantry Indian Rebellion of 1857 Khudadad Khan 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis First World War Has any Indian won Victoria Cross? Naik Darwan Sing Negi and Sepoy Khudadad were […]