The rider will be required to hold a motorcycle licence and have the vehicle registered before it can be used on the road network. Motorcycles cannot be ridden on footpaths or bicycle paths. Motorcycle riders must wear an approved motorcycle helmet. Are motorized bicycles legal in Australia? All petrol-powered bicycles are illegal on NSW roads […]
Author: Clint Curtis
Did Victorian Children Drink Gin?
Even children got a taste for gin Children would congregate in a gin shop, and would drink until they could not move. Men and women died in the gutters after too much consumption. What did Victorian children drink? Godfrey’s Cordial was a patent medicine, containing laudanum (tincture of opium) in a sweet syrup, which was […]
What Did The Victorians Eat For Dessert?
Both cream and water ices tended to be served as part of the dessert course, which in a Victorian meal came after the fruit tarts, puddings and cakes we associate with dessert today. What cake did Victorians eat? Battenberg Cake: The Victorians invented the Battenberg, a light sponge held together with jam. The cake is […]
What Was A Typical Victorian Christmas Like?
The Victorians also transformed the idea of Christmas so that it became centred around the family. The preparation and eating of the feast, decorations and gift giving, entertainments and parlour games – all were essential to the celebration of the festival and were to be shared by the whole family. What was Christmas like before […]
Did Queen Victoria Have A Dog Named Dash?
Dash (1830–1840) was a King Charles Spaniel owned by Queen Victoria. Victoria’s biographer Elizabeth Longford, called him “the Queen’s closest childhood companion”, and in the words of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he “was the first in a long line of beloved little dogs”. What happened to Queen Victoria’s dog Dash? Well, because the […]
What Did Queen Victoria Eat On Christmas?
It was a regular Christmas dinner, with turkeys, Baron of Beef, Plum Pudding & Mince Pies. Entry from Queen Victoria’s journal 25th December 1843. Perhaps this was a regular Christmas dinner for Queen Victoria, but for her subjects the Christmas feast was a less elaborate affair. What did Queen Victoria eat at Christmas? Turkey or […]
Was The Victorian Era In The Middle Ages?
The Victorian Age started when Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. The Victorian Age is well into the modern period. The Renaissance marks the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age, and even by the broadest definitions the Renaissance ended sometime in the 1600s. What time period is considered the Victorian […]
Is Regency Era The Same As Victorian Era?
The term is commonly, though loosely, applied to the period from c. 1795 until the accession of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1837. The Regency Era is a sub-period of the longer Georgian Era (1714–1837), both of which were followed by the Victorian Era (1837–1901). How was the Regency era different from the Victorian era? […]
What Was Queen Victoria’S Title In 1876?
The Royal Titles Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., c. 10) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which officially recognized Queen Victoria (and subsequent monarchs) as “Empress of India”. What title did Queen Victoria assume 1876? Empress of IndiaQueen Victoria was given the title “Empress of India” (or Kaisar-i-Hind) from 1 […]
How Often Did Victorians Wash Their Clothes?
There were huge changes in domestic life between 1800 and 1900. Soap, starch, and other aids to washing at home became more abundant and more varied. Washing once a week on Monday or “washday” became the established norm. How often did Victorians wash? Once or twice a month, she might indulge in a lukewarm soak; […]