Author: Clint Curtis

She becomes romantically involved with Barnabas Collins. She is portrayed by Felicity Brangan as a child and Bella Heathcote as an adult. Victoria Winters (2012) Production Information Origin New York, USA Profession Governess Supernatural abilities Can communicate with the spirit of Josette DuPres Are Victoria and Barnabas related? Barnabas was a friend of Victoria’s, and […]

They were boned with whalebone, steel, or reed, and the lacing was used to tighten the corset. The front of the corset was flat, and the back was curved. Corsets were often decorated with frills, lace, and bows. The Victorian corset was designed to make the waist look smaller than the hips. What are corsets […]

With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, the world’s largest tropical lake, and the world’s second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. Is Victoria an ocean or lake? Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in […]

The first published description of the genus was by John Lindley in October 1837, based on specimens of this plant returned from British Guiana by Robert Schomburgk. Lindley named the genus after the newly ascended Queen Victoria, and the species Victoria regia. Why is it called Victoria amazonica? The Victoria regia was renamed the Victoria […]

At the beginning of the century, children were punished in the same way as adults – sent to the same prisons, sometimes transported to Australia, whipped or sentenced to death. In 1814 five child criminals under the age of 14 were hanged at the Old Bailey, the youngest being only eight years old. How did […]

Boys would be employed to scare the birds from the crops, guard the livestock from straying, pick hops, sow potatoes and beans, gather mushrooms and herd animals to market. They would also collect firewood, fill sacks with grain and shred turnips. What work did Victorian children do? Children worked on farms, in homes as servants, […]

They didn’t marry young. At the end of the 18th century, the average age of first marriage was 28 years old for men and 26 years old for women. What age did people marry in Victorian times? When it came to age, most brides and grooms would have been in their mid-20s. Of those marrying […]

Keeping cool. The Victorians didn’t have access to electric freezers or ice cream machines. Instead they would have collected ice from rivers and ponds in the winter, and stored it in ice houses. How was ice made in the olden days? Ice was cut from the surface of ponds and streams, then stored in ice […]

Therefore, it was necessary for the people being photographed to remain very still to avoid blurry photos. They would often pose for about 15 minutes, during which it would be practically impossible to hold a smile. How long did you have to pose for a picture in the 1800s? Though early daguerreotype images required an […]

Marianne Skerrett (20 June 1793 – 29 July 1887) was a British courtier. She was a Dresser (lady’s maid) to Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1862. What happened to the dresser in Victoria? Victoria’s dresser-turned-good friend Skerrett, played by Nell Hudson, contracted cholera shortly after marrying her long-time love Francatelli and becoming pregnant, and tragically […]