Category: Victoria

The Victorians and Edwardians drank for pleasure but they also drank for pain. The use of alcohol as a treatment in medical practice continued throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. What did people drink in the Victorian era? BEER AND TEMPERANCE Beer was by far the most popular drink in Victorian England. In 1900 […]

Holidays. The custom of Victorian England was to eat pancakes and fritters on Shrove Tuesday in preparation for Lent. Did they have pancakes in the 1800s? 1800s – Milk and occasionally cream become the preferred liquids for pancake batter: before then, brandy and wine had been just as common. 1870s – The flapjack becomes known […]

Gruel was a popular offering in Victorian workhouses, where wage workers in terrible conditions were required by law to be fed a certain number of times a day. Gruel was the cheapest thing the workhouses could justify calling a meal for their labor, so they made it. What was gruel made of? Gruel is a […]

The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and nicknamed “Bertie”, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Edward VII Predecessor Victoria Successor George V Born 9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace, London, England Died 6 May 1910 (aged 68) Buckingham Palace When did Bertie become king? 1901As […]

‘Men consumed 4,000-5,000 calories daily, women around 3,000 calories, compared with an average of around 2,200 today. How many meals a day did Victorians eat? Sir William Harrison thought that in previous times (not specified) there had been four meals eaten a day, that is breakfast, dinner, nuntions (or ‘nuncheons’, taken about noon) and late […]

Victoria Park Lake, located in the heart of the city of Shepparton is a tranquil, picturesque area, popular with visitors and locals for walking, cycling, picnics, fishing, bird watching and outdoor games. Can you fish at Lake Victoria? Lake Victoria supports Africa’s largest inland fishery, with the majority of the catch being the invasive Nile […]

First of all, “fever” didn’t necessarily mean a high temperature to Victorians. Rather, people of the era saw it as a suite of symptoms seated in the brain. “Brain fever” came to mean an inflamed brain—one characterized by headache, flushed skin, delirium, and sensitivity to light and sound. What was brain fever in Victorian times? […]

Take one direct bus from London Victoria to Covent Garden in Covent Garden: take the 24 bus from Victoria Station (J) stop to Leicester Square Station (L) stop. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 26 min. Where does the number 11 bus go in London? London Buses route 11 is a Transport […]

In Australia, you need a motorcycle licence to ride a scooter across all states and territories, whereas mopeds can be ridden with a car licence in South Australia, Queensland, and Western Australia. Can I ride a 50cc scooter on a car Licence in Victoria? VIC. A motorcycle licence is ALWAYS required for all scooters. How […]

Click & Collect at Victoria Retail Park 8Shops. B&Q. Boots. Cardzone. Halfords. JD Sports. Next. Pets at Home. TK Maxx. 2Home & Living. B&M. Oak Furnitureland. 4Leisure & Dining. Greggs. M&S Foodhall. McDonald’s. Subway. What shops are at Riverside Retail Park Nottingham? Riverside Retail ParkRiverside Retail Park, Nottingham | NG2 1RU. Tenants include B&Q Warehouse, […]