Category: Victoria

it commonly occurred when a young woman reached the age of eighteen and was, in the words of one etiquette book “the hall-mark demanded of those who aspire to fashionable life.” At what age did Victorian girls come out? Debutantes were launched into society at the age of 17 or 18 with a formal introduction […]

They were often older women who never had any children of their own and they were known for being extremely strict and harsh. Children were not raised in an environment that was nurturing and full of love and laughter. What was parenting like in the Victorian era? Parents Didn’t Show Affection Victorian parents were not […]

Where does native title apply in Victoria? Native title is not a new form of land title, but a legal recognition of an existing right. Native title is held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have maintained a connection with land or waters according to their traditional laws and customs. What is native […]

Queen Victoria described Mendelssohn as ‘the greatest musical genius since Mozart’ and ‘the most amiable man. He was quite worshipped by those who knew him intimately, & we have so much appreciated & admired his wonderfully beautiful compositions. What was Queen Victoria’s favorite music? The queen later listed many of the pieces that she and […]

The monarch recalled “painful and disagreeable scenes’ while growing up at Kensington Palace. She once told Prince Albert’s father that she “had never had a happy childhood” and her uncle Leopold, King of the Belgians, that she had endured a “sad childhood”. Did Queen Victoria have a sad childhood? Victoria and Albert both had difficult […]

By early 2024, the depot’s 27 electric buses will be operating on nine routes across the northern suburbs, transporting up to 10,000 people each week including to La Trobe University and Northland Shopping Centre. They will cover more than 1.2 million kilometres over a year. Are Melbourne buses electric? Kinetic will introduce 36 electric buses […]

Answer. Victoria in Irish is Victeoiria. The meaning of Victeoiria is Victorious. Is Eva an Irish name? The mainstream version of its Gaelic form, Aoife, Eva means “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” In old Irish legends, Aoife was the mother of Cuchulainn, and was known as greatest female warrior. What is the hardest Irish name to pronounce? […]

In the August of 1884 Lidji Mearchea Worke, the envoy to the King John of Abyssinia, and his nephew, Lidji John Mashasa Worke, brought a young elephant to Osborne House and presented it as a gift to Queen Victoria. What animals did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, […]

Victorian Attitudes to Love A wife’s proper role was to love, honour and obey her husband , sex was frowned upon greatly and it was believed that no woman should ever have had sex outside of marriage. Sex was seen to be something that was solely for procreating and nothing else. What did Victorians call […]

There are all sorts of rules for introductions in Victorian society, Gentle Reader. Basically, the person whose name you say first is the more important person, to whom the other is being made known. The inferior is introduced to the superior. “Duke Hematol, may I introduce Dr. How did people introduce themselves in the Victorian […]