Category: Victoria

It’s often claimed that Queen Victoria said the infamous quote – “We are not amused” – to an equerry who had told a risqué joke (the ‘we’ in question was not the royal ‘we’ but the ladies who were present). The phrase has since come to epitomise the perceived strait-laced stuffiness of both the era […]

Leadbeater’s possum. State animal: Leadbeater’s possum The scientific name of Leadbeater’s possum is Gymnobelideus leadbeateri. The Leadbeater possums are about 40cm long from nose to tail tip. Which is the symbol of Victoria? Victoria chose one of its rarest birds, the helmeted honeyeater, as its state emblem in 1971. What animal symbolize Australia? the kangarooEmblematic […]

In June 1910, Victoria was granted its Coat of Arms by Royal Warrant. The shield is blue with the 5 stars of the Southern Cross. Its supporters are 2 female figures named Peace and Prosperity, the state’s motto. What is Victoria’s state slogan? The motto Peace and Prosperity was the first to be in English […]

“I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of “Women’s Rights,” with all its attendant horrors, on which her poor feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feelings and propriety. What are some quotes from Queen Victoria? Queen Victoria Quotes We […]

“An ugly baby is a very nasty object – and the prettiest is frightful when undressed.” Later she wrote to her eldest daughter that she was “no admirer of babies generally” and had been repulsed by her sons Bertie and Leopold (“frightful”). What did Queen Victoria say about pregnancy? Victoria and Pregnancy Above all, she […]

Gowramma gave birth to a daughter named Edith Campbell on 2 July 1861. By the time Edith was three years old, Gowramma had developed signs of tuberculosis. She died from the disease on 30 March 1864 just a few months short of her 23rd birthday. Did Queen Victoria have an Indian daughter? Exiled Indian princess […]

Victoria. Under the Road Safety Act 1986, it is illegal to be asked to take a breath or drug test anywhere. As a result, police can conduct breath tests on private property. Can police breath test you at home Victoria? When you are at home and they have no reason to believe you have been […]

Famously, Queen Victoria spent 40 years wearing black in tribute to her late husband Prince Albert as an outward sign of her grief. The practical purpose of a mourning veil is to conceal one’s face, in order to provide extra privacy for those who are upset or crying. Why did Queen Victoria wear a veil? […]

Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi), the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). What country does Victoria belong to? […]

They were viewed as only supposed to be housewives and mothers to their children. The women during this era were only viewed as people that should only concern themselves with keeping a successful household. However, during this time women were forced into working positions outside of the household. How did husbands treat their wives in […]