Category: Victoria

A Royal Disease Queen Victoria of England, who ruled from 1837-1901, is believed to have been the carrier of hemophilia B, or factor IX deficiency. What illnesses did Queen Victoria have? Queen Victoria’s curse: New DNA evidence solves medical and murder mysteries. Queen Victoria and many of her descendants carried what was once called “Royal […]

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Queen Victoria. Victoria Imperial Durbar 1 January 1877 Successor Edward VII Born Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent24 May 1819 Kensington Palace, London, England Who is the ancestor of Queen Victoria? Ancestors […]

Arthur was the best behaved of the children and the Queen’s favourite. He had a very active imagination, liked reading and playing with his toy soldiers. Who was Victoria’s favorite child? Prince ArthurPrince Arthur was reportedly the queen’s favorite son. He married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia and the couple had three children. Did Queen […]

Poor children often had to work instead of going to school. Many worked with their parents at home or in workshops, making matchboxes or sewing. Children could also earn a bit of money as chimney-sweeps, messengers or crossing sweepers like the boy in this picture. What was life like for poor Victorian child? Life for […]

If you browse through turn-of-the-century newspapers around December, or seasonal catalogs, you could find many kinds of toys – bicycles, dolls, wagons, toy trains, teddy bears, rocking horses, games, children’s books, and more. What toys did Victorian children have? Children from rich families played with rocking horses, train sets, doll’s houses and toy soldiers, whereas […]

Education for poor children was designed to equip them for work. They learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. They practiced sports and learned about geography and history. Girls were taught how to cook, while boys took woodwork lessons. What did Victorian school children learn? The most important lessons were the ‘three Rs’ – reading, writing and […]

Victorian and Edwardian children would often be found playing a game called fivestones, or its variation called Jacks. What games did Victorian children play? Board games such as Snakes and Ladders, Ludo and Draughts were popular indoor games. Outdoors, Victorian children played with toys like hoops, marbles and skipping ropes, with friends in the street, […]

Poor children often had to work instead of going to school. Many worked with their parents at home or in workshops, making matchboxes or sewing. Children could also earn a bit of money as chimney-sweeps, messengers or crossing sweepers like the boy in this picture. What did poor Victorian children do? Children worked on farms, […]

Ten Brilliant Victorian Inventions Photographic Cameras – 1838. The Sewing Machine – 1845+ The flushing toilet – 1851. The Light Bulb – 1870s. The Telephone – 1876. The Bicycle – 1880s. The motor car – 1885. The Gramophone – 1887. What are 5 Victorian inventions? 10 Ingenious Inventions of the Victorian Era Electric lighting. Until […]

Board games such as Snakes and Ladders, Ludo and Draughts were popular indoor games. Outdoors, Victorian children played with toys like hoops, marbles and skipping ropes, with friends in the street, or in the school playground. They played chasing games such as Tag, Blind Man’s Bluff, and played catch with balls. What did the Victorians […]