In true Victorian fashion, the jewelry that represented this facet of life was symbolic and sentimental. Mourning jewelry included lockets, crosses, urns, cameos, flowers, and other romantic symbols of loved ones. A miniature urn dangles from this gold mourning brooch. What are mourning jewelry? What is mourning jewellery? Mourning jewellery represents a connection to a […]
Category: Victoria
When Did The Victorian Era End And Why?
Jan. 22, 1901: Queen Victoria dies on the Isle of Wight at age 81, ending the Victorian Era. When did the Victorian era stop? 1901Strictly speaking, the Victorian era began in 1837 and ended with Queen Victoria’s death in 1901, but the period can be stretched to include the years both before and after these […]
What Did Queen Victoria Say About The Bible?
Handing him a copy of the Bible, she said, ‘Tell the Prince that this is the Secret of England’s Greatness‘. Was Queen Victoria very religious? When it came to religious faith, Victoria was always a believer in a Higher Power in the heavens, and in some form of posthumous spiritual existence, but she could not […]
How Tall Was Queen Victoria In Cm?
152cm tall. Well, you when you take the period into account, as well as her height, that is a rather shocking figure. Queen Victoria stood a whole whopping 152cm tall (or 5′ tall for my US readers)! How tall is the Queen Victoria? 4. She was barely five feet tall. The famously petite monarch was […]
Which Is Older Victorian Or Edwardian?
After the 67-year Victorian period, the Edwardian period was very short, lasting only 9 years between 1901-1910. Which was first Edwardian or Victorian? The Edwardian era succeeded the Victorian period and is a brief epoch lasting from 1901 to 1910. What period comes after Edwardian? Periods in history PERIOD WHEN WAS IT? STUART 1603-1714 GEORGIAN […]
What Was Life Like At The End Of The Victorian Era?
By the end of the Victorian era, half of the people living in Britain lived in cities. This meant that cities were crowded and dirty. If you were poor and couldn’t afford to live in a very nice place, it was easy to get sick. There was a large outbreak of cholera in London in […]
Is Victorian Age And Romantic Age Same?
The romantic period and the Victorian period are two notable periods in literature. The Romantic period was an artistic, musical, intellectual, and literary movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The victorian period was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1903. What is the other name of […]
Did Victoria Really Have A Relationship With Abdul?
Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, 1897. The close relationship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed controversial and scandalous by the royal court. After the Queen passed away, the family evicted Karim from the home the queen had given him and deported him back to India. Did Queen Victoria really […]
What Happened To Queen Victoria’S Adopted Daughter?
Sara Forbes Bonetta, otherwise known as Sarah Forbes Bonetta, (born Aina or Ina; 1843 – 15 August 1880), was ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. Sara Forbes Bonetta. Omoba Sara Forbes Bonetta Died 15 August 1880 (aged 36–37) Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal Cause of death Tuberculosis Did Queen Victoria adopt a black daughter? At the […]
When Was Victoria Falls Named?
1855. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in 1855, providing the English colonial name of Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria. Was Victoria Falls named after Queen Victoria? The local indigenous name for the falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya meaning “the smoke that thunders”. Livingstone, on seeing […]