Here are some more facts about Victorian lessons: The most important lessons were the ‘three Rs’ – reading, writing and arithmetic (maths). Pupils had to chant things (the times-table facts, for example) out loud until they could do it without making a mistake. What did the three R stand for? The principle of reducing waste, […]
Category: Victoria
What Is On Top Of Queen Victoria Statue?
The centre piece of the monument is a statue of Queen Victoria herself, below it an inscription reading ‘Victoria, Regina Imperatrix” (Victoria, Queen and Emperor). On top of the monument is the golden statue of Victory, with two seated figures below it representing courage and constancy. What is the gold statue on top of Queen […]
Why Wasn’T Queen Victoria’S Mother Queen?
Though she had been mother to Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Kent had never herself been Princess of Wales, because her second husband, Edward, Duke of Kent had been George III’s fourth son. Why did Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother not become queen? The title in British usage is purely a courtesy title. While the […]
Did Queen Victoria Use A Telephone?
On 14th January 1878, Queen Victoria was given a demonstration of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell at Osborne House. He made the UK’s first publicly witnessed long-distanced calls, calling London, Cowes and Southampton. Did the Victorian era have telephones? Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria in 1878, and in 1878 the […]
Was Photography Invented In The Victorian Era?
The year 1839 is regarded as the genesis of photography, although it’s a bit more complex than that. It was actually shortly before the beginning of the Victoria era, in the 1820s, that Nicéphore Niépce was able to record a view from his workroom window on paper sensitized with silver chloride. Was the camera invented […]
What Was A Victorian Workhouse Ks2?
What were Victorian Workhouses? Victorian workhouses were places where disadvantaged people who had no job or no home would go to find work. These people included the poor, mentally ill and orphaned children. What were Victorian workhouses? The Victorian Workhouse was an institution that was intended to provide work and shelter for poverty stricken people […]
How Were People Punished In The Victorian Era?
Some prisoners were sentenced to hard labour, they had to do tough physical work. They were made to turn a crank, a heavy metal handle or walk on treadmills hundreds of times a day as punishment. Prisoners could be hurt or have their food taken away for misbehaving. How were people punished in the Victorian […]
When Was The Bicycle Invented In Victorian Times?
Karl von Drais patented this design in 1818, which was the first commercially successful two-wheeled, steerable, human-propelled machine, commonly called a velocipede, and nicknamed hobby-horse or dandy horse. Was the bicycle invented in the Victorian era? The Penny Farthing was the first machine to be called a bicycle. Its name came from its large front […]
How Many Learning Areas Are There In The Victorian Curriculum?
The Victorian Curriculum F–10 learning areas are a clear and deliberate reaffirmation of the importance of a discipline-based approach to learning, where learning areas are regarded as both enduring and dynamic. What are the Victorian Curriculum strands? The curriculum is organised by the three strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and […]
What Did The Victorian Invent?
Victorian Inventions Timeline (1837 to 1901) 1838 The first photograph taken, by Louis Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox-Talbot in Britain. 1879 The electric light bulb invented by Swan and Edison for home use. 1885 Safety Bicycle invented. It had a chain, sprocket driven rear wheel and equally sized wheels. What was invented in […]