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What are some lesser known facts about the Victorian days?

I have to write a book taken place in the Victorian days for school. What are some lesser known facts about the Victorian days that could hep me write the book better? I have Victorian names picked out, and the facts can be about girls, boys, adults, anything really. One is a royalty. Did they have royalty in the Victorian days? I really don't know. Thanks :)

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    Justins right.

    Clothing sometimes consisted what is now called Baby Doll Gothic

    And Baby Doll Angel clothes.

    Women used only corsets, yep no bras. A strip of linen that was disposed after two weeks was worn instead of underwear.

    Baths were taken once a week and sometimes in small tubs or public washrooms.

    When a woman entered a room, it was considered rude for a man to offer his seat to her because the cushion might still be warm.

    People thought food digested better in the dark, so a dining room located in the basement was considered the best spot in which to eat.

    A glance into a bedroom was considered improper if viewed by a visitor, so bedrooms were located on the second floor.

    People were shy about having water closets, so they disguised fixtures as dressers and cabinets. Tubs were enclosed in wooden boxes that resembled large chests. People went to great lengths to hide toilets from view. In some homes, they were behind a curtain or screen, or even in a room of their own.

    Children rarely saw their parents. A special trip was made to the nursery each evening, and the visit lasted about an hour.

    Women made pictures, wreaths, and bouquets from their own hair or the hair of a family member to be framed and displayed in the parlor.

    Some rocking chairs were designed to disguise a chamber pot. People had to be careful not to rock too quickly!

    A lot of men used macassar oil to slick back their hair. Crocheted doilies, called antimacassars, were put over the backs of chairs to keep this grease from staining the furniture.

    For a lady to show her ankles was considered very risque!

    To control insects, many people kept a HEDGEHOG in the basement. It curled up and slept in the day, but roamed around the dark kitchen at night eating cockroaches and other insects.

    Some ladies suffered with facial hair,or "Bad Hair Days" or hated darning.

    We are happy to tell you that it is now illegal for a husband to strike or beat his wife. His right of "moderate correction" was first questioned in the time of Charles the Second, and is now indefensible. A wife has the right to the custody of her child up to seven years of age. The personal property of a wife passes to her husband absolutely on her marriage, but her real (i.e.freehold) property can only be alienated by him during her life with her consent

    In Victorian times, darning stockings was a task ladies undertook - time consuming and laborious.

    left-handed people repressed

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, they did have royalty in the Victorian days. Her name was Victoria. That's why it was called the Victorian days.

    Also there were no proper sewers and therefore piles of **** on every street corner.

  • 1 decade ago

    They did have royalty.

    Maybe adding something about the opium wars would give you some kudos.

    Basically we sold opium (a drug) to China which in turn lost money.

    Some Chinese people opened up 'Opium' houses where people smoked opium and got addicted and had hallucinations. Then this wasted peoples money and lives.

    And maybe you could add something on Jack the Ripper?

  • 1 decade ago

    Many important scientific discoveries where made during that era.

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