I think this is amazing learning about the Victorians and what they have been through,and I just love the way you put puns in from time to time!. John Victorians are very different and it would be interesting to go back in time and see everything! Archie I am loving the history. A ...
The Victorians were into all sorts of weird ways to send messages, and flowers were no exception. The flowers you gave someone would send them a message, and people wrote whole books about which flowers meant what. For example, a bluebell could mean 'humility' while a yellow hyacinth meant ...
Another little-known fact (Or maybe, just one we don’t want to acknowledge) about insects is that they are a very rich protein source. So much so, that sustainability advocates are calling for insects as a meat substitute. Source: Unsplash Cats sleep for ⅔ of their lives. People h...
13. The Victorians LOVED mummies People have been fascinated by mummies for centuries, but the Victorians took it to a whole new level. In the 19th century more European explorers went into Egypt to dig up ancient Egyptian ruins, and started bringing artefacts back - including mummies! One of...
The clock work product is not a new invention. The Victorians had already put it in wide use. We may find them used in toys as well. Then what is new about this clockwork radio? Baylis has used this simple but effective (高效的) way of creating electricity to both help the people of...
I think this is amazing learning about the Victorians and what they have been through,and I just love the way you put puns in from time to time!. John Victorians are very different and it would be interesting to go back in time and see everything! Archie I am loving the history. A ...
Today “Victorian” connotes a prudish refusal to admit theexistence of sex, hypocritically combined with constant discussions of sex, thinly veiled as a series of warnings. There is some truth to both sides of thisstereotype. Some few educated Victorians did write a lot about sex, includingpor...
Today “Victorian” connotes a prudish refusal to admit theexistence of sex, hypocritically combined with constant discussions of sex, thinly veiled as a series of warnings. There is some truth to both sides of thisstereotype. Some few educated Victorians did write a lot about sex, includingpor...
Today “Victorian” connotes a prudish refusal to admit theexistence of sex, hypocritically combined with constant discussions of sex, thinly veiled as a series of warnings. There is some truth to both sides of thisstereotype. Some few educated Victorians did write a lot about sex, includingpor...
Professor of History, Hamline University. Author ofWomen in England 1790-1914: A Social HistoryandUnderstanding the Victorians: Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteeth-Centry Britain. Susie Steinbach Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...