Let’s learn more about this fascinating period of history in our Victorian facts… Victorian facts 1) The Victorians were the people who lived during the reign of Queen Victoria, from the 20 June 1837 until the date of her death on the 22 January 1901. It was an era of exciting ...
The Victorians frequently used marcasites as substitutes for diamonds. Marcasite, also known as pyrite, was used for this purpose as early as the 1700s. Heliotrope, or bloodstone as the Victorians called, was used throughout the era. Bloodstone is rarely used in modern jewelry so discovering it...
No, it’s not another edgy underground indie band, but one of the endless fun facts about plants: Moon trees were sprouted from tree seeds that were flown to the moon, then planted in the Earth. 500 seeds were taken from 5 different seed types to orbit around the moon. They were later...
39. A New Era With his ascension, Henry II began the rule of Angevin kings over the throne of England. This dynasty is also known as the Plantagenet dynasty. It would rule England for three centuries, ending with the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses and the death of King Richard III...
The Symbolization Peony Symbolism For those who want to know whatPeony flowerssymbolize, there is more than one. Since the second story is about the nymph of Aphrodite, people know it as the symbolization of bashfulness. Besides, in the Victorians’ belief, if you dug up a peony, fairies wo...
In another version, Cupid was the son of the winged messenger of the gods, Mercury and the goddess of love, Venus. Cupid became common in Roman art during the era of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. His image transferring the weapons of Mars to his mother Venus became a motif of Augus...
Are Victorians being misled with the smart meter “mandate”�? Victorians are continually being informed that it is mandatory to accept the installation of smart meters; that by refusing installation one is breaking the law. Stop Smart Meters Australia members have received written notification...
Let’s learn more about this fascinating period of history in our Victorian facts… Victorian facts 1) The Victorians were the people who lived during the reign ofQueen Victoria, from the20 June 1837until the date of her death on the22 January 1901. It was an era of exciting discoveries,...
Victorian era historical period, United Kingdom Also known as: Victorian Age Written by Susie Steinbach Professor of History, Hamline University. Author ofWomen in England 1790-1914: A Social HistoryandUnderstanding the Victorians: Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteeth-Centry Britain. ...
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...