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This work brings the past to life in a multitude of settings, from idyllic country estates to urban slums. It provides information about the physical, social, economic, and legal details of daily life in Victorian England, with a special focus on groups often invisible in traditional history: children, women both at work and at home, and people who led respectable, ordinary lives. Excerpts from primary sources and over sixty illustrations enrich the work, providing information for classroom and library use and for those interested in the fascinating era of Queen Victoria.Read more...
Chief events of the Victorian Age in England --
The Victorians and their world --
A brief history of Victorian England --
The foundations of daily life : class, tradition, and money --
Working life --
Technology, science, and the urban world --
Official life: government and the law --
Private life: house, food, and clothes --
Family and social rituals --
Education --
Health and medicine --
Leisure and pleasure: holidays, sports, and recreation --
Faith and works: religion and reform --
"Victorian morality" --
England and empire.
This work brings the past to life in a multitude of settings, from idyllic country estates to urban slums. It provides information about the physical, social, economic, and legal details of daily life in Victorian England, with a special focus on groups often invisible in traditional history: children, women both at work and at home, and people who led respectable, ordinary lives. Excerpts from primary sources and over sixty illustrations enrich the work, providing information for classroom and library use and for those interested in the fascinating era of Queen Victoria.
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Great source for anyone interested/studying the Victorian era. Each chapter covers a different topic ranging from daily life and customs to laws & monetary system. Easy to read and rich in detail, Victorian England comes alive from both classes.
