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Video on YouTube. In 1875, the Bulldog Club defined the perfect British Bulldog, in a booklet that was circulated to breeders everywhere. From dogs to engineering, from sports to space and time, the world was becoming obsessed by standards, and the rules that defined them. This was the world of the Victorians. —
Society and culture of the Victorian era refers to society and culture in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era--that is the 1837-1901 reign of Queen Victoria. The idea of "reform" was a motivating force, as seen in the political activity of religious groups and the newly formed labour unions.
Image credits: EssexGuyUpNorth The story of Masabumi Hosoto, the only Japanese Titanic survivor, is a fascinating one. Interestingly, Japan didn't celebrate his survival, as the local media ...
1 January – Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876. [1] Manchester Town Hall; March – The Nineteenth Century magazine is founded in London. 12 March – Britain annexes Walvis Bay in South Africa. [1] 14 March – former Argentine dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas dies in exile in Southampton. [1]
In 1840, Queen Victoria married her German cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The couple had nine children, who themselves married into various royal families, and the queen thus became known as the 'grandmother of Europe'. [20] [11] In 1861, Albert died. [19] Victoria went into mourning and withdrew from public life for ten years. [11]
Image credits: all_thats_interesting #6. On May 18, 1980, Washington's Mount St. Helens erupted in a cataclysmic blast that left 57 people dead and an area the size of Chicago completely devastated.
It was released alongside Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians. [10] The running time for both shows is about two hours including a 15-minute intermission. [11] Terrible Tudors and Vile Victorians in bogglevision played at theatres around Britain in 2010 in a production by the Birmingham Stage Company. The show premiered at the Civic Theatre ...
Little is known about Pablo Fanque's early life. Church records suggest that he was born in Norwich in 1810 and was one of at least five children, born to John and Mary Darby (née Stamp). [3] They were believed to have resided in Ber Street. [5] When Fanque married in 1848, he said his late father's occupation was "butler" on his marriage ...