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  2. Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    He distinguished early Victorianism—the socially and politically unsettled period from 1837 to 1850 [4] —and late Victorianism (from 1880 onwards), with its new waves of aestheticism and imperialism, [5] from the Victorian heyday: mid-Victorianism, 1851 to 1879.

  3. Victorian literature - Wikipedia

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    'Carlyle and Tennyson talked and smoked together.' by J. R. Skelton, 1920. Victorian literature is English literature during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). The 19th century is considered by some the Golden Age of English Literature, especially for British novels. [1]

  4. Society and culture of the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Victorian morality - Wikipedia

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    Victorian morality was a surprising new reality. The changes in moral standards and actual behaviour across the British were profound. Historian Harold Perkin wrote: ...

  6. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    The categorisation of the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time is called periodization. [1] This is a list of such named time periods as defined in various fields of study.

  7. Neo-Victorian - Wikipedia

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    Neo-Victorianism is an aesthetic movement that features an overt nostalgia for the Victorian period. In arts and crafts. Examples of crafts made in this style ...

  8. ‘Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies’ Review: A ... - AOL

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    This, of course, was the other great drama, the one that built in tandem with the cultural revolution of the ’60s: the slaying of the dragon of Victorianism, which happened at the movies.

  9. Victorian architecture - Wikipedia

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    St. Pancras railway station and Midland Hotel in London, opened in 1868. Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ...