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    Health and Medicine in the Victorian Age The Victorian era was the regime faced with a lot of challenges in the health sector and enormous counter development to solve the health disasters. This happened during Queen Victoria’s time (1837-1901). During the era, England is said to have made progress in development including the health and medicine areas. The paper will project the challenges in health experienced and the solutions to them arrived at by different scholars of their time. In the 17th

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    Victorian servants The Victorian servants in the Victorian era. The hiring of the Victorian servants how they act with one another their wages they make and their masters and mistresses. Domestic or menial servants were originally so called from the fact that they lived within the walls of their master's house(Seely). The word servant could range from many different things. They have housekeeping, cook, kitchen maids, house maids, nurses, butlers, valets, coachmen, footmen, grooms, gardeners

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    One of the darker and more mysterious periods in history is the Victorian Era. The nineteenth century was a major point in literary history, with stories mostly related to supernatural beings, poetry, and fantastic literature. There were also multiple different religions, such as Christianity and Judaism. The people in England were very religious and went to church every sunday. Despite their social class, women were always home and doing their housework, while men were out working to earn money

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    Perhaps the most important article of clothing for a Victorian woman was a dress. Without a dress, most of the other items would have no purpose! The Victorian era was the first recorded time pockets were sewn inside dresses for storage (Rowland-Warne 30). It was also when mass clothing production began a reality using the innovative sewing machine (Rowland-Warne 40). Towards the beginning to middle of the Victorian era, the dresses were bell-shaped and thick, especially after the invention of the

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    How long did the Victorian Era last? Queen Victoria of England ruled the throne for over 64 years, however her impact made the Victorian era last for a 150 year. The Victorian era was most known for its censorship and proper allegations. For example, men were supposed to be hard workers and protectors of the house and family. Subsequently, women were suited to a role that limited their abilities as a citizen as compared to today, which included household chores and such. Lastly, children were to

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    The Victorian Age (1830-1901) Introduction The Victorian era is a term used to refer to the period during which Britain was under the control of Queen Victoria. It was a period that was different from all the other periods in the history of Britain. The Victorian era was before the Georgian era. This period of British history has lasted about 63 years, starting from when Queen Victoria began to rule in 1837 and ended when she died in 1901. This essay aims to completely describe the Victorian era

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    Victorian Era Games

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    Have you ever wondered what games were played in the Victorian Era. There are many different types of games that you can play, but I’m just going to give a few examples of what games they played back then. First game that we are going to talk about is Lawn Tennis. Lawn Tennis was first invented in 1874. Tennis was one of the most enjoyed sports in the Victorian Era, although tennis can be traced to fourteenth century France. The game was played in nineteenth century United States, but it was invented

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    Essay On Victorian Era

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    Victorian Era (1837-1901), the reign of Queen Victoria. The Victorian age was flourished with various social and religious movements and sometimes been called as "Second English Renaissance". The year 1830 is usually considered as an end to Romantic period in Britain and marked the starting date for Victorianism. The Victorians were often called "prudish and repressive". They seem to be the great enemies of sexuality. Middle-Class Victorians attempt to hide, evade, repress, deny the idea of sexuality

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    Victorian Era Medicine

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    The Ideas of Medicine and Health in Victorian England Did you know that in the Victorian Era a traditional idea of the body included of woman being smaller version of men. This was a common idea explored in the Victorian era; however, the research states differently. As a result, this idea was not a fact rather a misconception caused due to the lack of education and research. The Victorian era was a period in 1837 to 1901 ruled by Queen Victoria, who became a queen at the age of eighteen and ruled

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    INFLUENCES ON THE VICTORIAN ERA Yelitza Lopez-Morel Yelitza Lopez-Morel Professor Earle DES 113 November 15th, 2017 Influences on the Victorian Style The Victorian Style is known for being “more.” Composed of various styles before its time including past styles of Europe and Asia, it demonstrated eclecticism which is a mixture of different styles, it incorporated historical influences, and traits and characteristics

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