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Victorians ... are they villainous?
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A Victorian horse and carriage (large print)
by RnibThis image shows a horse drawn carriage from the side, with the horse on the left, carriage and rider on the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The horse is facing to the left and walking so all four legs can be found. It is wearing blinkers, a bridle, and a harness. Attached to the bridle are the reins which the driver is holding in his hand. The harness is attached to the carriage by a large pole that reaches from the horse's neck to the main part of the carriage. Above the pole the driver sits on a bench. Only one eye, arm and leg can be found. He wears a bowler hat, and boots on his feet. Two of the four large spoked carriage wheels can be found. Above the larger of the two wheels to the right, is the back of the carriage with a folded hood. Between the two wheels the carriage dips and there is a step to get into the carriage.
Victorian gentry (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
Victorian gentry (UEB Contracted)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
Victorian gentry (Large Print)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
Victorian Fashion Accessories
by Ariel BeaujotIn Victorian England, women's accessories were always much more than incidental finishing touches to their elaborate dress. Accessories helped women to fashion their identities.Victorian Fashion Accessories explores how women's use of gloves, parasols, fans and vanity sets revealed their class, gender and colonial aspirations.The colour and fit of a pair of gloves could help a middle-class woman indicate her class aspirations.The sun filtering through a rose-colored parasol would provide a woman of a certain age with the glow of youth. The use of a fan was a socially acceptable means of attracting interest and flirting.Even the choice of vanity set on a woman's bedroom dresser reflected her complicity with colonial expansion. By paying attention to the particular details of women's accessories we discover the beliefs embedded in these artefacts and enhance our understanding of the culture at large. Beaujot's engaging prose illuminates the complex identities of the women who used accessories in the Victorian culture that created and consumed them. Victorian Fashion Accessories is essential reading for students and scholars of, history, gender studies, cultural studies, material culture and fashion studies, as well as anyone interested in the history of dress.
Victorian boy with hoop (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.
Victorian boy with hoop (UEB contracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.
Victorian boy with hoop (large print)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.
A Victorian baker and bread oven (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis image shows a baker facing forwards to the left and the bread oven to the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The baker is wearing a flat hat in the top left of the page. Both eyes and ears can be found. He has a long apron which goes down to his shins. He is holding a large paddle called a peel in both hands. It extends diagonally to the right and at the end there is a loaf of bread. At the bottom of the page below the loaf of bread is a sack of flour. Just to the left some of the flour has spilt on the floor. On the right of the page is a large oven with a heavy door towards the top. The uncooked loaves of bread would be put through this door into the oven to bake.
A Victorian baker and bread oven (large print)
by RnibThis image shows a baker facing forwards to the left and the bread oven to the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The baker is wearing a flat hat in the top left of the page. Both eyes and ears can be found. He has a long apron which goes down to his shins. He is holding a large paddle called a peel in both hands. It extends diagonally to the right and at the end there is a loaf of bread. At the bottom of the page below the loaf of bread is a sack of flour. Just to the left some of the flour has spilt on the floor. On the right of the page is a large oven with a heavy door towards the top. The uncooked loaves of bread would be put through this door into the oven to bake.
Victoria Cross (tactile)
by RnibThe Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery in for the British and Commonwealth Forces. The first Victoria Cross (VC) was given in 1856. It is awarded "for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy". The British monarch presents the VC to the winner. If the winner has died, the medal is presented to their family. All VC medals are made from bronze that comes from a gun captured from the Russians during the Crimea War. Each VC is unique and hand-made by the London jeweller, Hancocks. The VC is similar in shape to a Maltese cross and it is almost 1.54 inches (34mm) wide. It hangs from a wine red ribbon which slots into a straight bar decorated with laurel leaves. A "V" shaped lug is joined to the straight bar. The lug is connected to an oval shaped link. The Cross hangs from this link. The Royal crest is on the back of the medal in the centre of the cross. This crest is a side view of a standing lion wearing a crown with its tail held up over its body. This is called a Lion Statant Guardant and it stands over the crown of the British monarch. Underneath the lion and crown is a semi-circular `banner' with the words "For Valour". At each end of the banner are two small "V"s with little spheres on the tips of the "V"s. The name of the person receiving the award, their rank, number and unit are on the back of the straight bar. The date of the brave act is written in the centre of the back of the cross. Tactile image details This image shows the medal hanging from the straight bar on the wine red ribbon, of which just a small length is shown. The braille labels added are: wine red ribbon, straight bar with laurel leaves, oval link, "V" shaped lug, lion with crown, monarch's crown, banner with "For Valour", and end of banner with spheres.
Shakespeare And The Victorians
by Adrian PooleAdrian Poole examines the Victorian's obsession with Shakespeare, his impact upon the era's consciousness, and the expression of this in their drama, novels and poetry. The book features detailed discussion of the interpretations and applications of Shakespeare by major figures such as Dickens and Hardy, Tennyson and Browning, as well as those less well-known.
Queen Victoria
by Lytton StracheyGiles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) was a British writer and critic. He is best known for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. From time to time throughout his life Strachey studied Italian, German, and French. Landmarks in French Literature was published in 1912. By 1916 Strachey's theory of biography was fully developed and mature. He was being greatly influenced by Dostoevsky. His first great success, and his most famous achievement, was Eminent Victorians (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. This work was followed in the same style by Queen Victoria (1921). Amongst his other works are Books and Characters: French and English (1922), Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History (1928), Portraits in Miniature (1931) and Characters and Commentaries (1933).
Prison Life in Victorian England
by Michelle HiggsFind out what life in prison was really like for the Victorian convict and prisoner, and also for the prison officers who looked after them. Using original prison records, contemporary sources and testimony from convicts, prisoners and prison officers, this book examines every aspect of the Victorian English prison to bring this fascinating period of social history to life.
Primary History - Victorians
by Tony D. TriggsPrimary History: Victorians encourages the study of written sources, images and key figures to understand the influence of Victorian society on today’s world. Stimulating activities cover the growth of railways, industrial and social reform, levels of society within towns and the countryside, and the life of children at home, school and in work.
Oxford Reading Tree, Stage 8, Storybooks, Magic Key
by Roderick HuntThe magic key takes Biff, Chip and Kipper back to Victorian London for another adventure.
Oxford Reading Tree, Stage 8, Storybooks, Magic Key
by Roderick HuntThe magic key takes Biff, Chip and Kipper back to Victorian London for another adventure.
My Story
by Pamela OldfieldEverybody knows the sad tale of the Little Match Girl, but less well known is the story of the girls and women who slaved fourteen hours a day in the match factories for appalling pay, only to contract such fatal complaints as phossy jaw. The brutality of these conditions was brought to a head with the London Match Girls Strike of 1888. Told from the perspective of a young factory worker, this new title offers a fascinating insight into Victorian child labour.
Life in a Victorian Household
by Pamela HornWhat was it like to live in a Victorian household? What time did the servants have to get up? What was the food like and who cooked it? How did the clothing differ for the different types of servants? How much did the servants get paid? This fascinating book takes you back in time and shows you what it was really like to live in Victorian times, for those both above and below stairs, and what sights and smells would be around you.
Ladybird Histories: Victorians
by Jane BinghamThis history title from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school. Packed with everything a child needs to know about Victorian life and times, it is perfect for all school project work, with a timeline, glossary and index for easy reference.Fully illustrated and full of interesting bite-size facts, Ladybird Histories: Victorians features information about what people wore, what jobs they did, how they lived, children's lives, and notable people of the period including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and key social reformers.
In the Days of Queen Victoria
by Eva March TappanThis early work by Eva March Tappan was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'In the Days of Queen Victoria' is a biography of Queen Victoria and details aspects of her school days, her coronation, and her family life. Eva March Tappan was born on 26th December 1854, in Blackstone, Massachusetts, United States. Tappan began her literary career writing about famous characters from history in works such as 'In the Days of William the Conqueror' (1901), and 'In the Days of Queen Elizabeth' (1902). She then developed an interest in children's books, writing her own and publishing collections of classic tales.
How to be a Victorian
by Ruth GoodmanTRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMANWe know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves?Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish?Catch the omnibus to work and do the laundry in your corset? How to be a Victorian is a radical new approach to history; a journey back in time more personal than anything before, illuminating the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play.Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living and this book will show you how.______________________'Goodman skilfully creates a portrait of daily Victorian life with accessible, compelling, and deeply sensory prose' Erin Entrada Kelly'We're lucky to have such a knowledgeable cicerone as Ruth Goodman . . . Revelatory' Alexandra Kimball'Goodman's research is impeccable . . . taking the reader through an average day and presenting the oddities of life without condescension' Patricia Hagen
Horrible Histories
by Terry DearyReaders can discover all the foul facts about the VILLAINOUS VICTORIANS, including Why burglars were scared of bogies, which poet said he ate an ape and how a snick fadger might kiddy-nap your spangle. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. 9781407133324
History in a Hurry: Victorians
by John FarmanJohn Farman, the genius (for want of a better word) responsible for the best-selling A VERY BLOODY HISTORY OF BRITAIN (WITHOUT THE BORING BITS), now tackles all the great periods of history - in less than 10,000 words.History in a Hurry is so short that there just isn't room for any boring bits!All you need to know (and a little bit less*) about the Victorians.(*Quite a lot less, actually. Ed.)
Ginn History
by John SampsonThis primary school history book focuses on Victorian Britain and what it was like for the people living in that time. Looking at different houses, shops, the lives of rich and poor families, working life, travel and transport, entertainment and the arts, crime and punishment, medicine, religion, law and the British Empire.