Mr Figgis

The Victorians
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Dolly We can't tell you EVERYTHING about the Victorians. There were so many of them. Life changed so much .... here's some ideas that we hope you will find interesting.

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Her Majesty Queen Victoria

Victoria was born in 1819 and died in 1901. What did she look like? What did she do?

Queen Victoria

Violet the Cook

Violet has a collection of photographs for you to look at.

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CousinSonFather

 Sounds of the Century

What have these three Austrian gentlemen got in common? Was music only for the rich ... or could anyone listen?

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Change and invention

Queen Victoria lived for 82 years. There were many changes to everyday life in those years.

You can all be pleased that Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph.

 Thomas Edison

Lord Simpson

Lord Simpson has just bought the latest one.
Life will never be the same.

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The Lady with the Lamp

 A famous Victorian:
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale changed the way in which people are looked after when they are ill.

She also had some very important advice to give about bringing up baby!!

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Going to School in Victorian Times

Eton and Harrow were only for the rich.

How did the poor children learn? Did anyone care?
Wasn't it best that they just worked in the factories or on the farm?
What were Ragged Schools?

Cedric Let Cedric tell you about them.

2+2 =6

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