Victorian Era

Why is the Victorian Era important?

The Victorian Era was so important because of many things but some of the reason's they were so important is because they invented things that we still use today. For example, in 1838 the first photograph was taken by Louis Daguerre. In 1879 the electric light bulb was invented by Swan and Edison for home use. In 1885 a Safety Bicycle was invented there. If we get down to the real answer its because of the history that happened there.

Jobs during the Victorian Era.

During the Victorian Era, children did most of of the jobs. In the 19th century, children of the age 9 could work they would work for 10-12 hours a day. Some jobs were coal mining, chimney sweeping, working in a factory, laundry, pottery and more.

Schools

Rich families taught there children at home until there were ten. Then they went to public schools. Like Eton. Girls had very few schools that they could go to. Poorer children went to free charity schools or Dame schools.

This was what the women did

This is a game that the men played.

What did they do for fun?

For fun they played Board games. They jumped rope too. Men usually did outdoor stuff like tennis, shooting, cricket, and fishing. The women participated in charitable events. During the 19th century, working hours were hard to manage for women so it took a toll in entertainment for the women. the women were not able to have as much fun anymore.

These are people eating food and shopping for food.

What did they eat?

They ate Herrings, sprats, eels, oysters, mussels, cookies, whelks, cod, and haddock. Those were the most popular foods. Rich people ate Ham, eggs, and bacon. those things were cooked and served for them. they also ate cheese, Potato's, sheep head, and meat.

This is their Santa. Instead of calling him Santa they called him Father Christmas.

This is what the post cards looked like. ----------->

This is what their Christmas trees looked like.

What Was Christmas like in 1843?

Rich Victorians redistribute their wealth by giving money and gifts to the poor. When middle class people would work for the rich, the rich gave the middle class let them have two days off. Most people had a Christmas tree and decorated it with something called "the crackers". Originally it was supposed to be sweets in a twist on fancy colored paper. Then it was changed to being love notes, paper hats, small toys, and made them go BANG! People sent post cards to each other too.

This is a picture of what there house may have been like

What was a typical home like?

The House were built in terraces or detached houses,the building material was brick or local wood. The wealthy decorated their houses, had well made furniture and etc... The poor lived in in a small houses with a couple of rooms and would share toilets and water.

What clothing did they wear?

The rich women wore a corsets under their dresses, the rich men wore a vest, a long arm buttoned shirt and, a waist coat and etc... The rich girls wore the same thing as their mother but their dresses were below their knees. The Rich boys wore a sailors suit but didn´t wear trousers or a vest.

The poor women wore a thin and dirty dress with dark colors,the rich men wore the same thing as the rich men but it was just old and worn out. The poor kids wore second hand stitched and patched clothes.