A Young Person's Introduction to Life in Victorian Britain

    The Victorian era lasted through most of the 19th century, from Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne in 1837 to her death in 1901.  This is the period that saw the introduction of the telegraph, the electric light bulb, the pasteurization process, aniline dyes, photography, the sewing machine, the typewriter, and association football (called "soccer" in the USA).  Fashions and technology were greatly changed by the end of Victoria's reign, and the British Empire claimed some 400 million people on six continents as its subjects.

General information
    Draper, Jenny. "A Deep Dive Into Victorian Servants." YouTube. May 9, 2022.
    Kellgren-Fozard, Jessica. "Victorian Lesbians?! // Queer History." YouTube. June 29, 2022.
    Rudolph, Nicole. "Why Victorian Etiquette was so ✨Extra✨." YouTube. August 10, 2024.

Arts and architecture
    Draper, Jenny. "The Largest Building In The World (in 1851): The London History Show." YouTube. July 13, 2020.
    Draper, Jenny. "The London History Show: The Benin Plaques." YouTube. June 22, 2020.
    Zebrowska, Karolina. "Matted Hair And Filthy Rags Full of Vermin." YouTube. August 15, 2024.

Food and drink
    Miller, Max. "The 1853 Dinner in a Dinosaur." YouTube. June 13, 2023.
    Miller, Max. "The Noble Origins of Afternoon Tea." YouTube. August 2, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Toad in the Hole & the Cows of Scotland." YouTube. June 15, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "Victorian Ice Cream & The Queen of Ices." YouTube. May 3, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Victorian Mincemeat With Actual Meat." YouTube. December 14, 2021.

Games and entertainment
    Rowe, Kaz. "The History of Victorian Women in Sports | plus, cycling in a corset!" YouTube. December 13, 2021.
    van Betuw, Allysia. "Romantic Period Music - Part One." YouTube. July 2, 2016.

Health and medicine
    Draper, Jenny. "The London History Show: The Great Stink and the Whitechapel Fatberg." YouTube. February 23, 2018.
    Draper, Jenny. "Victorian Ladies Don't Poop: The London History Show." YouTube. June 28, 2025.
    Dyer, Serena. "I followed a 🌞Victorian Morning Routine🌞." YouTube. January 29, 2023.
    Rowe, Kaz. "Let's Look At the Gruesome World of Victorian Medicine." YouTube. June 11, 2021.

Literature and education
    Draper, Jenny. "Answering Your Questions About The Suffragettes." YouTube. March 21, 2025.
    Draper, Jenny. "The London History Show: Millicent Garrett Fawcett DESTROYS Anti-Suffrage Arguments." YouTube. January 12, 2019.
    Maksy, Rachel. "Some WEIRD Victorian Christmas Cards." YouTube. December 20, 2019.
    Rowe, Kaz. "Bram Stoker and the Fears that Built Dracula." YouTube. October 2, 2020.

Travel and transportation
    Chrisman, Sarah A. "Victorian High Wheel Bicycle." YouTube. February 17, 2020.
    Eade, Catherine. "A different world: Travel tips for that most intrepid of species, the Victorian lady tourist." Daily Mail. April 26, 2011.
    Rudolph, Nicole. "Travel like a Victorian." YouTube. November 23, 2024.

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