Myths About The Victorian Era, Debunked

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• JA

  @jacktribble5253 · 4 years ago

  I don't think Steampunk is usually meant to be historically accurate.

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• LO

  @lordtrigon1733 · 4 years ago

  As a fan of gothic horror I am quite relieved to find out that the excessive amount of fog back then was <b>not</b> a myth. 👍

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• MI

  @MikaelaKMajorHistory · 4 years ago

  Victoria and Albert actually educated their children pretty fairly regardless of gender, Albert probably because he was just a doting parent, and Victoria because she was very limited to education in her childhood and she didn’t like that. Victoria definitely wasn’t the warmest to her children after Albert died, but before then, there’s many personal records of the family enjoying vacations and holidays and Victoria writing about how much she enjoyed one of her young son’s performances on his violin.

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• LE

  @lesberkley3821 · 4 years ago

  Victorian upper and middle class morality was partly a reaction to an incurable STD. Infidelity could mean death for you and your partner(s).

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• BU

  @Bubbaist · 4 years ago

  I’ve been to countries where people don’t smile for photos because they want to look natural. It seems like smiling for a photo is something people do when cameras become more common. When photos are rare it’s more formal and a rare opportunity to preserve one’s appearance. Once cameras become common they become more about fun.

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• KI

  @kimberlypatton205 · 3 years ago

  Such a sweetheart to say “I don’t have a joke here, that’s just sad.” Endeared you to me x100 more…

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• TR

  @travisinthetrunk · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R18Xfoc8TM&amp;t=468">7:48</a> The reason for the black hat/white hat trope was so that people could see who the good guys and bad guys were on TV in the 1950’s.

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• NE

  @NewMessage · 4 years ago

  &quot;No Royal, in the entire history of mankind, has ever been misquoted.&quot;<br>-Louis the 14th

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• PR

  @professorblu6916 · 4 years ago

  Part of the reason for the lack of smiling was the condition of people&apos;s teeth. There has been a good amount of work on smiling, teeth, and dentistry. I believe one is called The Smile Revolution

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• HE

  @herowither12354 · 4 years ago

  TV shows set in the victorian era not having much diversity isn&apos;t crazy, since most of those shows focus on stuff like nobility or royalty.

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• TH

  @TheMannyG · 4 years ago

  Maybe Prince Albert DID have a genital piercing and that became Victoria&apos;s Secret!

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• CH

  @channellegendarium7677 · 4 years ago

  What makes studying the Victorian era jarring (at least for me) is that at times the Victorians seem modern, innovative, and compassionate. And then, you&apos;ve got many other aspects of their society that are very much the opposite.

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