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    extensive work hours as well as how they are repetitively being undermined by their boss and their coworkers. Little did they know that in the Victorian Era both adults and children had it far worse than your parents could imagine. Textile factories were bad for English workers because they were dangerous and the workers were abused. Factories in the Victorian Era were unsanitary and held highly dangerous machinery that workers were subjected to use on a daily basis. Dr. Ward, a doctor who…

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    about the Regency Era and Victorian period, two different periods in different centuries.. I´m going to discuss the subjects women issues and social classes that were in these two periods in Great Britain. To strengthen my examples, I´m going to use two versions of the Mansfield Park series and the the novel Persuasion written by Jane Austen. The British time periods We can divide British time into smaller time periods, for instance Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Georgian and Victorian. Within the…

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    days a week. To most adults today, that would be unbearable, but for many child laborers in Victorian England, such labor was the reality. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens portrays many cruelties imposed on children in the Victorian Era that reflected reality. Dickens’s portrayal of children in the Victorian Era was not at all dramatized and depicted what many child laborers faced in the Victorian Era. The creation of factories in Britain had many economic benefits, but the execution was…

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    Victorian Era Do you know when the Victorian era was? According to “victorian-era.org” the Victorian era was in the United Kingdom during 1837-1901 and it was called the Victorian era because the queen during this era was Queen Victoria. (Victorian era Government) During this era working life, housing, sports, government, and fashion will be described during this essay. First of all, the working life of Victorian people was very harsh. Most jobs that they would work were very physical.…

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    Poetry Research Paper : Victorian Era The victorian era which began in 1837 and ended in 1901 under the reign of Queen Victoria is known for its several contradictions, extreme poverty, religion and supernatural beliefs. Their way of thinking represented the ideological change that was seen inside of the society in general. Several progresses in Science which have given ideas about the reality and the past beliefs regarding religion and the truth. Expanded congestion, poverty, and malady,…

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    school, and not being able to leave. This was the life of a child of the estate during the Victorian Era. Although the child’s family may have been rich, that doesn’t mean that the child would live a happy life, free of troubles and worries. Some aspects of a child’s life were happy and not worrisome, including their variety of food choice and expensive clothing. However, children during the Victorian Era usually had very sad and depressing lives because of the fact that their parents were not…

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    variety on headdresses and hairstyles in the Victorian period. Women of the Victorian period enjoyed gardening. These women needed a headdress that would cover their face while in the garden, so they wore bonnets. Keeping sun out of their face was not the only use for bonnets. The Victorian time period was a time of lavish parties. With their parties had to come lavish headdresses and hairstyles. The hairstyles changed rapidly throughout the Victorian period. The styles of hair would change from…

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    The Victorian Era was a time of great economic, social, and political changes. Queen Victoria ruled England from 1837 to 1876 and this time was known as the Victorian Era. She ruled during a time when people disliked royalty about how they governed their land, but she is still credited with bringing respect back to the throne. Many of the things that changed for people during the Victorian Era is still prevalent today in the daily life, social class, and working life. First, daily life was…

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    “ Children were lucky to survive till their fifth birthdays “ says author Liza Picard. Medicine in the 1800s or also known as the “ Victorian Era “ was even considered medieval. Not many specialized physicians or drugs existed while terrible diseases such as Cholera or Typhoid dominated the lives of people. Also, the situation of treatment center such as hospitals and care centers were not advanced and taken care of such simple diseases. Although, great advancements in the profession were made…

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    Servants in the Victorian Era Different Servants Upper servants such as butler, housekeeper, lady's maid,house steward,and valet Upper servants were classified as upper servants because upper class servants were entitled to respect and deference from the under staff. Upper servants were placed in larger households. Upper servants would take the head place at the dining room. The butler is the head of his department and responsible for the…

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