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Portals to the Past: British Ceramics 1675-1825. Historical objects reveal much about the people who once owned them and the culture they were produced in: the popular food and drink of the day and how they were served; the styles of the period; even which public figures were especially admired. And that’s the case with the porcelain and ...
2 de mar. de 2023 · – Uncovering the Origins of Popular Victorian Colours. In the early 19th century, people favoured more muted shades such as browns, greys and blues. But by mid-century a new range of vibrant colours had become all the rage. Reds, pinks, yellows and greens were seen as symbols of wealth and luxury.
2 de jul. de 2023 · Dandy fashion was a prominent style during the Victorian era, particularly in the mid-19th century. Dandies were fashionable and extravagant gentlemen who emphasized their appearance and sense of style. They carried themselves with poise and elegance, exuding an air of sophistication and refinement. Image: A Victorian dandy pictured in the 1840s
31 de may. de 2000 · Non HA Members can get instant access for £2.75. Of the many social changes that occurred during the Victorian age, public health reform is widely agreed to be one of the most significant. In the early Victorian era the vast majority of Britons drank water from murky ponds and rivers, carried to their dwellings in buckets; and their excrement ...
17 de feb. de 1994 · This book investigates the relations between landlords and tenants in Ireland between the great famine and the land war. Based on a remarkably wide range of primary sources, most notably collections of estate papers, it is a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis. It explores evictions, rents, tenant rights, estate management, agrarian ...
7 de abr. de 2015 · 1 For the general development of British periodicals see Altick, and Vann and VanArsdel. The large-scale digitisation of British nineteenth-century periodicals in recent years has made this valuable source for the study of Victorian culture more widely accessible.
31 de mar. de 2022 · From 'A History of the British Nation' by AD Innes, 1912. In the years which passed between 1852 and 1869 great events occupied public attention - the establishment of the Second Empire in France, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Unification of Italy, the American Civil War, and the decisive contest between Austria and Prussia.
