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Part one – Daily life: how did people live in the 19th century?
Ruth introduces the cold and heavy physical labour of everyday living. She examines the normal routines of life – from washing and dressing, to eating and sleeping – and how this differed for people from different walks of life.
Published: November 13, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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Historian Ruth Goodman discusses the normal routines of life in Victorian Britain – from washing and dressing, to eating and sleeping – and how this differed for people from different walks of life
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Historian Ruth Goodman discusses the normal routines of life in Victorian Britain – from washing and dressing, to eating and sleeping – and how this differed for people from different walks of life
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Ruth Goodman, who is teaching our new HistoryExtra Academy course, shares five surprising facts about everyday life (and death) in this fast-changing era
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Victorian daily life: what was it like for 'ordinary' Victorians?
As the rich got richer on the spoils of the empire, the working classes suffered grinding poverty. So what was life really like for ordinary people in the Victorian period?
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The 1880s was Britain’s most optimistic decade, an October 2019 study concluded. Yet the most familiar images of Victorian life are bleak indeed. Rosalind Crone revealed five surprising truths about the experiences of the urban poor in 19th-century Britain...
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From fire hazard petticoats to garments that caused fainting and even death by poison, some trends in 19th-century women’s fashion were risky business for those who wore them. How did things change? Matilda Nightingale explores stories of the women who fought back…
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Week one quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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