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Life in Victorian Britain
What was daily life like for people in the Victorian era? From the slums of 19th-century London and life in the workhouse to the court of Queen Victoria and the revolution of the railways, we bring you the facts

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Week one quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Was Victorian life really so grim? 5 reasons why the Victorians were 'happy'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Cocaine: a Victorian sensation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Great Exhibition: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Challenging gender in the Victorian Age: the 'masculine' New Woman and 'effeminate' New Man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sex, sadism and sugared death: 8 scandals that rocked Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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“There was a general perception that Queen Victoria’s mourning was neither normal nor acceptable”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6Battling against Bovril. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5Crazy about wheelbarrows. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4Celebrity pedestrian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3Would you let a tiger lick your face?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Sail, steam & stormy seas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1“The life of a dozen men”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian death rituals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Black Victorians: radicals, muses, inmates & aristocrats. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Love, marriage & wallpaper: the artistic lives of Jane and William Morris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dorothea Bate: A fearless fossil hunter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The secret life of Mrs Beeton: 10 pieces of life advice from her famous Book of Household Management. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life in the workhouse: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
![At dinner, St Marylebone Workhouse, London, circa 1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]. Artist: Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) At dinner, St Marylebone Workhouse, London, c1901 (1903)](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2010/12/GettyImages-515848450-66e18be.jpg?quality=90&resize=93%2C62)
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The history of railways in Britain: from the first steam trains to the rail revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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