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Dr. Bob Nicholson joins WIRED to answer the internet's _most intriguing queries_ about Victorian England. How did people entertain themselves in England in the 1800's? Why was openly showing feelings frowned upon in the Victorian Era? How many assassination attempts did Queen Victoria survive? Was it very difficult to wear a bustle? How did Victorian style become associated with “spooky” things? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Victorian England Support.
0:00 Victorian England Support
0:13 Mummy unwrapping parties
1:14 Victorian Age eroticism
2:27 Queen Victoria’s assassination attempts
3:46 Was it very difficult to wear a bustle?
5:06 The beginning of the Victorian Age
5:43 Victorian tech
6:48 How did Victorian style become “spooky”
7:30 News
8:24 Edgy 19th Century humor
10:25 Jack the Ripper
11:48 The Great Stink of London (1858)
12:52 How did English literature change throughout the Victorian era?
14:29 How did people entertain themselves in the 1800's?
15:31 It’s an ammonia source, I guess
16:15 Economic factors and hardship
17:30 Victorians vibrator myths
18:40 Like you know, whatever
19:30 Victorian London in film
21:40 Sewer-powered gas lights
22:09 Penny farthings
23:05 Victorian courtship
24:38 Victorian slang
25:35 Hat pins for self defense
26:28 USA
27:30 Victorian forensics
28:08 Victorian Age human rights and women’s rights
28:50 Why was openly showing feelings frowned upon in the Victorian Era?
Director: Lauren
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