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ManheimTwp MS Library: Victorian London

Victorian Links

Children and Teens

http://www.victorianchildren.org/victorian-children-in-victorian-times/

http://www.logicmgmt.com/1876/schoolday.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

http://tinyurl.com/hardjdo

Queen Victoria and Royalty

http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=victoria

http://www.avictorian.com/nobility.html

Architecture

http://www.hgtv.com/design/home-styles/victorian-architecture

http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/tp/Victorian-House-Styles.htm

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1934137/list/global-architecture-style-victorian

http://www.avictorian.com/london_landmarks.html

Food

http://www.victorianchildren.org/victorian-food/

http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/23-116-victorians-Food-facts.html

https://britishfoodhistory.wordpress.com/tag/victorian-era/

http://reframingthevictorians.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-dietary-divide-between-rich-and.html

Famous Historical Events

http://www.anglotopia.net/british-history/british-empire/brit-history-10-events-victorian-era-every-anglophile-know/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/victorianbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/timeline.htm

Social Classes

http://www.hierarchystructure.com/victorian-england-social-hierarchy/

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/Class.html

http://www.aboutbritain.com/articles/victorian-society.asp

http://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/the-working-classes-and-the-poor#

London in the Victorian Era

http://www.britainexpress.com/London/victorian-london.htm

http://www.aboutbritain.com/articles/victorian-london.asp

http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/articles/poverty.html

http://www.visitlondon.com/tag/victorian-history-london

http://primaryfacts.com/1688/victorian-london-facts-and-information/

Victorian Era

Use the websites below to find information on Victorian London.

http://www.victorianweb.org/

             - politics, gender matters, philosophy, religion, science, technology, visual arts,

               theatre and entertainment, fashion

http://www.victoriana.com/

            - fashion, history, lifestyle

https://www.thevictorianemporium.com/publications/history/article/what-is-victorian-fashion

            -fashion

https://bellatory.com/fashion-industry/Fashion-History-Victorian-Costume-and-Design-Trends-1837-1900-With-Pictures

            -fashion

Victorian Fashion- 1840s-1890s

            -fashion

http://www.victoriana.com/Victorian-Fashion/

            -fashion

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

            -workhouses, child labor

http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/poorlaw/condwkhs.htm

            - workhouse conditions and work schedule

http://vcp.e2bn.org/

            - crime, punishment

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/lesson24.htm

            -Victorian prison, webquest

http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/articles/poverty.html

            - general info, child crime, poverty, etc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_technology_01.shtml

            -technology

http://rodriguez9-3.pbworks.com/w/page/10300435/Victorian%20Era%20Technology

            -technology written by students

http://logicmgmt.com/1876/funandgames/leigrowth.htm

            - entertainment and leisure

http://sites.google.com/site/victorianerabriscoe/sports-leisure

            -entertainment and leisure, sports

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_medicine_01.shtml

          -health and medicine

http://www.witheridge-historical-archive.com/health-1.htm

            -health and medicine

http://sites.google.com/site/victorianerabriscoe/disease-hygiene

          -diseases and hygiene

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