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Victorians ... are they villainous?
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Victorian gentry (UEB Uncontracted)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
Victorian gentry (UEB Contracted)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
Victorian gentry (Large Print)
byThis image shows a lady on the left and a gentleman on the right of the page. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. They are facing forwards so both eyes, arms and legs can be found. The lady's head is in the top left of the page. She has ringlets to the left and right of her face. Down from her face she has a necklace around her neck. She wears an evening gown (dress) with bare shoulders and sleeves that end in a decorative cuff at the elbow. She has a bracelet on each wrist. From her waist the dress is very full and reaches the ground so her feet cannot be found. In her hand on the right she has a fan. The gentleman wears a top hat in the top right of the page. His shirt has a high collar and he wears a bow tie. He has a jacket with tails which comes to his waist at the front, and to just below his knees at the sides and back. The jacket has broad lapels to the left and right of the shirt. He has a waistcoat with three buttons, the jacket has two buttons. His trousers come down to his ankles where he has leather shoes. In his hand to the right he has a walking cane.
The Victorians
by A. N. WilsonPeople, not abstract ideas, make history, and nowhere is this more revealed than in A. N. Wilson's superb portrait of the Victorians, in which hundreds of different lives have been pieced together to tell a story - one which is still unfinished in our own day. The 'global village' is a Victorian village and many of the ideas we take for granted, for good or ill, originated with these extraordinary, self-confident people. What really animated their spirit, and how did they remake the world in their view? In an entertaining and often dramatic narrative, A. N. Wilson shows us remarkable people in the very act of creating the Victorian age.
Primary History - Victorians
by Tony D. TriggsPrimary History: Victorians encourages the study of written sources, images and key figures to understand the influence of Victorian society on today’s world. Stimulating activities cover the growth of railways, industrial and social reform, levels of society within towns and the countryside, and the life of children at home, school and in work.
Victorians
by John TownsendTime to take a sideways look at the bizarre and outrageous from throughout history - and it's all TRUE!Which new material got the Victorians building mad?Who was the bad guy that committed terrible crimes in London?Which dangerous job was banned for boys under 10?Find out the answers to these questions inside, along with lots of facts, quizzes, and other bonkers stuff as you take a bumpy journey into the darkest crannies of Victorian history with Mad, Bad and Just Plain Dangerous!
Victorians
by John TownsendTime to take a sideways look at the bizarre and outrageous from throughout history - and it's all TRUE!Which new material got the Victorians building mad?Who was the bad guy that committed terrible crimes in London?Which dangerous job was banned for boys under 10?Find out the answers to these questions inside, along with lots of facts, quizzes, and other bonkers stuff as you take a bumpy journey into the darkest crannies of Victorian history with Mad, Bad and Just Plain Dangerous!
In the Days of Queen Victoria
by Eva March TappanThis early work by Eva March Tappan was originally published in 1903 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'In the Days of Queen Victoria' is a biography of Queen Victoria and details aspects of her school days, her coronation, and her family life. Eva March Tappan was born on 26th December 1854, in Blackstone, Massachusetts, United States. Tappan began her literary career writing about famous characters from history in works such as 'In the Days of William the Conqueror' (1901), and 'In the Days of Queen Elizabeth' (1902). She then developed an interest in children's books, writing her own and publishing collections of classic tales.
Queen Victoria
by Lytton StracheyGiles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) was a British writer and critic. He is best known for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. From time to time throughout his life Strachey studied Italian, German, and French. Landmarks in French Literature was published in 1912. By 1916 Strachey's theory of biography was fully developed and mature. He was being greatly influenced by Dostoevsky. His first great success, and his most famous achievement, was Eminent Victorians (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. This work was followed in the same style by Queen Victoria (1921). Amongst his other works are Books and Characters: French and English (1922), Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History (1928), Portraits in Miniature (1931) and Characters and Commentaries (1933).
AQA English Literature A
by Ian StewartWith a range of blended resources, 'AQA English Literature A' offers coverage and support through a variety of printed and electronic media.
Exploring History
by Jane ShuterThis series gives easy-to-use support for the QCA Scheme of Work for history at KS2. It poses a question about an aspect of history and then answers it with the help of written and pictorial primary sources.
Ginn History
by John SampsonThis primary school history book focuses on Victorian Britain and what it was like for the people living in that time. Looking at different houses, shops, the lives of rich and poor families, working life, travel and transport, entertainment and the arts, crime and punishment, medicine, religion, law and the British Empire.
The Victorians
by Angela RoystonThrough examining primary evidence, such as books, photographs, artwork, buildings and inventions, the reader will be introduced to each historical age. Find out about victorian children and their families, about inventions and discoveries, about the Industrial Revolution and about houses and homes. Do the multiple choice quiz at the end to find out what you have learnt.
Victorian Noahs Ark (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a toy Noah's Ark with toy animals. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The Ark is on the centre left of the page. It is a kind of boat and looks like a house standing on a wooden hull. The house bit has a yellow roof and three windows that are pointed at the top. The Ark is facing to the left. It is made of brown wooden planks. To the right of the Ark are three toy animals seen from the side and facing to the left. Just to the right of the Ark is a camel with two humps, right from this is an elephant and a duck on the far right. The animals seem as if they are queuing to get onto the boat.
Victorian Noahs Ark (UEB contracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a toy Noah's Ark with toy animals. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The Ark is on the centre left of the page. It is a kind of boat and looks like a house standing on a wooden hull. The house bit has a yellow roof and three windows that are pointed at the top. The Ark is facing to the left. It is made of brown wooden planks. To the right of the Ark are three toy animals seen from the side and facing to the left. Just to the right of the Ark is a camel with two humps, right from this is an elephant and a duck on the far right. The animals seem as if they are queuing to get onto the boat.
Victorian Noahs Ark (large print)
by RnibThis is a picture of a toy Noah's Ark with toy animals. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The Ark is on the centre left of the page. It is a kind of boat and looks like a house standing on a wooden hull. The house bit has a yellow roof and three windows that are pointed at the top. The Ark is facing to the left. It is made of brown wooden planks. To the right of the Ark are three toy animals seen from the side and facing to the left. Just to the right of the Ark is a camel with two humps, right from this is an elephant and a duck on the far right. The animals seem as if they are queuing to get onto the boat.
Victorian house with cesspit (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis is a cutaway cross section view of a typical Victorian town house showing the cesspit in its cellar. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The house is on the left of the page with its first floor shown at the top left of the image. Down the page is the living room and down again is the cellar containing the cesspit. In the centre of the cellar is an arch that supports the floor of the living room above. On the right of the page, level with the floor of the living room, is a cross section view of the street.
Victorian house with cesspit (large print)
by RnibThis is a cutaway cross section view of a typical Victorian town house showing the cesspit in its cellar. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The house is on the left of the page with its first floor shown at the top left of the image. Down the page is the living room and down again is the cellar containing the cesspit. In the centre of the cellar is an arch that supports the floor of the living room above. On the right of the page, level with the floor of the living room, is a cross section view of the street.
A Victorian horse and carriage (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis image shows a horse drawn carriage from the side, with the horse on the left, carriage and rider on the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The horse is facing to the left and walking so all four legs can be found. It is wearing blinkers, a bridle, and a harness. Attached to the bridle are the reins which the driver is holding in his hand. The harness is attached to the carriage by a large pole that reaches from the horse's neck to the main part of the carriage. Above the pole the driver sits on a bench. Only one eye, arm and leg can be found. He wears a bowler hat, and boots on his feet. Two of the four large spoked carriage wheels can be found. Above the larger of the two wheels to the right, is the back of the carriage with a folded hood. Between the two wheels the carriage dips and there is a step to get into the carriage.
A Victorian horse and carriage (UEB contracted)
by RnibThis image shows a horse drawn carriage from the side, with the horse on the left, carriage and rider on the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The horse is facing to the left and walking so all four legs can be found. It is wearing blinkers, a bridle, and a harness. Attached to the bridle are the reins which the driver is holding in his hand. The harness is attached to the carriage by a large pole that reaches from the horse's neck to the main part of the carriage. Above the pole the driver sits on a bench. Only one eye, arm and leg can be found. He wears a bowler hat, and boots on his feet. Two of the four large spoked carriage wheels can be found. Above the larger of the two wheels to the right, is the back of the carriage with a folded hood. Between the two wheels the carriage dips and there is a step to get into the carriage.
A Victorian horse and carriage (large print)
by RnibThis image shows a horse drawn carriage from the side, with the horse on the left, carriage and rider on the right. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The horse is facing to the left and walking so all four legs can be found. It is wearing blinkers, a bridle, and a harness. Attached to the bridle are the reins which the driver is holding in his hand. The harness is attached to the carriage by a large pole that reaches from the horse's neck to the main part of the carriage. Above the pole the driver sits on a bench. Only one eye, arm and leg can be found. He wears a bowler hat, and boots on his feet. Two of the four large spoked carriage wheels can be found. Above the larger of the two wheels to the right, is the back of the carriage with a folded hood. Between the two wheels the carriage dips and there is a step to get into the carriage.
Victorian boy with hoop (UEB uncontracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.
Victorian boy with hoop (UEB contracted)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.
Victorian boy with hoop (large print)
by RnibThis is a picture of a Victorian boy running and rolling a toy hoop along the road. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The boy is wearing a blue peaked hat on his head at the top centre of the page. He is seen from the side and facing to the right so that only one of his eyes and ears can be found. Down the page, the boy wears a red kerchief tied around his neck. The boy wears a blue shirt and has one arm stretched out behind him to the left. His other arm is to the right with his hand holding a stick. Further down, one of his legs goes down and left, while the other extends to the ground at the bottom of the page. He is wearing orange trousers and has bare feet. To the right of the boy is the round ring shape of the hoop. The boy is rolling it along the road using the stick in his hand to control it.