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Victorians

1901 Living at the time of the census
How did your family live 100 years ago? Housing, child employment, education, health and leisure are some of the topics covered in this extensive Public Records Office site.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/census/

History Trail: Victorian Britain
Lots about Victorian Britain, especially the Industrial Revolution, women's rights and social conditions of the time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/

Queen Victoria
Biography of Queen Victoria.
https://www.royal.uk/search?tags[0]=queen%20victoria

Victorian Britain
Lots of info on children in Victorian Britain. Learn about schools, children in work, toys, games and history timeline. And be a historical detective in the time capsule game!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

Victorian Crime and Punishment
Learn about Bedford Goal and the prisoners it housed. Includes biographies of offenders, some as young as 10 years old!
http://vcp.e2bn.org/index.php

Victorian History
Very good site on Victorian political history and the Empire under Queen Victoria.
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Victorian-History-of-Britain.htm

Victorian Inventions
Find out about toliets to stamps to bicycles to Jelly Babies
http://history.parkfieldict.co.uk/victorians/victorian-inventions-and-discoveries

Victorian London
About how London changed in the Victorian Industrial Revolution. Also, links to pages on Victorian society, inventions, railways, clothes, houses, and lots more.
http://www.aboutbritain.com/articles/victorian-london.asp

Victorian London: Housing
How London housing changed in the Victorian Industrial Revolution, particularly the rise in 'slum' housing.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/slums.html

Victorian Scraps
Information and beautiful pictures on scraps and cards, both of which were hugely popular in Victorian times. Useful section on Christmas traditions.
http://www.scrapalbum.com

Victorians in Bedford
Bedford Victorian Super Sleuth Trail for Children. Find out more about Victorian Bedford.Activities....Quizzes....Colouring sheets And much more!
http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/victorians.htm

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