History - Vikings Children's Gateway

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/trail/victorian_britain/
How Much Was It Worth Then?
Find out how much �1 in a Victorian gentleman's pocket is worth in today's money. You may be surprised!
http://measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/
Queen Victoria
Biography of Queen Victoria.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/[TheHanoverians]/Victoria.aspx
Sainsbury Archive: Story of a Supermarket
A fabulous archive showing how one of our largest supermarket chains developed from a Victorian general store. Lots of information on Victorian shops and shopping.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Collections-Research/Research/Your-Research/SainsburyArchive/
Swallowcliffe Hall
Learn about the author of 'Swallowcliffe Hall', the books, the characters, the history and the country houses that inspired the books.
http://www.jenniewalters.com/
The Victorians
An in-depth website covering economic and social conditions and key people including authors, inventors, philosophers and reformers.
http://www.victorianweb.org/index.html
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/[Victorian-History-of-Britain].htm
Victorian Inventions
Find about the camera, toilets, vacuum cleaners, the radio, stamps and even Coke!
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/home.htm
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.
http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net[...]victorians.htm
Virtual Victorians
A week in the life of a typical Victorian family. Includes toys and holidays as well as lots of domestic details.
http://victorians.swgfl.org.uk/

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