Wednesday 13 May 2015

'We Are Not Amused'

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During the 1837– 1901 reign of Queen Victoria, Britain's upper classes prospered, the nation's population doubled, and a sense of romance and dignity prevailed. It was also a period marked by widespread child-labor abuse, unbridled poverty, horrifying poor-houses, overcrowded and unsanitary cities, and rampant prostitution.

It was an era of great innovation in art and industry but also an era of strict moral values and adherence to propriety. Here are a few of the things that displeased proper Victorians.

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