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Did Victorian Houses Have Kitchens

In the Victorian period, it was universally understood that the kitchen was used only for cooking. Washing-up, scrubbing vegetables and all the messy, low-status activities that involved water were done in the scullery. Washing-up, scrubbing vegetables and all the messy, low-status activities that involved water were done in the scullery.… 

Did Victorian Men Wear Makeup

For millennia, stretching from 4000 BCE through the 18th century, men traditionally used makeup in myriad ways. It wasn’t until the mid-1800s that makeup was relegated to one end of the gender spectrum. It was a big social no-no to wear makeup that was visible, and even a bigger no-no… 

Did Victorians Use Pens

Handwritten notes and letters reached peak popularity during the second half of the 19th century. It was truly an art form, shrouded in strict etiquette (what wasn’t during the Victorian era?) and common practice for many middle and upper-class men and women. Children at Victorian schools used a slate pencil,…