100 years of fashions, 1840-1940, are showcased in this collection of images. Included are close-up photographs that detail much of the intricate work produced during the Victorian Period.

A six part article in which the various roles women played in Victorian England are discussed. The author explores the idea that women had a "mission" in Victorian life.

This site from The Victorian Web provides a wide variety of excellent resources related to Victorian artist William Morris, including a biography, social and political history, and information about his visual arts, themes, literary...

This lesson from a unit on Victorian Literature focuses on Victorian views on education. Compulsary education for students ages 5 to 11 was enacted in 1870, and this lessons discusses the works of three Victorians on that topic:John...

This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.

This lesson on Victorian Literature focuses on Charles Dickens, a popular English novelist whose works provide insight into Victorian culture as his novels attack the social injustices and hypocrisy of the period. This page offers links...

This lesson from a unit on Victorian Literature focuses on Thomas Hardy's poetry. While Hardy is primarily considered a for his bleak, pessimisic, and ironic novels, he also wrote poetry that provides a transition from Victorian to the...

Play this game to learn about women's cultural status in Victorian England, and learn about the progress of women's rights during the time of Queen Victoria's reign. Archived.

The author explores how the status and place of women in Victorian England changed over the course of the 19th century. Women became much more active in service and mission type work. In addition, early feminism has its roots in this...

This interesting essay highlights ways in which Charles Dickens's "Christmas books" re-introduced Christmas traditions to Victorian England. The essay explains changes in Victorian society as well as the importance that Christmas...

Website on Victorian era history outlines the history of the French Revolution.

This lesson from a unit on Victorian Literature focuses on John Ruskin and his works that defended the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who did prefered the paintings of the earlier painters to those of Raphael, using the human image. It...

This site from the Victorian Web provides a summary of Edwin Chadwick's report on the sanitary conditions of the working class in 19th century England. Links are also provided for additional information on this subject.

Discover just who the Victorians were by searching through the links provided in this guide to Victorian life. Biographies, pictures, clothing, and more are featured here.

Young scholars studying the Victorian Age can dig into the details depicted in a painting from the era. Enhance study with utlization of the additional activities and timeline provided.

Review a comprehensive timeline featuring primary events from 1837-1901. Enhance study by investigating the Victorian painting and using the printable activities provided.

The question of "what was it like for children living in Victorian England" is answered in this website teacher resources are included.

A good examination on how many women in Victorian England supported their families with jobs outside the home and how this helped the British economy. Archived.

The Victorian period heralded a new wave of poetry that was influenced by its Romantic predecessors yet distinctly different. Read articles on how the Victorian poets approached composition, form and language, and what inspired their...

Contemporary criticism of the novel, the conditions of Victorian women, and Bronte's decision to publish the novel under a male pseudonym form the focus of this lesson.

This article discusses the connections many Victorian scientists made between the scientific world and the world of creative expression. The author uses quotations from poems by these scientists, and provides links to the complete poems.

From Romantic poetry to Gothic horror, from depictions of poverty and industrialization to portrayals of the middle classes, and from crime fiction to fin de siecle decadence: the literary works of the Romantic and Victorian periods...

The material objects, buildings, and texts arranged in this primary source set illustrate the variety of Victorian design while revealing some of the unique cultural characteristics of the period.

How much do you know about late Victorian art? Find out by answering this four-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.