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In movies, the 19th century looks very romantic: luxurious dresses, exquisite hats with locks of hair sticking out from them, and gentlemen wearing stylish suits. All these things, of course, existed, but there were also many less attractive but no less fascinating things left off-screen.

Language of the Fan - Victorian

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Victorian Rules for Hat Flirtations

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Published by Editorial Staff at nondon.net The Victorian Era was an interesting time in history. We still admire the fashion and what people looked like based on the pictures and paintings we see from that time. But it was also a very strange time, and once you dig deeper you find out that all those pretty pictures are just the top […] The post 7 Fascinating Facts about Victorian Women appeared first on NONDON.

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There is more to history than wars and dates, these facts show a side we hardly ever see.

From graveyard picnics to humanlike animal taxidermy, these Victorian pastimes are certainly unusual by modern standards.

01. Brothel candles were candles which burned precisely for 7 minutes and were heavily used during Victorian times. The customer paid the fee, lit the candle, and when the candle burned out, his session was over.