An Era In Fashion: The Early Victorian Era (1846 - 1859)

Next Video: "An Era in Fashion: The 1860s", coming on September 1st.

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• fashion
• history
• early
• victorian
• era
• 1840s
• 1850s
• 19th
• century

[AxeBlack84]

You must be crazy to think that anything close to the majority of people back then were "happy" in this period. Maybe if you were a Noble or Aristocracy, but the majority of people were of the lower working class, and didn't live this romantic easy happy life as portrayed in these pictures.

The Art was nice though...

[DomtheRad]

@Boromir26 you honestly think people were better off under a monarchy? people were going around burning eachother at the stake and torturing eachother and shit, women had no rights at all how could you want something like that? the monarchy was more corrupt then any pollitician these days mate. and they invested power into the biggest bank that has ever exsisted, the vatican. listen man, democracy isnt perfect ill accept that but its a hell of a lot better then living under a monarchy. progress

[acerb45666555]

those,"Gentlemens" suits were a 1000 times more classy than the unsightly, unbearably drab dull grey "Utilitarian Fascist!" suits theyve worn for the last 111 years!!

[doctorw2]

wow these ladies are just gorgous!

[tomasmoura]

@DomtheRad Progress?! Democracy is killing the European Culture! Culture is dying!

We are becoming more and more like those Slaves we used to have...

[SuperLoli101]

@amynmiami2 It didnt matter if the witch trials were still under English Monarchy rule lol. I'm very well aware of that I'm just saying that it has nothing to do with whether they were or not because the trials were a result of fear due to strong religious beliefs. Of course, today's methods of torture and what not are kept as hidden as possible lest the country might be charged with crimes against humanity and all that stuff...*sigh*

[amynmiami2]

@SuperLoli101 Actually Salem was still under the English monarchy at the time of the witch trials (1691-1693) and the towns that held witch trials had to get permission from England to hold the trials.

You are right about torture being part of every society at that time. I'm sad to say I think it happens today more than we know...regardless of monarchy.

[SuperLoli101]

@AxeBlack84 True true. But poverty, inequality, oppression - it's every society in every time period. But most often, people looking back into the past - they will be looking at the glorious aspects of the period not how people were suffering. Because I'm pretty sure, if I had to look back to the 21st century, I'd be more focused on how our society is advancing technology wise or something not as much on how people are suffering in third world countries

[SuperLoli101]

@DomtheRad Torture is apart of every society. Doesnt really matter if it was in a monarchy or not. After all, how would you explain the Salem Witch trials for example? That certainly was not due to them being ruled under a monarchy. I think it honestly had more to do with their strong religious faith and fear of superstitions than anything. Both forms of government have their pros and cons and if the people arent happy with the monarch, they'd rebel and overthrow them right? French Revolution?

[Humaneering]

nice art love peace from RobotRuss

[SciMasterGeneral]

@AxeBlack84 We don't need an f'n history lesson, we all know how things were back then. THIS WAS LIFE AND REALITY FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE though.

[BradloRaul]

@Boromir26 We still have way too many ppl suffering poverty, inequality, oppression, etc.. The standard of living for the average person has increased immensely since the fall of monarchy. It's like saying a man covered in gasoline set on fire and one with a fever are the same- "they're both too hot!"

Pls, read more social hist., how normal people lived, what they suffered and what they sacrificed so we could neglect these rights. If you still fancy a monarchy, there's always Saudi Arabia.