CCU FA 20 ENGL 231

The 1700s/1800s, also known as the Victorian Era, was a glorious time period regarding beauty standards and appearance for men and women. Like today, fashion means everything, whether you notice it or not. What you wear on your head, in your hair, on your face, on your body, and on your feet tell those around you who you are. Fashion is a language that is universal and comprehended without…

In 1846, Elias Howe developed what is arguably the most innovative piece of fashion technology in the sewing machine. Howe got the idea to create it by eavesdropping on another conversation about how good of an idea it is, but also how difficult it would be to create. Howe's wife helped a lot with the design and testing of the sewin machine, and in the process created this seemingly futuristic…

Although that the development of the steamboat may come some time after the book itself is finished, the steamboat was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1838 and allowed for people to use water as a means of getting from point A to point B. This revolutionized transportation as the steamboat began to do things like crossing the Atlantic Ocean which blew everyone away at the time. The SS…

The very first photo taken by a camera was between 1830-1840. These images absolutely changed the culture and the way people send information all over the world. For the first time in the world's history, you could see into a moment of time without being there. The rich and royalty were the first to have their photos taken and proved to be much more accurate than paintings. This allowed…

The main transportation in the 19th century were horses and carriages. Since there weren’t any cars, airplanes, or other transportation they had this. Also, trains were starting up to go too far places from people’s local towns. In England, carrying goods of such sort were carts, drays, vans, and wagons which were for low order people. Carriages were for the high-end people of England. The…

The concept of pain relieving medication has been around for many years but the actual manufacturing began in 1899. Ancient Romans and Egyptians used salicylic acid from willow and other plants made into clay tablets. Scientists at Bayer started researching acetylsalicylic acid 1897 to see if they could develop a pain reliever with less side effects than the classic salicylate medicines, and…

During Queen Victoria's reign in the 19th Century, women were still seen as less than men, much like the rest of the world at the time. The main role of the woman during this time was to be at home to take care of the house, and tend to the husband's needs. This is seen as a theme in Middlemarch particularly, as one of the main themes of the book is the significance of marriage in the women's…

Mail services first began with the Colonial Americans asking all kind of people to bring their letters for them. Since this was the begining of something new one can only imagine how messy it was, until the mail drop was made to organize the chaos of sending and recieving letters. In 1707 the British government began running the North American postal services and had a plan to improve the…

During the victorian fashion and culture in the 1800s was a trend for the British. It started in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian Era between 1830s-1890's.  During that period, there was a fast change with the style underneath Queen Victoria.  The clothing was made cheap and quick to sell in the market. It was suddenly trending and people were…

A major event occurring during Queen Victoria’s reign that could affect how the reader views the novel was the cholera outbreak in England which lasted from 1846-1860. A large part of the issue in controlling the spread in England at the time was misunderstanding and misinformation, particularly pertaining to how the disease spread. To many, it was actually believed that the disease…