Category Archives: Year 6 Victorian Museum

Victorian punishments When they are in  jail they have to turn the handle and they  have to keep turning it round all day they have to turn it round 1050 times. and the police come in and tighten  it harder … Continue reading →

The Victorian period saw great changes in how people were caught, arrested and charged to appear in court The punishment in school was very strict. If you started to talk in class you had 30 lashes to your hand with … Continue reading →

Victorian police were more commonly known as peelers in those days. Before walkie talkies were invented they used a whistle to communicate with each other. They used a cutlass and a baton as a weapon (luckily they don’t use a … Continue reading →

       Victorians Britain managed to build a big empire during Victorian period. It was also a tremendous change to the people in Britain. In 1837 most people live in villages and worked on land by 1901, most people … Continue reading →

The Victorian period saw many major developments that made travel, communications and trade easier for many people. The railways allowed people to travel cheaply and rapidly, opening up new possibilities for both rich and poor. The postal service expanded after … Continue reading →

Most Victorian houses have a fireplace.Without vacuum cleaners or washing machines cleaning the house would be very hard work.Most people in the Victorian era moved into cities and town to find work in factories. People crowded into houses that were … Continue reading →

Victorian Christmas day On Christmas day the children open there breakfast. The tradition of giving gifts is thought to be related to the gifts from the wise men brought to Jesus. Family presents are open either late morning or afternoon. … Continue reading →

1838 The first photograph taken, by Louis Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox-Talbot in Britain. 1839 W.H. Fox-Talbot invented light sensitive photographic paper to produce photographs. 1839 A Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the first pedal bicycle. His machine was propelled by … Continue reading →

      Why are the Victorians so famous? Britain managed to build a huge empire during the Victorian period. It was also a time of tremendous change in the lives of British people. In 1837 most people lived in … Continue reading →