victorian

Victorian values that stressed the importance of privacy and modesty were subjected to special challenge in factories, where women worked side by side with men, often sharing the same single-user restrooms.

Long live the Queen! And so she has.

It turns out that sores and other visible symptoms of STDs were not only unhealthy, but also bad for business. That’s where the merkin came to the rescue.

How one pretty species turned the English flower industry upside down, and led grizzled outdoorsmen to go to the mat in floral competition.