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Definition of Victorian period

Victorian period
Victorian Vic*to"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets. Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian.
Victorian period
Dionysian Di`o*ny"sian, a. Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era. Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle, or Victorian period.

Meaning of Victorian period from wikipedia

- power. The British Empire expanded during this period and was the predominant power in the world. Victorian society valued a high standard of personal conduct...
- and Rudyard Kipling. The Romantic period was a time of abstract expression and inward focus; during the Victorian era, writers focused on social issues...
- of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements...
- Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw many changes in fashion, including changes...
- period (see Victorian jewellery § Mourning jewellery) The third period in Victorian jewellery is known as the Aesthetic period or the late Victorian period...
- In Great Britain and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria. During the Industrial...
- Neo-Victorianism is an aesthetic movement that features an overt nostalgia for the Victorian period. Examples of crafts made in this style would include...
- Nilsson and Jenny Lind. Although hairwork existed prior to the Victorian era, it was this period that saw it flourish as a trade and private craft in mourning...
- health risks. Obstetricians of this period connected lifelong corset-wearing to the difficult births that many Victorian women experienced. In particular...
- dramatist of the late Victorian period. Wilde's plays, in particular, stand apart from the many now forgotten plays of Victorian times and have a much...