The Victorian Spectator

  W ow! Cutting it a little fine here 😁 but courtesy of the awesome Richard Baker at the "Frontier Citizen " we have this fascina...

 F or this month's Fashion Friday we have an interesting discussion of mending and making do. Unless you were fabulously wealthy you had...

 T oday we have a fascinating video about schooling in Victorian times from historian Ruth Goodman. During Queen Victoria's reign litera...

T his month's Book Tuesday also works for Fashion Friday! This is a wonderful collection of  PHOTOS of Victorian and Edwardian Fashions ...

 T his video from Asta Darling answers the perennial question... Were bright colours even a thing back then? Enjoy The Victorian Society of...

 T his will be a very interesting and useful event! Update: Alas this event has been cancelled, hopefully it will run in 2026!

F or our first Fashion Friday of 2025 here is a fantastic video by historian Ruth Goodman from YouTube . Lots of info on daily life for the ...