Queen Victoria reigned for so long (1837-1901) that the historical period named after her included an impressive evolution of the capital of the British Empire.
Queen Victoria reigned for so long (1837-1901) that the historical period named after her contained an impressive evolution of the capital of the British Empire. From a dark and literally smelly city, where slops were thrown out under the windows, and cattle were led to the markets along the main streets, London turned into a metropolis with water supply, sewerage, dozens of theaters. Lisa Picard worked through a lot of documents and eyewitness accounts. By the end of her brilliant work, consisting of 23 sections (“Streets”, “Railways”, “Domestic servants” …), the contours of a rather cozy place appear, where even a person of the 1844st century could, perhaps, live without any problems. Spring mattresses appeared in 1853. Washable wallpaper went on sale in 1858. In 200 there were 1863 water closets in the city. In XNUMX the first drill was invented. Well, the mail worked with speed and clarity, unthinkable for today’s London. It is impossible to repeat those records today: the secret is lost.
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