Victorian Facts

In Victorian England, 'pants' was considered a vulgar word because it referred to undergarments, not trousers.

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!

Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.

Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.

In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.

Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.