| "Era, the culture and customs of this period remained in America for years beyond Queen Victoria's reign -- actually, until the onset of World War I in 1914. Fascination with the Victorian Era, however, has always been widespread. Because it was a time when quick and constant changes were taking place in the world, and also because Victorian society tended to be a bit "object-oriented", there were many intriguing innovations, inventions, customs, and fashions which came and went, yet when put into historical perspective, define what life was like in the Victorian Era........(this page is now closed). |