As the present condition of the teeth of the population in Britain is pretty ghastly compared with most of Europe, Victorian England's must have been a d*mned sight worse, with a lot of people ending up after forty with no teeth at all. read more
Hilariously enough, the Victorian era is when people started taking their oral hygiene with much more seriousness. It was when baking soda was seen as the method to achieve the objective of mouth cleanliness, and as such, even the poor attempted to keep their teeth white - mainly because this made them, mere peasants, much likely to wed the wealthy. read more
It particularly became more popular during the outbreak of the Black Plague. People were looking for reasons why it was spreading and how to decrease the effects, they found that frequent hand-washing in warm water, warm wine and also in vinegar helped. They also found that keeping the surroundings more clean helped too. read more
The Victorian era started with women wearing straight-sided corsets, providing a cone shaped torso, similar to what had been popular during the mid to late 1700’s. Clothes were styled with various types of bulky sleeves (gigot, flared, pagoda, flounced), and voluminous skirts, making waists look small in comparison. read more