To: tiamat
Victoria was the one who really made prudery a fashion-statement. Queen Victoria's prudishness didn't really kick in until after Albert died. Before that, she was quite high-spirited.
Much of 19th century Victorianism was more form than practice and mostly acknowledged as such at the time.
653 posted on
05/04/2005 11:04:40 AM PDT by
Celtjew Libertarian
(Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
She really DID love Albert.
Poor lady.
Sadly, despite what you say is true, that most of Victorianism was practised and recognised as form, it has evolved into doctrine.
665 posted on
05/04/2005 11:11:36 AM PDT by
tiamat
(Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
Didn't ole Victoria have 10 kids.
696 posted on
05/04/2005 11:27:28 AM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
(Democrats haven't had a new idea since Karl Marx.)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
Didn't ole Victoria have 10 kids.
697 posted on
05/04/2005 11:27:37 AM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
(Democrats haven't had a new idea since Karl Marx.)
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