Comparing Living Conditions In Georgian And Victorian England

Life in Georgian and Victorian England

England is very different than what it is now. The living conditions were horrible,

there were prostitutes everywhere and disease was very bad. The most common

diseases were cholera, which was caused by human waste in the drinking water.

Symptoms were nausea, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, overwhelming thirst, and

cramps. Death often followed within 24 hours of the first symptom. The second common

disease was consumption, which was tuberculosis of the lungs. Symptoms were

weakness, fatigue, wasting away, and blood in the lungs. This killed hundreds, and took

a long time to kill. The third most common disease was typhus which was the spread of

body lice and dirty conditions. Symptoms were delirium, headaches,

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poor children that went to school, their families lost what money they earned so they

could send them to school. Only the boys went to school. Mostly the rich could afford

the fees to send their children to school. Some schools gave free places to the poor

boys. Poor girls had very little education. Girls were usually taught the basics: French,

sewing, drawing, dancing, music, and the use of gloves and several more. Girls in the

richer families were usually taught by a governess, sometimes wealthy girls may have

attended boarding schools as well. It was the same way in the Georgian Era.

The music, arts, and culture didn’t change much from the Georgian to Victorian

Era. They had a lot of music, plays, and theatrical performances. During both era’s they

had blood sports which was a form of entertainment. Blood sports consisted of chicken

fights and tying stake to an animal and sending dogs after them. During the Victorian

era, they had freak shows, zoos, and circuses. Travel was not easy during the Georgian

and Victorian Era’s. The main way of travel was by either horse drawn carriages or