V. E. England: Entertainment In The Victorian Era

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Entertainment in victorian era

Have you ever played sports, or learned about them, well today is the day where you learn about entertainment.. During the V.E. england would experience a time of peace and a prosperity known as the Golden Era. In the Victorian Era, entertainment was an amusing aspect of their daily life. Victorian entertainment became extremely popular. In the Victorian Era, they went fishing, hunting, and more. Entertainment was an important aspect. “The Golden Era was discovered in england in 1852 and was found by Robbin Daggett.”The Golden Era was also sold in 1860 to James Brooks, and Joseph. Reading was a popular pastime,” The importance of being earnest is considered a masterpiece of english literature. Some fun activities they did were fern hunting, divination, hoop and stick, horse racing, boxing, and tennis. Many earlier sports such as animal baiting, were decried, …show more content…

“Roller skating was introduced in 1863 and it was quickly made fashionable by the elite of New York City.” Every skating rink in the 1870’s had built floors in them. Traditional sports such as football have been played for centuries. “The first football association cup was played in 1871.” “In the victorian Era people liked to play croquet which was introduced in England in 1856 and was brought to america in the early 1860.” Croquet was more a woman sport because it did not include a lot of strength or skill. Men and women could both play croquet and they didn't have to wear special clothing. There were a lot of sports played in the Victorian Era especially football, tennis, and croquet. Also there were circuses that were really entertaining and had clowns, chinese jugglers, and also child performers. Some acts exhibited wondrous qualities. They also had fairs. Fairs were held all over Britain from city to village