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This is the adjective from the female forename Victoria, or from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™. These places were, to the best of my knowledge, all named after the [[Queen Victoria]] who ruled over Britain in the nineteenth century â€“ 1837-1901, to be exact.

When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.

Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour. More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme. Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]]. Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
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-'''Victorian''' is the [[adjective]] from the name of Queen '''[[Victoria]]''' of the [[United Kingdom]] (1837 - 1901). Thus '''Victorian''', in the historical sense, strictly refers to the greater part of the nineteenth century - the last two thirds. It also refers to the styles, such as Victorian architecture or furniture, etc, and attitudes associated with the reign of Queen Victoria. The attitudes meant are sometimes purely â€˜old-fashionedâ€™, but oftener mean an attitude of strict morals, strictly limited social codes of behaviour, and a â€˜strait-lacedâ€™ way of behaving.  Such an attitude brought with it much hypocrisy: '''Victorian''' morality frowned on all sexual behaviour, while at the same time, prostitution, including child prostitution, flourished in London. Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
+'''Victorian''' is the [[adjective]] from the name of Queen '''[[Victoria]]''' of the [[United Kingdom]] (1837 - 1901). Thus '''Victorian''', in the historical sense, strictly refers to the greater part of the nineteenth century - the last two thirds. It also refers to the styles, such as Victorian architecture or furniture, etc, and attitudes associated with the reign of Queen Victoria. The attitudes meant are sometimes purely 'old-fashioned', but oftener mean an attitude of strict morals, strictly limited social codes of behaviour, and a 'strait-laced' way of behaving.  Such an attitude brought with it much hypocrisy: '''Victorian''' morality frowned on all sexual behaviour, while at the same time, prostitution, including child prostitution, flourished in London. Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a 'Golden Age', in which the 'Victorian values' of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of 'Empress of India'.
-'''Victorian''' is also, in the geographical sense. the [[adjective]] from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™.  These places are mostly named after the Queen Victoria, such as the '''State of Victoria''' in Australia; the city of '''Victoria''' in British Columbia, in Canada; the '''Victoria Falls''' on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa; and '''Lake Victoria''', the former name of Lake Nyanza, the biggest lake in Africa (between Kenya, Tanzania and uganda.
+'''Victorian''' is also, in the geographical sense. the [[adjective]] from places called 'Victoria'.  These places are mostly named after the Queen Victoria, such as the '''State of Victoria''' in Australia; the city of '''Victoria''' in British Columbia, in Canada; the '''Victoria Falls''' on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa; and '''Lake Victoria''', the former name of Lake Nyanza, the biggest lake in Africa (between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda).
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-'''Victorian''' is the [[adjective]] from the name of Queen '''Victoria''' of the [[United Kingdom]] (1837 - 1901). Thus '''Victorian''', in the historical sense, strictly refers to the greater part of the nineteenth century - the last two thirds. It also refers to the styles, such as Victorian architecture or furniture, etc, and attitudes associated with the reign of Queen Victoria. The attitudes meant are sometimes purely â€˜old-fashionedâ€™, but oftener mean an attitude of strict morals, strictly limited social codes of behaviour, and a â€˜strait-lacedâ€™ way of behaving.  Such an attitude brought with it much hypocrisy: '''Victorian''' morality frowned on all sexual behaviour, while at the same time, prostitution, including child prostitution, flourished in London. Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
+'''Victorian''' is the [[adjective]] from the name of Queen '''[[Victoria]]''' of the [[United Kingdom]] (1837 - 1901). Thus '''Victorian''', in the historical sense, strictly refers to the greater part of the nineteenth century - the last two thirds. It also refers to the styles, such as Victorian architecture or furniture, etc, and attitudes associated with the reign of Queen Victoria. The attitudes meant are sometimes purely â€˜old-fashionedâ€™, but oftener mean an attitude of strict morals, strictly limited social codes of behaviour, and a â€˜strait-lacedâ€™ way of behaving.  Such an attitude brought with it much hypocrisy: '''Victorian''' morality frowned on all sexual behaviour, while at the same time, prostitution, including child prostitution, flourished in London. Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
 '''Victorian''' is also, in the geographical sense. the [[adjective]] from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™.  These places are mostly named after the Queen Victoria, such as the '''State of Victoria''' in Australia; the city of '''Victoria''' in British Columbia, in Canada; the '''Victoria Falls''' on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa; and '''Lake Victoria''', the former name of Lake Nyanza, the biggest lake in Africa (between Kenya, Tanzania and uganda.
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-This is the adjective from the female forename Victoria, or from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™.  These places were, to the best of my knowledge, all named after the Queen Victoria who ruled over Britain in the nineteenth century â€“ 1837-1901, to be exact.
+'''Victorian''' is the [[adjective]] from the name of Queen '''Victoria''' of the [[United Kingdom]] (1837 - 1901). Thus '''Victorian''', in the historical sense, strictly refers to the greater part of the nineteenth century - the last two thirds. It also refers to the styles, such as Victorian architecture or furniture, etc, and attitudes associated with the reign of Queen Victoria. The attitudes meant are sometimes purely â€˜old-fashionedâ€™, but oftener mean an attitude of strict morals, strictly limited social codes of behaviour, and a â€˜strait-lacedâ€™ way of behaving.  Such an attitude brought with it much hypocrisy: '''Victorian''' morality frowned on all sexual behaviour, while at the same time, prostitution, including child prostitution, flourished in London. Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
-When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.  In practice, this is most frequently the second half of the nineteenth [[century]] ([[CE]]).
+'''Victorian''' is also, in the geographical sense. the [[adjective]] from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™.  These places are mostly named after the Queen Victoria, such as the '''State of Victoria''' in Australia; the city of '''Victoria''' in British Columbia, in Canada; the '''Victoria Falls''' on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa; and '''Lake Victoria''', the former name of Lake Nyanza, the biggest lake in Africa (between Kenya, Tanzania and uganda.
-Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
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 This is the adjective from the female forename Victoria, or from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™.  These places were, to the best of my knowledge, all named after the Queen Victoria who ruled over Britain in the nineteenth century â€“ 1837-1901, to be exact.
-When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.  In practice, this is most frequently the second half of the nineteenth century ([[CE]]).
+When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.  In practice, this is most frequently the second half of the nineteenth [[century]] ([[CE]]).
 Stereotypically, the word '''Victorian''' is often used by [[liberal]] thinkers to imply repression in the fields of the emotions, morality, and behaviour.  More [[conservative]] circles look back to '''Victorian''' times as a â€˜Golden Ageâ€™, in which the â€˜Victorian valuesâ€™ of strict family behaviour, thrift and highly controlled social behaviour were supreme.  Such people often associate the Victorians with the [[British Empire]].  Victoria was the first British [[monarch]] to take the title of â€˜Empress of Indiaâ€™.
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−	This is the adjective from the female forename Victoria, or from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™. These places were, to the best of my knowledge, all named after the [[Queen Victoria]] who ruled over Britain in the nineteenth century â€“ 1837-1901, to be exact.	+	This is the adjective from the female forename Victoria, or from places called â€˜Victoriaâ€™. These places were, to the best of my knowledge, all named after the Queen Victoria who ruled over Britain in the nineteenth century â€“ 1837-1901, to be exact.

	When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.		When we use '''Victorian''' to talk of a period in History, Art etc, it is the time when Queen Victoria reigned in Britain that we mean.