late Victorian
Fin de siècle
Late Victorian describes the final decades of Queen Victoria's reign over Britain, roughly 1870–1901.
The period saw industrial expansion, imperial confidence, and increasing social reform alongside rigid moral codes.
Late Victorian architecture features ornate detailing.
The term often evokes both the era's achievements and its restrictive conventions.
- AestheticismDoctrine elevating beauty above morality
- Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodMid-century English artistic revolt
- fin de siècleCentury's closing cultural moment
- stiff upper lipControlled emotional restraint
- drawing roomFormal reception space
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