Victorian Pet People
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An open history classroom on Victorian pet ownership and more-than-human interactions in 19th century Britain 🇬🇧✨
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pp credits: “Portrait of a Lady and Dog”
Maud Porter, 1890.
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pp credits: “Portrait of a Lady and Dog”
Maud Porter, 1890.
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Wyman and Sons. “Common Hedgehog.” In Lloyds Natural History - A Hand-book to the British Mammalia. Edward LLoyd Limites, 1896.
Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1843.
Wyman and Sons. “Common Hedgehog.” In Lloyds Natural History - A Hand-book to the British Mammalia. Edward LLoyd Limites, 1896.
Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1843.
April 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Wyman and Sons. “Common Hedgehog.” In Lloyds Natural History - A Hand-book to the British Mammalia. Edward LLoyd Limites, 1896.
Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1843.
Wyman and Sons. “Common Hedgehog.” In Lloyds Natural History - A Hand-book to the British Mammalia. Edward LLoyd Limites, 1896.
Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1843.
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Hibberd, Shirley. The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet. London: Groombridge & Sons, 1856.
“Prize Rabbits at the Crystal Palace Show.” The Illustrated London News (November 20, 1872): 216.
Walker, Samuel A. “Nelly Moore.” Albumen carte-de-visite c. 1860s.
Hibberd, Shirley. The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet. London: Groombridge & Sons, 1856.
“Prize Rabbits at the Crystal Palace Show.” The Illustrated London News (November 20, 1872): 216.
Walker, Samuel A. “Nelly Moore.” Albumen carte-de-visite c. 1860s.
April 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Hibberd, Shirley. The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet. London: Groombridge & Sons, 1856.
“Prize Rabbits at the Crystal Palace Show.” The Illustrated London News (November 20, 1872): 216.
Walker, Samuel A. “Nelly Moore.” Albumen carte-de-visite c. 1860s.
Hibberd, Shirley. The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet. London: Groombridge & Sons, 1856.
“Prize Rabbits at the Crystal Palace Show.” The Illustrated London News (November 20, 1872): 216.
Walker, Samuel A. “Nelly Moore.” Albumen carte-de-visite c. 1860s.
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Strange, Julie-Marie. “When John Met Benny: Class, Pets and Family Life in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.” The History of the Family 26, no. 2 (2021): 214–35.
Baker, James, C. N. Barham, & Frank Beddard et al. Cassell’s Family Magazine. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1893.
Strange, Julie-Marie. “When John Met Benny: Class, Pets and Family Life in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.” The History of the Family 26, no. 2 (2021): 214–35.
Baker, James, C. N. Barham, & Frank Beddard et al. Cassell’s Family Magazine. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1893.
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Sources:
Strange, Julie-Marie. “When John Met Benny: Class, Pets and Family Life in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.” The History of the Family 26, no. 2 (2021): 214–35.
Baker, James, C. N. Barham, & Frank Beddard et al. Cassell’s Family Magazine. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1893.
Strange, Julie-Marie. “When John Met Benny: Class, Pets and Family Life in Late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.” The History of the Family 26, no. 2 (2021): 214–35.
Baker, James, C. N. Barham, & Frank Beddard et al. Cassell’s Family Magazine. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1893.
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Esparza, Tony. "Promotional Photo of Kevin James in King of Queens." CBS Photo Archive, 2008.
Esparza, Tony. "Promotional Photo of Kevin James in King of Queens." CBS Photo Archive, 2008.
April 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Esparza, Tony. "Promotional Photo of Kevin James in King of Queens." CBS Photo Archive, 2008.
Esparza, Tony. "Promotional Photo of Kevin James in King of Queens." CBS Photo Archive, 2008.
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House of Lords. Rabies in Dogs: Index to Report from the Select Committee of the House of
Lords on Rabies in Dogs; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix, 1887. Parliamentary Papers: House of Lords, 1800-1910.
House of Lords. Rabies in Dogs: Index to Report from the Select Committee of the House of
Lords on Rabies in Dogs; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix, 1887. Parliamentary Papers: House of Lords, 1800-1910.
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Source:
House of Lords. Rabies in Dogs: Index to Report from the Select Committee of the House of
Lords on Rabies in Dogs; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix, 1887. Parliamentary Papers: House of Lords, 1800-1910.
House of Lords. Rabies in Dogs: Index to Report from the Select Committee of the House of
Lords on Rabies in Dogs; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix, 1887. Parliamentary Papers: House of Lords, 1800-1910.
Check out this amazing resource! The Proceedings of the Old Bailey database has searchable records of 197,752 of criminal trials that took place in London, England. You can filter by year and by crime! www.oldbaileyonline.org
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey
A searchable online edition of the Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913.
www.oldbaileyonline.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Check out this amazing resource! The Proceedings of the Old Bailey database has searchable records of 197,752 of criminal trials that took place in London, England. You can filter by year and by crime! www.oldbaileyonline.org
Sources:
Carl J. Griffin, “Animal Maiming, Intimacy and the Politics of Shared Life: The Bestial and the
Beastly in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century England,” Transactions 37, no. 2 (2012): 305.
OBP Online. October 1807. Trial of JOHN KING, alias BENJAMIN GIBBS (t18071028-3).
Carl J. Griffin, “Animal Maiming, Intimacy and the Politics of Shared Life: The Bestial and the
Beastly in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century England,” Transactions 37, no. 2 (2012): 305.
OBP Online. October 1807. Trial of JOHN KING, alias BENJAMIN GIBBS (t18071028-3).
April 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Sources:
Carl J. Griffin, “Animal Maiming, Intimacy and the Politics of Shared Life: The Bestial and the
Beastly in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century England,” Transactions 37, no. 2 (2012): 305.
OBP Online. October 1807. Trial of JOHN KING, alias BENJAMIN GIBBS (t18071028-3).
Carl J. Griffin, “Animal Maiming, Intimacy and the Politics of Shared Life: The Bestial and the
Beastly in Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century England,” Transactions 37, no. 2 (2012): 305.
OBP Online. October 1807. Trial of JOHN KING, alias BENJAMIN GIBBS (t18071028-3).
Check out the Punch Magazine website for more Victorian-era cartoons! This resource is free to access 📖
www.punch.co.uk
www.punch.co.uk
Punch
www.punch.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Check out the Punch Magazine website for more Victorian-era cartoons! This resource is free to access 📖
www.punch.co.uk
www.punch.co.uk
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Parks and Recreation. "Greg Pikitis." Season 2, Episode 7. Peacock TV.
Citation:
Worboys, Michael, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton. The Invention of the Modern Dog : Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Parks and Recreation. "Greg Pikitis." Season 2, Episode 7. Peacock TV.
Citation:
Worboys, Michael, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton. The Invention of the Modern Dog : Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
March 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Image Source:
Parks and Recreation. "Greg Pikitis." Season 2, Episode 7. Peacock TV.
Citation:
Worboys, Michael, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton. The Invention of the Modern Dog : Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Parks and Recreation. "Greg Pikitis." Season 2, Episode 7. Peacock TV.
Citation:
Worboys, Michael, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton. The Invention of the Modern Dog : Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Sources:
Chez, Keridiana. Victorian Dogs, Victorian Men: Affect and Animals in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2017.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987.
Chez, Keridiana. Victorian Dogs, Victorian Men: Affect and Animals in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2017.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987.
March 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sources:
Chez, Keridiana. Victorian Dogs, Victorian Men: Affect and Animals in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2017.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987.
Chez, Keridiana. Victorian Dogs, Victorian Men: Affect and Animals in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2017.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987.
Image Source:
Du Maurier, George. “Dog Fashions for 1889.” Punch (January 25, 1889).
Du Maurier, George. “Dog Fashions for 1889.” Punch (January 25, 1889).
March 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Image Source:
Du Maurier, George. “Dog Fashions for 1889.” Punch (January 25, 1889).
Du Maurier, George. “Dog Fashions for 1889.” Punch (January 25, 1889).
Sources:
Blinks, Thomas. "On Point." oil on canvas, c. 1890.
"MESSRS. C. W. FAULKNER AND CO." Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 57, no. 1 (Mar 01, 1902): 32.
Blinks, Thomas. "On Point." oil on canvas, c. 1890.
"MESSRS. C. W. FAULKNER AND CO." Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 57, no. 1 (Mar 01, 1902): 32.
March 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Sources:
Blinks, Thomas. "On Point." oil on canvas, c. 1890.
"MESSRS. C. W. FAULKNER AND CO." Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 57, no. 1 (Mar 01, 1902): 32.
Blinks, Thomas. "On Point." oil on canvas, c. 1890.
"MESSRS. C. W. FAULKNER AND CO." Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 57, no. 1 (Mar 01, 1902): 32.