i’m writing a historical fantasy novel, and to help me with worldbuilding, i’d appreceate it if you could ask me anything about this world. this is set in 1800s Great Britain in England, with a heaven and hell (like in the Bible) attached to it. the story takes place mostly in the real world, with the villain being a demon from hell named Lupina and the protagonist bieng a sociopathic angel named Heliox. so far idk his position in the real world and the villai (Lupina’s) position. all I know is that Lupina wants power, and Heliox is using his supreme inilect to stop her.
so, ask me anything. you might learn something cool and new :)))
Is Victoria the queen? Or is there some other monarch? Or none at all? And if so, does that impact the story in any way? Are any other famous people going to make an appearance? ¯\_(ﭢ)_/¯
no. this is the Edwardian period, where King Edward VII was in power otherwise it would be called the Victorian era.
it impacts the fashion sense of the people, and maybe the way people see women, and def the way people see mental health. other than that I can’t think of anything much, which is problematic imo…, do u have any ideas?
originally not but I might, now that you give me the idea… hm I might just have Lupina plan a coup on the King.
Edward VII ascended to the throne in 1901, though. Anything 1890s is quite Victorian indeed And the fashion differs significantly, even though the two “eras” are barely 10-15 years apart.
1890s England is well after the time of England that I use for inspiration for my magical realism story (1820s). Were telephones quite common by the 1890s? Even in normal households? Or were people still using telegrams?
Also, what was the most common middle-class job for ladies?
What about labor laws? Were children still working in factories or had that stopped by then?
I also want to know the meal schedule. So, breakfast…and then?
Did upper class or royal people have to change multiple times a day like afternoon clothes, and evening dresses and stuff?
Candlestick phones were popularized throughout the 1890s to the 1930s. The candlestick phone was separated into two pieces: a mouthpiece that stood upright (“the candlestick”) and a receiver, which was placed in your ear when you were placing a phone call.
i assume not. the industrial revlolution had long since stopped, and reforms had been made. so progress had happened.
lunch and dinner, maybe a snack. same as us.
yes, definitely, it was a way to show status and wealth. there were different dresses for morning, evening, and night, and for balls and opera and theatre.
yes they also had fashion trends, like we do. so they also had to accomodate that.
second hand was thriving in victorian England. you could easily buy and sell clothes or sell them secondhand for the fraction of a price of getting new ones. they could also give them to the poor.
I could ramble about Victorian and Edwardian fashion for ages
otherwise it would be called the Victorian era.
I might just have Lupina plan a coup on the King.
I bet they had large closets and I bet they rarely wore the same thing as last year.
they also had fashion trends, like we do. so they also had to accomodate that.