Our modern world is full of things to do, consume, and experience to provide us with effortless entertainment and joy. It is ironic that today we have so many options but so little time but in the bygone days of the Victorian era, people had a lot of time on their hands but not a lot to do with it.
We have the internet these days and Victorians had to rely heavily on their imaginations. And when one is Victorian, their imaginations tend to lean towards a grim, creepy, and overall stranger side. Why were Victorians holding funerals for dolls? Why did they eat their lunches while sitting on tombstones? And what exactly was “Punch and Judy?”
Welcome to Nutty History and today let's find out what Creepy Hobbies kept Victorians busy.
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Chapter Timestamps 0:00 Intro to mid-roll ads 0:57 Cemetery Theme Parks 3:28 Making Their Own True Crime 4:55 Creepy Party Games 6:34 Funerals…For Dolls? 8:18 Creepy Puppet Shows
