{"id":4635,"date":"2026-01-19T16:24:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/what-was-life-like-for-ordinary-victorians-historian-ruth-goodman-explains\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:24:47","slug":"what-was-life-like-for-ordinary-victorians-historian-ruth-goodman-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/what-was-life-like-for-ordinary-victorians-historian-ruth-goodman-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"What was life like for ordinary Victorians? Historian Ruth Goodman explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Ncn_LoAQXk?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Historian Ruth Goodman discusses the normal routines of life in Victorian Britain \u2013 from washing and dressing, to eating and sleeping \u2013 and how this differed for people from different walks of life.<br \/>\nSubscribe here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/subhistoryextrayoutube. <\/p>\n<p>How did the average Victorian wash themselves? And what did they eat? <\/p>\n<p>#HistoryExtra #history #victorian <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:32 How did the Victorians wash?<br \/>\n03:26 What did people wear?<br \/>\n08:57 What did Victorians eat?<br \/>\n13:37 What did they cook?<br \/>\n15:29 Inside the Victorian home<\/p>\n<p>Episode two is live now, watch at https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/membership\/victorian-leisure\/. 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