12 Rare Photos Of Victorians Having Fun And Proving They Weren’t As Uptight As We Thought

Contrary to popular belief, Victorians knew how to have fun. They were not always the serious and uptight type we believed them to be. They were a beautiful bunch of handsome men and gorgeous women who did allow themselves time to breathe through their corsets and vests. 

In their own sweet way, they knew how to have fun and let their hair loose. These pictures are proof.

1. Victorian ladies in bathing suits at the seaside. Maybe they were the ones who started the trend of cheerleading? 

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2. A Victorian lady pulling a comical face. Now you can’t say they weren’t goofy.

3. Another lady making a piggy face. 

4. Somewhere in the 1980s, a Victorian couple posing for a portrait and trying their best not to laugh. 

5. Circa 1883: three very fashion-forward men dressed as women. And kicking ass while at it!

6.The Victorian era did see people work up some humour. Here is one fam doing just that while getting a family portrait clicked. 

7. A very well-endowed woman inviting someone for tea. 

8. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (middle) goofing around in 1899. Because why should commoners have all the fun?

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9. Victorians doing a cakewalk dance. They may look ridiculous but they sure seem to be having fun.

10. A perfect display of a Victorian couple’s courtship in the 1800s where love was real. 

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11. A woman riding a bicycle called ‘scorcher’. Maybe she was practicing for the Olympics? 

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12. 19th-century women who learned how to pose way before we did. 

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Now, do you agree that they had fun?