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Victorian period
- The period of British history when Queen Victoria ruled; it includes the entire second half of the nineteenth century, a time when Britain was the most powerful nation in the world. The Victorian period was known for a rather stern morality. It was also marked by a general earnestness about life and by a confidence that Britain's domestic prosperity ( see Industrial Revolution ) and vast holdings overseas ( see British Empire ) were signs of the country's overall righteousness ( see white man's burden ). As the Victorian period continued, however, such easy beliefs were increasingly challenged.
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The property where the baby was found dates to the Victorian period and at one stage housed a church-run mother and baby unit.
The force said the property dates to the Victorian period and at one stage housed a church-run mother and baby unit, although it is believed the baby was concealed before that time.
A painter of the late Victorian period from Camden Town in London, Smith began as a lithographer before switching to painting.
Zofia Matyjaszkiewicz, Collections Manager at the Roman Baths and a co-author of the new study, added: "People have visited the springs in Bath for thousands of years, worshipping at, bathing in and drinking the waters over the centuries. Even in the Victorian period the Spa Treatment Centre in Bath used the natural spring waters for their perceived curative properties in all sorts of showers, baths and treatments. It's really exciting to see cutting edge scientific research like this taking place here, on a site with so many stories to tell."
Simon Osborne, the general manager of the charity's Liverpool properties, said he was "delighted" visitors would be able to enjoy the "unique insight into the Victorian period".
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