即使对欧洲历史不是很了解的人,对维多利亚女王也都有耳闻,尤其对“维多利亚”这个名词。经常有人说,这是维多利亚式的帽子,这是维多利亚式的建筑,这是维多利亚时代的文学。但那个很火的“维多利亚的秘密”内衣,确实跟维多利亚女王没多大关系。为什么维多利亚时代诞生了那么多建筑、时尚,还有文学?因为这是英国最强盛的时代——“日不落帝国”时代——这也是维多利亚女王执政的时候。 Even people who do not know much about European history are aware of Queen Victoria, especially for the term “Victoria.” It is often said that this is a Victorian hat, which is a Victorian building, which is Victorian literature. But that is very hot, “Victoria’s Secret” underwear, does not matter much to Queen Victoria. Why did so many architecture, fashion, and literature come into being in the Victorian era? Because this is the most powerful era in Britain - the era of “never-ending empire” - and it is also the time for Queen Victoria to govern.