Large families were really in fashion [in Victorian England], they were seen as a status symbol, they were seen as an example of how the man was very… - Kate Williams

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Large families were really in fashion [in Victorian England], they were seen as a status symbol, they were seen as an example of how the man was very virile. The reality was that, like Victoria, people were pregnant repeatedly. Every three months or so they might fall pregnant, so the average woman was pretty much pregnant or about to be pregnant for most of her early married life.

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Kate Williams (born 1974) is a British historian, author, and television presenter. She is a Professor of Public Engagement with History at the University of Reading.

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