Friday, February 5, 2016
feb 3.
Freak shows became mostly popular during the mid 16th century in England .Freak shows became a peculiar attraction during the Victorian era. The Victorians loved freak shows they were very fascinated in things about death so to see living things so scary like that drew their attention.The conjoined Colloredo twins in the 1630's was how the freak show was born. With limited access men and women of the 19th century were intrigued by touring .The rise of Darwinism increased fascination with the human form and its abnormalities .These shows became very successful and became a hot commodity.When appeared to Queen Victoria and then became even more popular .By the 1950's the freak shows then disappeared .
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