Theme

Period
While the Victorian Era is generally considered to last the duration of the reign of Queen Victoria, the Gothic Victorian is specified as spanning the time from 1880 (the founding of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn) to 1897 (the publication of Bram Stoker's Dracula, after which public perception of vampires changed).

The mush is set in London which was the center of the British Empire. Secret societies and the high society's interest in occultism dominate the era. The contrast between rich and poor is very strong and the streets are full of homeless. The books about Sherlock Holmes take place during this time; Jack the Ripper rages in 1888 and people start thinking about the ideas of Marx and Freud.

See also: History

Supernatural
This is the time for the great Occult movements of history. Spiritualism is born, people have seances at their homes. Secret Societies are common, etc.