Victorian Valentines 15 Feb 2013 | 06:02 am

Valentine's Day is now one of the best known and most popular celebrations in the world.  Although not a "holiday" in most places where businesses are open as usual, it is widely celebrated with the e...

Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 25 Jan 2013 | 10:17 am

June of 2012 saw the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In her sixtieth year on the throne she became the second longest serving monarch in British history after George III who came wi...

The Victorian Casual Ward 17 Dec 2012 | 06:25 am

Luke Fildes, Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward (1874) All during Victoria's long reign the streets of  London (not to mention those of the other industrial centres) teemed with the homeless. ...

The Cinderella Club Movement 28 Mar 2012 | 10:37 pm

Baby Farming 14 Mar 2012 | 10:01 am

Travelling Menageries 1 Mar 2012 | 05:39 pm

More of the Magnificent Seven 14 Feb 2012 | 12:03 pm

The Real Professor Moriarty 2 Feb 2012 | 05:09 pm

"To Die For" Victorian London Cemeteries 20 Jan 2012 | 03:34 pm

Women in Cages 10 Jan 2012 | 05:27 pm