Performing pigs, magic tricks, hypnotism, circus arts, pantomime and other popular forms of entertainment during the Victorian era are the focus of a new exhibition on view at the British Library in ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Victorian Britain was a nation of coffee-drinkers who paid few taxes, whose economy relied on trade and where defense spending swallowed a huge slice of income, statistics ...

The Age of the Beard at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London examines through photographs the Victorian mania for elaborate facial hair. “The exhibition looks at the range of different facial ...

Airs Sunday, Jan. 3, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 —Discover the Little-Known But Profound Role “The Architect of the Victorian Era” Played in Shaping Britain ...

In an effort to discourage alcohol consumption during the late 19th century, British temperance groups produced and circulated "drink maps" showing where people in particular cities could buy booze.

My copy of The Victorians came in the same post as a clipping from the (London) Daily Telegraph. The article opens, "Revisiting the Victorian era for lessons to apply in the 21st century may seem an ...

Victoria became queen at the age of 18 after the death of her uncle, William IV. She reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other British monarch. Her reign was a period of significant social ...

The Tees Transporter Bridge was a feat of engineering but has been closed due to structural concerns since 2019. CAV Aerial / The Victorian Society An early public school, a community disinfecting ...

London (CNN) — The most disadvantaged people in the United Kingdom are no better-off than they were 15 years ago, according to a new report, which finds a “yawning gap between those who can get by and ...