Victorian History

The primary means of transportation, particularly for the lower and labouring classes during the bulk of Victoria’s reign, was walking. “To...

One of the most popular forms of English amusement throughout the Nineteenth Century was the Punch and Judy show. Punch, an evil, hooknosed,...

There is a tendency to believe that education came to England with the 1870 Education Act. In fact, the state had been involved since at lea...

It was not until 1948 that women were admitted to degrees at Cambridge University although as early as 1868 it had created "Higher Loca...

Most writers on the Victorian Era make the point that Victorians were often earnest and serious people. Certainly one has the impression tha...