Victorian History
An idiosyncratic selection of short bits about elements of Victorian history.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Words, words, words
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Reading Bob Nicholson's delightful article, "Racy Yankee slang has long invaded our language" which appeared in the Guardian...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Victorian Children
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Child Prostitute; year 1871; inscription at the back: Mary Simpson a common prostitute age 10 or 11 year. She has been known as Mrs. Ber...
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Georgian London
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Yesterday I came across what I think has to be, for those of us who enjoy 18th and 19th Century English history, one of the premier blogs on...
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
Ladies on High; Victorian Women Mountaineers
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Meta Brevoort, the aunt of W. A. B.Coolidge who himself made over 1,700 ascents and systematically explored the Alps, was a redoubtable clim...
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Isabella Beeton; Domestic Goddess Extraordinaire
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Amost anyone who has ever stepped into a kitchen has heard of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management and, everyone who has heard of ...
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