Victorian History
An idiosyncratic selection of short bits about elements of Victorian history.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Victoria on the Rails
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The Royal Saloon, 1869 Although other members of the Royal family had travelled by rail, especially Prince Albert, it was not until 184...
Thursday, August 06, 2015
The Full English Breakfast - Myth or Reality
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The first time I went to England, in 1967, there were still many reminders of the great Victorian Era. I remember the rag and bone man ...
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Monday, May 04, 2015
Victorian Vision, London and Manchester at the End of the Era
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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, who can decide the value of a moving picture? In this blog, I want to look at some moving images from th...
Friday, April 17, 2015
Faster, Lower, Deeper - The First Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable
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Map of the 1858 trans-Atlantic cable route On the 16th of August, 1858, Queen Victoria sent a telegram to the President of th...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The "Sewer" or the early days of the London Underground
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To understand the development of the London Underground, or “Tube,” one has to look at both the growth and sprawl of the metropolis...
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