Victorian History
An idiosyncratic selection of short bits about elements of Victorian history.
Monday, May 09, 2016
St Pancras Station and Hotel
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John O'Connor, St Pancras at Sunset (1884) With the expansion of capital and the emergence of the entrepreneurial middle class, Goth...
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Friday, April 22, 2016
The debate over the use of anaesthetics in childbirth
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Victoria, Alfred and their children The nineteenth century, and particularly the Victorian years, saw enormous advances in medicine. Ne...
Monday, November 30, 2015
Begging a humble gratuity, sir
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An American view on Tipping It seems odd that tipping should have been so roundly despised by some Americans who made their way to Engl...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Help sought
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I received the following query and am posting it in the hope that the person who wrote the initial comment might follow up on it and contact...
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...
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