Victorian History
An idiosyncratic selection of short bits about elements of Victorian history.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
“I saw the glitter of polished steel”
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The tools of the trade It is almost impossible for us to imagine the pain that was a part of surgery before the development of anæsthet...
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Clerical Errors, a review
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As readers of this blog will have gathered, I enjoy a bit of historical gossip and what could possibly be more fun than stories about cleri...
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...
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