Victorian
The Victorian era takes its name from Queen Victoria, who ruled between 1837-1901. There were nine British prime ministers during the Victorian era. The Victorians are popularised by famed author Charles Dickens; the technological and social change caused by the industrial revolution; serial killer Jack the Ripper; and the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Find out everything you need to know about the Victorians here…
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Portraits, power and royal wigs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, on historical fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Modern Welsh history: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Elinor CleghornThe History of Unwell Women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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National English: the language that would save England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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