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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Britain and the slave trade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Why is America haunted by its past?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The secret plot to kill Lincoln. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Michael Wood on statues"These ‘history wars’ over statues are really about something bigger: about different views of the past, and who controls it". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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From Nelson to Churchill: challenging British heroes with Afua Hirsch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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A brief guide to the transatlantic slave trade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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David Olusoga"Thousands of Britons opposed abolition – because they owned slaves". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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From riches to rags: David Olusoga reveals how Britain's grand houses descended into Victorian slums. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The evolution of the British home: from the Georgian era to the present day. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Books interview with Emma Griffin: "Looking at family life reveals a dark side to Victorian economic progress". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Sardinia: the legacy of the notorious shepherd-bandits of the mountains. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Living on the edge in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Why Florence Nightingale was so much more than the ‘Lady with the Lamp’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The life and legend of Florence Nightingale. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Victorians: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Corn Laws crisis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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"A wonder of the world": Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition at the famous Crystal Palace. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Corn Law crisis: the bitter political war that threatened thousands with starvation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Broad Street cholera outbreak: how bad was it and how was it contained?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Why the American Wild West was a "hotbed of scientific discovery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Nursing by numbers: how Florence Nightingale campaigned for better conditions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Smiling Victorians: why it's a myth that our ancestors didn't smile for pictures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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