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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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Hans Sloane and the British Museum. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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My History Hero: Richard Wagner (1813–83). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Queen Victoria’s dinners and Henry VIII’s niece. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Islamic enlightenment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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How the Victorians ruined the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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In the footsteps of Alexander Gardner, a Victorian adventurer who travelled to the Hindu Kush. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The fight for the American west: how myth obscures reality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Islamic Enlightenment: Christopher de Bellaigue and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in conversation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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In thrall to the red planet: 5 facts about our view of Mars through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z: The history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The weird and wonderful world of Victorian entertainment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Circus sensation: PT Barnum's greatest wheezes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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From bats and brawls to new links between colonies: the origins of Australian cricket. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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From Charles Darwin’s beard to George Eliot’s right hand: 4 famous Victorian bodily quirks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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A revolutionary engineer and Victoria’s Indian confidant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Dr James Barry: a surgeon with a secret. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Thomas Telford: the man who built modern Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Duke of Wellington and his ‘Dearest Georgy’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The impact of war and a zoological institution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The French ballerina who became wealthier than Queen Victoria. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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God, gangs and Garibaldi. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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6 strange newspaper stories that shocked Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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