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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What working-class autobiographies can tell us about the Industrial Revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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A Victorian cult: inside the strange world of the Agapemone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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From murder bottles to arsenic wallpaper: 5 hidden killers in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian healthcare | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Week four quiz: medicine and health in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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An appointment at the house of death: the horror of the early Victorian hospital. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Part threeWhat was school and education like in Victorian Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian education and school | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Week three quiz: education and school in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Schools of hard knocks: Georgian and Victorian public schools. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Reading, writing and retribution: inside Victorian prison schools. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Class warfare: a day in the life of a Victorian schoolchild. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The golden age of the country house. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian schools: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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HistoryExtra AcademyLife in Victorian Britain, with Ruth Goodman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Part twoLeisure: how did people spend their free time in the 19th century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Part oneDaily life: how did people live in the 19th century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian zoosAnimal attraction in the 19th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The surprising history of Victorian dog shows. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian leisure | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Week two quiz: leisure in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Cricket, cocaine and cocoa houses: 5 ways Victorians spent their free time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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The Brontës: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Week one quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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How Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election victory set America on the path to Civil War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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Victorian life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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