From the elegant drawing rooms of the Regency era to the industrialised streets of the Victorian age, 19th-century Britain was a period of radical transformation. For history lovers and keen ...

Period costumes, aristocratic mansions, London streets and family intrigues... Victorian England has long been a source of inspiration for television series. Here are seven shows that offer a ...

19th Century British Newspapers is a joint effort between the British Library and Gale to make available searchable, full-text digitized versions of key 19th Century British newspapers. The aim was to ...

The British empire embarked on a successful and far-reaching anti-slavery campaign in the first half of the 19th century, one of the first global humanitarian efforts of its kind. Professor Maeve Ryan ...

The recent publication of the University of Edinburgh's Review of Race and History has drawn attention to its "skull room": a collection of 1,500 human craniums procured for study in the 19th century.

It was one of the worst floods in the history of the world. “It was a major disaster. In terms of Victorian England it was the greatest disaster in terms of loss of life, apart from maritime disasters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A British teacher is showing how to speak in Victorian English, and people are loving it. It's hard to believe now, but ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mass squalor in Victorian Britain was a myth created by writers such as ...

In an effort to discourage alcohol consumption during the late 19th century, British temperance groups produced and circulated "drink maps" showing where people in particular cities could buy booze.

Children Playing by the Shore, a charming work by the British artist Dorothea Sharp, is to be offered at Bonhams 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art sale in London on ...