There was no moral condemnation of the use of opiates and their use was not regarded as...
Victorian
Time, like place, is socially constructed rather than ‘natural’, and so one might expect ideas of time...
These reading places confirmed the centrality of periodical print to Victorian culture. Introduction We need to know...
Literacy was a communal asset, particularly at mid-century, available to those who could read and those who...
Christmas Pudding as we know it is a Victorian innovation. Introduction Christmas Pudding is when the British...
Penal treadmills were used in prisons in the early Victorian period in Britain as a method of...
How mushrooms became established as a stock motif of Victorian fairyland. This article, Fungi, Folklore, and Fairyland,...
Steampunk examines the consequences extraordinary medical discoveries can have on both individuals and societies. Abstract Influenced by...
The images serve as a testament to how clinical photography practice has changed as a result of...
Both the Georgian and Victorian eras were marked with significant changes, both socially and politically. The Georgians...
From marriage and sexuality to education and rights, looking at attitudes towards gender in 19th-century Britain. Introduction...
During the nineteenth century, the dress of men differed markedly from that of the previous century. Introduction...
People drank for many different reasons and these reasons ranged across social class, gender, and region. Introduction...
Ideas about the drunkard fueled political and moral debates about the extent of liquor controls. Introduction This...
English writers found federalism attractive because it seemed a solution to the problems posed by Europe’s emerging...
Improved agricultural output and a political climate dedicated to ensuring cheap food led to a dramatic increase...
How did writers and audiences in late Victorian England and America explore the idea of a hidden...
The relationship between cocaine and medical practitioners in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. Introduction Cocaine is...
How medical pioneers and health innovations shaped the landscape of medicine in the 19th century during disease...
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment. Introduction In 1890, a...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Looking at of the Gentleman’s Magazine, printers of county histories, collectors of manuscripts, and founder members of...
Using Livingstone’s Missionary Travels as a case study to explore the role of print and publishers in...
The impact of the early railway was registered as both exciting and horrifyingly destructive by Victorian writers....
Men were transient figures (and often dupes) of light-fingered sex workers, but women’s relationships with each other...
Examining what made these cheap, sensational, highly illustrated stories so popular with the Victorian public. By Judith...
They needed others to see them, to draw people to their grief. Reader, he died. I’ve devoted...
He was refined, very famous, and eccentric. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, a young Englishwoman...
The shaping and reshaping of Livingstone’s legacy as an icon of the British Empire. This essay examines...
In the 19th century, more people were reading more publications than ever before. This explains how technological,...