Victorian society was full of jobs that feel unbelievable today, yet they were once essential parts of daily life. From rat catchers scrambling through alleyways to pure finders collecting bizarre ...

If you are a mystery lover, or if you have ever wondered how the modern love of the genre began, you'll enjoy Summerscale's tracing of the early days of the profession and the fascination it exerted.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — The dream of the 1890s is alive here. In Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman's Victorian home, there are three high-wheel bicycles and a tricycle, a Perfection kerosene heater, an icebox ...

Originally published under the title: The Victorian house : domestic life from childbirth to deathbed. London : HarperCollins, 2003. Publisher's description: The Victorian age is much closer to us in ...

Victorians took superstition very seriously, often treating everyday mishaps as ominous warnings rather than coincidences. From the belief that breaking a mirror could doom you to years of bad luck, ...

In this six-part course, discover everything you need to know about Victorian Britain, guided by historian Ruth Goodman and filmed on location at Black Country Living Museum.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victorian style houses can be a great source of inspiration for those who love colorful homes. The era, which lasted from 1837 to ...

From previous Perrier award-winner Will Adamsdale comes this middle class musical about all the important things in life; composting, learning Spanish, floundering relationships and, most of all, ...

Stepping into the 1897 Poe House in Fayetteville feels like opening a time capsule where Victorian charm comes alive in every corner. Nestled in the city’s picturesque Haymount Historic District, at ...