When sisters Charlotte and Katie Manye found out they were going to England in 1891, they were overjoyed — "leaping and whirling ... in a dance of triumph" Katie Manye said of their journey. "To ...

Dr. Bob Nicholson joins WIRED to answer the internet's most intriguing queries about Victorian England. How did people entertain themselves in England in the 1800's? Why was openly showing feelings ...

The raw sewage in England's rivers and seas is not just a story of corporate failure. It's also a legacy of Victorian sewers—impressive and high-tech in their day, but with inequality and exploitation ...

This article describes the creation of a new urban classification based on the 1891 census of England and Wales. It is the first attempt to use the recently available electronic version of the census ...

Lancashire and West Yorkshire housed Britain's greatest export in the 19th century. Visit Lancashire and West Yorkshire to find out how cotton was Britain's greatest export in the 19th century. Dr.

How does the line in the Christmas carol go…there’ll be scary ghost stories….? In Victorian England, from the 1830’s until around 1900, telling ghost stories was a big part of how you celebrated ...