Aspects of the Victorian book
Detail-rich site that provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century. |
Child Labour in the 19th Century
Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory Workers, Tactics and Issues, and The Factory Acts |
Dr. William Palmer
Information about Dr.William Palmer, the "Rugeley Poisoner", the "Prince of Poisoners", a nineteenth century Staffordshire character, his life, his crimes, his trial and public hanging. |
Georgian Index
A survey of British and European culture in the early 19th century including: George IV, Princess Charlotte, The Crown Jewels of France and England, Napoleon's Carriage, the evolution of boxing, the tea table, period card games, the evolution of the tho |
Index of English and Welsh Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Based on a comprehensive survey in 1844, and extended to other asylums. |
John Leech Archive
Archive of Punch cartoons by John Leech 1841-1860, indexed by keywords, title and year. |
Penny Magazine Online
Text from selected issues of The Penny Magazine, which was published every Saturday for a working class readership |
Smugglers' Britain
British smuggling in the 18th and 19th centuries. Directions to smugglers' pubs, coves, caves and tunnels, together with the full, indexed text of a book on smuggling. |
Soldiers of the Queen
An online museum of Victorian-era British military photographs from the far corners of the empire. |
The British Way: Imperialism
Explores how the British nation acquired and governed an empire greater in size than any in history and how the Victorians adapted to the idea of imperialism. |
The Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920
Thirty-five biographies of women who played a prominent role in the struggle for equality. Includes written primary sources produced by, or about, them. |
The Peel Web
Sir Robert Peel dominated parliament throughout the period 1830-50. Marjie Bloy covers many social, political and economic issues of the period. |
The Peterloo Massacre
A detailed analysis of the events of St Peter's Field, Manchester on the 16th August, 1819. The website includes eyewitness accounts and biographical details of 25 people who saw what happened that day. |
The Victorians: Resources for Schools
Resources for school projects on the Victorian era. Music, images of the Queen, the phonograph, Florence Nightingale and Education. |
Victoria Research Web
Provides research resources for the study of all aspects of Victorian Britain. |
Victorian Census Project
Aims to computerise a number of source documents and related materials relating to Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. |
Victorian Station
Dedicated to Victorian enthusiasts: a brief history and photos of the Victorian Era including Queen Victoria, Cameos and Victorian Architecture |
Victorian Times Project
Digitisation project examining social, political and economic developments in Victorian Britain (1837-1901). Sections on health, transport, education, housing, work and industry. Biographies of prominent Victorians. |
Virtual Victorian House Tour
Take a virtual tour of an imaginery Victorian era home, and learn all about lifestyles of the era, customs and interests. (Factual information set within a fictional tour. Includes many pictures) |
Virtual Victorians
Victorian artefacts, objects, news, photographs, presented in an innovative way for schools, parents and those interested in the Victorian era. |
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