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 ...

Victoria became queen at the age of 18 after the death of her uncle, William IV. She reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other British monarch. Her reign was a period of significant social ...

The questions raised in “Victorian Radicals,” a new exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA), manifest in the vivid juxtaposition of two objects at the show’s third-floor entrance: a ...

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 ...

Unless you are a Victorian scholar, a mini crash-course on British Victorian history, culture and sociology would be helpful in order to really appreciate the new film "Effie Gray." A quick Wikipedia ...

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.