A Victorian con woman schemes for money and love in zesty novel. She’s not the only one
If we are to believe novelists, England in the 1700s and 1800s featured two kinds of women: those who sat at home stewing about lost suitors, and con artists. It used to be that books featured a whole ...
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People, past events and societies
The Battle of Dunbar, 1296 The King of England invades and beats a Scottish ... Find out how Williamina Fleming moved from being a maid to becoming an astronomer who studied and mapped over ...
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25 great cycle routes for 2025
It’s time to start looking for new routes to ride in 2025. Whether you’re looking for shorter, traffic-free rides that are ...
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The Curious Alleys Of Borough High Street
They were rebuilt, and most lasted well into the Victorian era ... In May 1868 a team of Aboriginal Australians came over to England to play a series of cricket matches at Lord’s.
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The odd history of Gannon’s Old Main
From the haunting legacy of one of Erie’s wealthiest families to a U.S. President allegedly trapping himself in a bathtub, ...
Inside Victorian London’s criminal underworld where women robbers ran riot & superstar East End boxers made a fortune
Londoners had to contend with two very different criminal gangs — a group of East End boxers and another of West End ...
80 Posts From The Victorian Era That Prove It Really Was A Different Time
The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...
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Victorian disease with 17 red flag signs to watch for as cases rise in England
The World Health Organisation has flagged the disease, once rampant in Victorian Britain, as the "world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent". Despite England's low TB rates ...
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The ‘Victorian disease’ making a comeback in the UK that expert says is ‘a ticking time bomb’
Tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in Victorian England, killing around four million people between 1851 and 1910. Progress in public health contained the disease, but the UKHSA warned ...
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Victorian lung disease tuberculosis surges in the UK - here are the hidden symptoms you must NOT ignore
Tuberculosis (TB) cases are surging, fuelling fears England may see a resurgence of the Victorian-era illness. The latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) figures show 5,480 people were struck ...