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 ...

In an effort to discourage alcohol consumption during the late 19th century, British temperance groups produced and circulated "drink maps" showing where people in particular cities could buy booze.

In the March/April issue, I devoted this space to Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books, published by Yale University Press and edited by Leah Price, a scholar at Harvard. This column ...

A feat of Victorian engineering which influenced the modern world is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Known as the ...

The most disadvantaged people in the United Kingdom are no better-off than they were 15 years ago, according to a new report, which finds a “yawning gap between those who can get by and those stuck at ...

The harmful and racist foundations of craniometry have now been discredited, reports Elise Smith, but it had Victorian ...

Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society Her investigation into a sensational Victorian high ...

Comedian John Cleese, who was born in Weston-super-Mare, and EastEnders actor Timothy West backed a campaign to save it, but ...

Pax Romana is often cited as a model for Pax Americana, both emerging after periods of war to guarantee security and order. But as Pax Americana wanes, at least in the view of Shlomo Ben-Ami, a ...