Georgian/Victorian Britain
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Called Jefferson Boxes in America, the writing box was a staple piece of furniture of the wealthy in Georgian and Victorian Britain. more...
In 1812, the small American navy, led by the ships USS Constitution and USS United States would shock the Royal Navy. more...
The weapons and uniforms of the highlanders who served in North America during the French and Indian War more...
Part of the Leonaur Eyewitness to War Series, Fusilier Cooper is an account of John S. Cooper as he marches through the Peninsular Campaign and the Battle of New Orleans. more...
After Dick Turpin, the foreign born Claude Duval was probably England's most famous Highwayman. more...
The First Boer War consisted of just three major battles: Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte, and Majuba. All three proved to be humiliating defeats for the overconfident British more...
The Victorian view of death was quite different than our modern perception and this was reflected in their funeral practices. more...
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By: Martin Gosling
In 1826 William Corder, the son of a well-to-do Suffolk farmer became engaged to Maria Marten. The marriage was deferred until the following year but then Maria vanished. more...
The English War of Jenkins' Ear
By:
Isaac M. McPhee
The War of Jenkins Ear was fought in Europe between 1739 and 1748; it was started by a single act of barbarism - the severing of an ear by the Spanish Coast Guard. more...
The Salvation Army's founder, William Booth: his life and times more...
By: Karen Jordan
England's Great Exhibition included exhibits from all over the world but the building which housed the show drew an equal amount of attention. more...
By: Joy Levesley
While America fought out the Civil War , the cotton weavers of Lancashire were brought to the brink of starvation. more...
By: Dave McFadzean
High in the Pennine Hills, Killhope, The North of England Lead Mining Museum offers a incredible opportunity to encounter what life was like for Victorian lead miners more...
By: Scott Hayden
Jack the Ripper was an unknown murderer who took the lives of five women in London's dangerous Whitechapel area in 1888. This article provides an overview of the case. more...
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