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Rosalind Crone investigates eight scandals that shocked Victoria
An ocean of prejudice met the American heiresses who came to Britain at the dawn of the 20th century, but there was more to them than their wealth. Some earned their own titles, one flew helicopters and another made history as Britain’s first female MP
Female thieves took to drugging men’s drinks with opiates before cleaning out their victims’ pockets On 2 January 1865, Elizabeth Bagwell (alias Elizabeth Manning) was convicted at the Middlesex Sessi
Life in the Victorian slums was balanced on a knife-edge; one late rent payment or missed meal could have fatal results. Born against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, urban areas swelled wit
Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth ...
The rebellious charm and cruelty of a high-society mischief maker
A new production of George Bernard Shaw’s ‘very Victorian problem play’
