Thomas Worth’s 1872 illustration for the Household Edition of The Old Curiosity Shop highlights her grandfather’s grief at losing Little Nell. (Thomas Worth via George P. Landow/Victorian Web) Modern ...

Thomas Worth's 1872 illustration for the Household Edition of _The Old Curiosity Shop_ highlights her grandfather's grief at losing Little Nell. Thomas Worth via George P. Landow/Victorian Web Modern ...

Victorian society was full of jobs that feel unbelievable today, yet they were once essential parts of daily life. From rat ...

VICTORIAN children will be taught that men and boys are conditioned by society to be “heterosexual”, “emotionless” and encouraged to exert dominance over women. Under the Respectful Relationships ...

There was once a time, writes the historian Therese Oneill, when 'parents were not enslaved to the whims of ultra-confident toddlers.” There was no counting to three, no half-hearted threats to ...

FROM 1837 to 1901, as we all know, a woman was the Queen of England. From 1837 to 1901, all good English and American magazines, newspapers, and novels, were edited with the idea of pleasing women, of ...

The Victorian government will make public transport free for all children from next year in a bid to relieve cost-of-living pressures. Starting from January 1, 2026, everyone under 18 will be able to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea Kaston Tange, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Modern medicine has enabled ...

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in ...