From shameful secrets and vicious feuds to debaucherous affairs and cutting remarks, the Victorian Era's royal family had more scandals than we can count.
When many people think of Victorians, they think of the stereotype of a society bound by a strict set of rules. We're here to uncover the truth.
So much about what we think we know about the practice of Victorian death photography is completely wrong—or else much more complicated.
A man named William Burke's bones are displayed at the Edinburgh Medical School—and the story of how they got there is incredibly dark.
Henry Cyril Paget Editorial. The 5th Marquess of Anglesey was a gaudy, flamboyant, effeminate whirlwind—who absolutely horrified English society.
Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, was brilliant, wealthy, and driven. No wonder she's been dubbed the world's first computer programmer.
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