The Victorian era lasted a whopping 63 years, from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled over Great Britain and Ireland. It was an age of steam trains, gas lamps, and letters that took days to ...

Edwardian engineers thought they'd discovered a wonder material- a mineral that was non-flammable, cheap and clean. It was used for just about everything in the early 20th Century home - hairdryers, ...

The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914. By Simon Heffer. Random House Books; 897 pages; £30. IN the late Victorian and early Edwardian period of 1880-1914, at least (see article), Britain had a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This weighty book of lush interior shots selected and presented by Steven Brindle is a rare and delightful treat. London: Lost ...

A lecture on Victorian and Edwardian architectural and garden design is set to take place on the Isle of Wight. The Arts Society, Isle of Wight, is set to present the latest lecture in its series on ...

EUROCENTRISM RACISM COLONIALISM IN THE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN AGE : CHANGING IMAGES OF AFRICANS IN SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY TEXTS ULRICH PALLUA ...