An introduction to some significant inventions from the Victorian era. Adam Hart-Davis explains how the discovery that a bitter tree bark could protect against malaria lead to the invention of ...

Victorian inventions, Queen Victoria, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Victorian children. The Trapper. audioThe Trapper The life of a young Victorian child working in a coal mine. Street children.

There are a lot of things we carry with us from the Victorian Era. Many inventions from the time became commonplace, and many illnesses have been nearly eradicated. But we still have a lot of ...