Dr. Bob Nicholson joins WIRED to answer the internet's most intriguing queries about Victorian England. How did people ...

If we are to believe novelists, England in the 1700s and 1800s featured two kinds of women: those who sat at home stewing about lost suitors, and con artists. It used to be that books featured a whole ...

Women are largely absent from the questions, sources, and mark schemes that shape how history is taught and assessed in ...

Bouquet holders were a necessity for the well-dressed Victorian lady. Along with fans, parasols, gloves and dance cards, they were must-have accessories for women attending balls. During the Victorian ...