Locating the Victorians
Robert Bud looks at the background to the major conference and displays at the Science Museum.
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The Victorian Vision: Inventing New Britain
John MacKenzie reviews the impact of Queen Victoria in shaping a new national identity and institutions, as the V&A opens its new exhibition on the Victorian Vision.
Set in Stone: Victoria's Monuments in India
Mary Ann Steggles recalls the circumstances of the many monuments to Queen Victoria that were erected in India, and traces their fate.
Photography at War
Jonathan Marwil tells how the wars of the mid-19th century, in Europe and beyond, proved the perfect subject for a new medium to show its amazing potential.
The Idea of Juvenile Crime in 19th-Century England
Heather Shore challenges the view that the 19th century was a pivotal period of change in the treatment of young offenders.
The Hunt for Jack the Ripper
William D. Rubinstein reviews the achievements of the Ripperologists and considers the arguments surrounding the so-called Ripper Diaries.
The Victorian Slaughter of the Innocents
Why did infant mortality rates remain so high in the last quarter of the 19th century, when general death rates experienced a steady decline? Phil Chapple investigates.
Lost Victorians
John Gardiner searches for the historical moment when our Victorian forebears went missing from the popular consciousness.
A Shot Fired at Queen Victoria
The young Queen was shot at on May 19th, 1849.