A blue plaque to commemorate a Victorian child chimney sweep has been unveiled at the place of his death. George Brewster, 11 ...

The Victorian Era was a time of ... children under 10 from working underground, children made up 25 per cent of the workforce in mines, factories, and workshops. Infants as young as four could ...

Virginia Feito gets inside the twisted, bloodthirsty, and often comical head of a killer-posing-as-a-governess in the new book "Victorian Psycho." ...

The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...

Describing 'Little Ireland' as "the most horrible spot", Engels wrote: "In a rather deep hole, in a curve of the Medlock and surrounded on all four sides by tall factories and high embankments ...

Seaham Hall is a beautiful Georgian house set into the cliff tops of County Durham. It offers the perfect escape for couples looking to get away from it all, or those seeking a little rest and to ...

One of the best things about living in Pakistan is the luxury it allows you to be idle. For anyone wishing to tap into their lazy side, there can be no finer haven.

To 'serve' entails transforming into a Victorian housemaid. "I want her to bring me tea on a tray," continues Fatima. "She should wake up before us, get the children's lunches ready, get breakfast ...

Factories in Victorian England were usually dark ... A social activist, John campaigned against slavery, the exploitation of children in the work force and cruelty to animals. His dream was to produce ...