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21 November

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20 November

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19 November

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An illustration of Rugby school from the magazine 'The Illustrated London News', 1862. (De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)

Schools of hard knocks: Georgian and Victorian public schools . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The school for girls imprisoned at Tothill Fields in the late 1850s. A dedicated schoolmistress was employed to teach that institution’s large female population; in other prisons, the matron took lessons. (Engraving from Chronicle, via Alamy)

Reading, writing and retribution: inside Victorian prison schools . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Shaftesbury Welcome Ragged School in Battersea , 1899. Classes of 40 were not rare, and they could stretch to 80 during staff shortages. (Photo by Mary Evans)

Class warfare: a day in the life of a Victorian schoolchild . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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18 November

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12 November

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Visitors promenade alongside a lake with Surrey Zoological Gardens in the background, 1844 (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Victorian zoos Animal attraction in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Manchester dog show, c1909

The surprising history of Victorian dog shows . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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11 November