Life in Victorian Britain

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The weird and wonderful world of Victorian entertainment

Charles Darwin sports his trademark bushy beard in 1877. (Photo by Corbis Historical/Getty Images)

From Charles Darwin’s beard to George Eliot’s right hand: 4 famous Victorian bodily quirks

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, near Wrexham, North Wales. The aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Thomas Telford: the man who built modern Britain

Yolande Duvernay

The French ballerina who became wealthier than Queen Victoria

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6 strange newspaper stories that shocked Victorian Britain

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Bridge Cottage, Wirral. (Photo by Corbis Documentary/Getty Images)

History explorer: the arts and crafts movement . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A London slum family stood in a street with all their possessions following eviction, c1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Life in 19th-century slums: Victorian London’s homes from hell

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5 hidden killers of the Victorian home

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The Victorians’ surprisingly liberal attitude towards gay men

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Q&A What was 'pigging'?

The Victorians' grisly fascination with murder. (Illustration by Ben Jones for BBC History Magazine)

The Victorians’ grisly fascination with murder

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Dinner at a Victorian workhouse

History explorer: Life in the Victorian workhouse . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life in the workhouse and British biographies . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian Christmas: 3 recipes to try at home . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea in a duel at Battersea Fields. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Pistols at dawn: duelling in the Victorian age