Say you’re a high society lady in the Victorian-era United States. And say a charming bachelor catches your eye across the dance floor and wants to get to know you.

Victorian men and women feared hair loss, leading to the popularity of electro-magnetic hair brushes. Questions raised over ...

The Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island is preparing to receive thousands of images and negatives by the iconic artist who defied 19th-century gender norms.

If you’re house hunting or fancy yourself an architecture enthusiast, you’re probably somewhat familiar with the terms ‘Georgian’, ‘Victorian’ and ‘Edwardian’ when describing different types of houses ...

The Victorian Era was a time of rapid change—technologically, politically, and socially. In this animated historical ...

The Netherlands' Rijksmuseum says a condom believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep's appendix, "depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health." ...

Women can face criminal charges if they end a pregnancy after 24 weeks under the Victorian-era law that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Although criminal convictions for breaking the ...

Cappagh’s golden era was between 1863 and 1873, when it produced about 796 tonnes of bornite copper ore. There used to be a 20-metre tall chimney as a remnant of the site’s Victorian ...

Concerningly cases of syphilis, an STI most commonly associated with the Victorian era have continued to rise. If left untreated, syphilis can cause serious and potentially life-threatening ...

UK parliament votes to decriminalize abortion, repeal Victorian-era law Britain's parliament has voted to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales to stop a growing number of women from being ...

Victorian slang is weirdly fun. Some of it sounds like total nonsense, but it all had meaning back in the day. In this quiz, you’ll get 27 real slang terms from the Victorian era.