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Lawrence Power’s instrument has been overlooked throughout its history. He has made a career of changing that.
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.
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 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.
GENESEO, Ill. (KWQC) - Hundreds of people flock to the city of Geneseo for their annual Christmas Walk featuring living windows and traditions from the Victorian era. The event stems from when the ...
The Victorian era may be heavily represented in pop culture, through stately period dramas, rollicking novels, and gritty television series, but it's also one of the most misunderstood periods in ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is mostly forgotten, but certainly not gone. We often associate TB with bygone times. In 1882, the consumption, as it was often called then, killed one in seven people in Europe and ...
It's time for the "Victorian-era punishment" of smacking children to be banned in England as it "undoubtedly harms children's health", according to a group representing leading doctors. The Royal ...
The Victorian era is one of the most famous periods in all of human history, known for its iconic fashion and love of all ...
Jet, a flat-black, opaque gemstone derived from wood that has experienced extreme compression over millions of years, was the haute stone throughout the Victorian era, a time when fashion and ...
It’s the era of Jane Austen, empire-waist gowns, and bonnets everywhere. But there’s another era in history that deserves its due as a pitch-perfect setting for romance books: the Victorian era.