Victorian fashion became notorious for its mourning etiquette, which included elaborate rituals, strict dressing rules, and ...

The 5,000-page diaries are a "fabulous gift", but could take 20 years for a museum to analyse.

In order to reform idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era, Sir William Cubitt invented the “everlasting staircase" in 1818. It was a large, imposing 24-spoked paddlewheel ...

As the web site explains, "In human terms, the story of Queen Victoria and John Brown is a love story in the truest sense, and one that illuminates all the paradoxes of the Victorian Era.

And although she doesn't necessarily romanticize the Victorian era — "obviously things are better now socially, politically, all that stuff," she said — D'Incecco is able to travel back in ...

In one room, visitors could see a Scottish-style Christmas tree, complete with plaid ribbons and other decorations.