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19th Century…

The Public School Ethos and Late Victorian Children’s Literature

14 May 201514 May 2015
In 1888, The Life of General Gordon was written so that ‘the young can learn the beautiful lessons of obedience and humility, of loyalty to God and devotion to others’…
18th century…

Kew Gardens’ Imperial Connections

2 May 20152 May 2015
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew were founded by Princess Augusta (1713-1772) in the 1760s. In 1838 a Royal Commission was set up to inquire into the future of the…
Film…

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

4 Mar 201513 Sep 2017
This post has been adapted from a chapter in my MA Thesis which was completed under the supervision of Dr. Heather Shore. The tale of Sweeney Todd, the ‘demon barber,’…
History…

Organised Crime in “The Mysteries of London” (1844)

1 Mar 20152 Mar 2015
The Mysteries of London was a long-running penny dreadful serial which ran between 1844 and 1846 and was the biggest selling novel of the Victorian era. Read the ebook here.A…
crime…

The Rise and Fall of Highwaymen in Print

1 Mar 20151 Mar 2015
In 1751 the novelist and Magistrate of Westminster, Henry Fielding (1707-1754) published An Enquiry into the Causes of the Late Increase of Robbers. ‘The great Increase of Robberies within these…
crime…

Jonathan Wild – London’s First Mob Boss

26 Feb 20152 Mar 2015
This blog post is adapted from an essay I submitted whilst I was completing my MA in Social History at Leeds Beckett University. The module tutor and course leader was…

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