As the Victorian era began in 1837, the world of medicine was still in a relatively dangerous state; hospitals were as likely to speed up your ailment as cure you, surgery was done without reliable ...

Victoria became queen at the age of 18 after the death of her uncle, William IV. She reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other British monarch. Her reign was a period of significant social ...

San Francisco is known the world over for its Golden Gate Bridge, its old-fashioned cable cars and its eye-popping, jaw-dropping polychrome Victorian homes. “It’s one of the most famous cities in ...