Dr Esther Robinson, Head of the TB Unit at UKHSA, said: "TB is curable and preventable, but the disease remains a serious ...

Ripper Street, the long-forgotten crime-drama set during the era of Britain’s most notorious serial killer, is now available on Netflix. The BBC series, which aired for five seasons between 2012 and ...

York’s oldest surviving railway structure is set to be restored by Network Rail as a brass band rehearsal space.

Luckily, the use of treadwheels was abolished in Britain by the Prisons Act of ... idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era, Sir William Cubitt invented the “everlasting ...

Soon every home in Britain had a tree bedecked with candles ... The sweets were replaced by small gifts and paper hats in the late Victorian period, and remain in this form as an essential ...

This makes it difficult to briefly summarise what life was like in Victorian Britain, as it changed significantly during the period. It would be similar to asking children in the future what life ...

Shade-loving gardeners like Joseph have been in on the secret since Victorian times. “In Britain, they called it the ‘fern craze,’” she says. As the Brits’ love for lush foliage grew ...

With long dresses and candelabras, Winona Senior High School (WSHS) students are bringing to life an almost 214-year-old ...

The Victorian era inspires diverse manga ... The journey takes the characters from Britain to America and beyond, interacting with famous historical figures ranging from Charles Babbage to ...

A traditional Victorian-era technique is an ideal way to heat your home without switching on the heating, and it remains as effective today as it was over a century ago. According to My Home ...

Spring has just begun, symbolizing growth, renewal and a ritual shedding of winter’s heavy layers. If history has a way of ...