by Janet Sacks
Using archive photographs and illustrations, Janet Sacks paints a picture of what it was like to grow up in Victorian Britain, and how changing attitudes towards children led to a very different upbringing by the end of the period.
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by Neil Storey
Useful backgrounder to the lives and treatment of criminals in the Victorian age.
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by Trevor May
In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain.
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by Trevor May
Useful background to understanding conditions in a Victorian factory.
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by David J Eveleigh
The Victorian farmer occupied a pivotal role in rural society, paying rents to the landowner and providing employment for the labourer.
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by Kathryn Ferry
This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialised mass production, people were empowered to make choices about how to decorate their homes.
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by Lavinia Mitton
Lavinia Mitton follows the changes in hospital treatment that took place during the Victorian era and explores the different types of hospitals that were available, from the celebrated specialist institutions to the appalling workhouse infirmaries.
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by Trevor May
Examines the development of the Victorian and Edwardian public school, covering their defining characteristics, their slowly evolving curriculum, and the often-notable headmasters.
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by Trevor May
Thousands of Victorians were employed by railway companies, from the locomotive driver on the footplate to the booking clerk in the station.
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by Trevor May
This book describes the development of Victorian schools and the evolving role of the teacher.
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