Victorian (1837 – 1901)

How do you display a fragile costume that’s over 100 years old?

19th-century London’s most celebrated writer gave us Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol

How 18th-century British reformers questioned capital punishment and the fight continues today

How the murders of five women birthed an infamous East End crime story

And showed the complexity of social class in the late 19th century

From prehistoric blades to sacred relics, historical artefacts found on the shores of the Thames

Take our Christmas Quiz to find out how much you know about this annual festival

Meet a leader of the law-abiding votes for women campaign

What connects London’s iconic Smithfield Market to the Sydney Opera House?

Ruling for 63 years, Victoria witnessed rapid changes in British society, culture and industry

The history of tea in Britain is deeply entwined with colonial histories of sugar and the East India Co.

Where rooftop executions became a violent Southwark spectacle

Tracing the origins of three royal accessories with Medieval roots

For dancing, drinking, glamour and debauchery, there was nothing quite like the pleasure garden

Two hundred years of policing London

Discover the exciting new entertainment on offer to Londoners in the 1700s and 1800s

The changing face of law and order

Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity