In response to the economic challenges of the 1890s, the United States enacted the Dingley Tariff Act in 1897, significantly...
This is the story of Peter Williamson, a fascinating figure whose life illuminates the diversity of 19th-century Scottish occupations, from hawking to shopkeeping.
There was a certain fascination with death and mourning during the Victorian era, unsurprising perhaps, during a time where the...
By the early 19th century, society’s view of child labour began to change and a limit to the number of hours children could work was legislated.
In 1782, the dream of flying through the sky became reality, A group of daring men of science and vision took flight in the balloon.
The Dryad, from Liverpool to St. Jago de Cuba, was totally wrecked on the 10th November on a reef of...
My most treasured Christmas decorations are the ones that have been passed down through the family for generations.
Before online dating websites like Tinder or Match.com, how did our lonely ancestors find love? They placed advertisements in Matrimonial...
On the evening of 27 July 1827, 23-year-old Susannah Poole left her sister’s house at 3 Caroline Street near Commercial...
From the feather man who went from town to town, cleaning bedding made of feathers, to the cat-meat men who...