screw-you version of my modern handwriting, which is a combination of print and cursive. But let’s back up a bit. I started learning to write in kindergarten, but that of course was in script ...

Or even crazy? Or just rebelling against the social constraints of their time? Victorian Lettering: Jenna Blazevich They say Alice Christina Abbott’s weapon of choice was a cup of tea.

Joe O'Donnell, director of The Victorian Society, says that one of the first things to consider is how you use your home. Modern houses tend to have more open-plan living areas, but social changes ...

Antique 19th-century home decor is resurging with a few contemporary touches thanks to the modern Victorian aesthetic. Centuries after they were originally introduced, the iconic homes of the ...

The sweets were replaced by small gifts and paper hats in the late Victorian period, and remain in this form as an essential part of a modern Christmas. Decorating the home at Christmas also ...

It’s a style that allows you to blend the elegance of the past with the functionality of the present — creating spaces that are both timeless and modern in equal measure. Victorian interiors ...

The Victorian Supernatural explores the sources of these beliefs in their literary, historical and cultural contexts. The collection brings together essays by scholars from literature, history of art ...

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Take them to the transportation ships. 1880, a Police man in the traditional uniform of the Victorian period. Prison discipline,1884. A Dartmoor prisoner turning the crank as solitary punishment.

The University of Manchester was founded with the help of charitable donations Manchester is a city built in part on the vast wealth of Victorian ... Manchester’s modern-day millionaires and ...