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Explores how the British nation acquired and governed an empire greater in size than any in history
and how the Victorians adapted to the idea of imperialism.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/haywardlad/britway
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Virtual Victorians
Victorian artefacts, objects, news, photographs, presented in an innovative way for schools,
parents and those interested in the Victorian era.
http://www.victorians.org.uk/
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Dr. William Palmer
Information about Dr.William Palmer, the "Rugeley Poisoner", the "Prince of
Poisoners", a nineteenth century Staffordshire character, his life, his crimes, his trial and
public hanging.
http://www.williampalmer.co.uk/
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Smugglers' Britain
British smuggling in the 18th and 19th centuries. Directions to smugglers' pubs, coves, caves and
tunnels, together with the full, indexed text of a book on smuggling.
http://www.smuggling.co.uk/
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Victoria Research Web
Provides research resources for the study of all aspects of Victorian Britain.
http://victorianresearch.org/
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Georgian Index
A survey of British and European culture at the heigth of the Georgian Era; including: George IV,
Princess Charlotte, The Crown Jewels of France and England, Napoleon's Carriage, the evolution of
boxing, the tea table, period card games, the evolution of the thoroughbred, period fly-fishing, a
growing selection of London addresses.
http://www.georgianindex.net/
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Index of English and Welsh Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Based on a comprehensive survey in 1844, and extended to other asylums.
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/4_13_TA.htm
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Penny Magazine Online
Text from selected issues of The Penny Magazine, which was published every Saturday for a working
class readership
http://www.history.rochester.edu/pennymag/
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Aspects of the Victorian book
Detail-rich site that provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain
during the nineteenth century.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html
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The Victorian Emporium
Dedicated to the lifestyles of the Victorian Era. Several detailed articles available on Victorian
rituals and etiquette.
http://www.thevictorianemporium.net
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Virtual Victorian House Tour
Take a virtual tour of an imaginery Victorian era home, and learn all about lifestyles of the era,
customs and interests. (Factual information set within a fictional tour. Includes many pictures)
http://www.geocities.com/victorianlace11/index.html
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Victorian Census Project
Aims to computerise a number of source documents and related materials relating to Great Britain in
the mid-nineteenth century.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/census/vichome.htm
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Victorian Station
Dedicated to Victorian enthusiasts: a brief history and photos of the Victorian Era including Queen
Victoria, Cameos and Victorian Architecture
http://www.victorianstation.com/
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The Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920
Thirty-five biographies of women who played a prominent role in the struggle for equality. Includes
written primary sources produced by, or about, them.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/resource.htm
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The Peterloo Massacre
A detailed analysis of the events of St. Peter's Field, Manchester on the 16th August, 1819. The
website includes eyewitness accounts and biographical details of 25 people who saw what happened
that day.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/peterloo.html
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The Victorians: Resources for Schools
Resources for school projects on the Victorian era. Music, images of the Queen, the phonograph,
Florence Nightingale and Education.
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/victoria.htm
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Child Labour in the 19th Century
Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory
Workers, Tactics and Issues, and The Factory Acts
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
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