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The Victorian Peeper

The Victorian Peeper

http://www.victorianpeeper.blogspot.com/

My blog covers all aspects of the history of nineteenth-century Britain and the amazing (and sometimes appalling) age of the Victorians (1837-1901).

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  • Snippets #1

    Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 17:23

    John Ruskin ponders penguins. . .John Keats borrows a book from the journalist Thomas Alsager. . . An 1849 court case shapes current discussions about British libel law. . . Jeannette Winterson restores a Victorian building in the Cotswolds. . .Ada L...

  • Census Records Reveal Details of Ripper Victims

    Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 08:18 in London, census, murders, east end, 1881, jack the ripper

    Some of Jack the Ripper's victims appear to have been living respectable domestic lives just a few years before their murders, according to census records that went online today.The company findmypast.com trawled records of Britain's 1881 census for ...

  • A War Between Science and Love

    Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 21:58 in Film, Evolution, creation, connelly, charles darwin, bettany, randal keynes, down house

    Here's the trailer (below) for the upcoming film Creation, which is based on the book Annie's Box by Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes and shot in part at Down House, the Darwin family home in Kent.The film, which opened the recent ...

  • "A Wonderful Dog"

    Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 20:34 in dog, pets, Newfoundland, victorian

    The Victorians adored dogs, which were by far the most popular domestic pet of the era, and perhaps no breed was more beloved than the Newfoundland, a frequent subject of artists such as Sir Edwin Landseer, Arthur Batt, George Earl, Samuel West, Joh...

  • Salmagundi #11

    Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 22:57 in Film, auction, bronte, queen victoria, duleep singh, john brown, bonhams, the young victoria

    The film The Young Victoria, which tells the story of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, her first shaky steps as monarch, and the courtship that led to one of the most famous romances of all time, will open in the U.S. on November 13. It star...

  • Queen Victoria vs Zombies

    Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 18:55 in zombies, demon, queen victoria, moorat

    To coincide with the release of A. E. Moorat's Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter, a "blood-curdling and hilarious historical zombie mash-up novel" and "alternative history . . . packed full of blood, guts, and flesh-eating zombies," publisher Hodder &...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.75 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

clioandme

5 stars Mark Stoneman

Excellent blog about various aspects of Victorian Britain by a professional historian.

Posted: August 1st, 2008 | More Reviews From clioandme | Report This Comment

Attlesea62

5 stars Lidian

A fabulous, well-written and well-researched blog that explores Victorian history with panache!

Posted: July 19th, 2008 | More Reviews From Attlesea62 | Report This Comment

Melisende

4 stars Melisende

Not an area that I have personally made a study of but an enjoyable amble through Victorian England.

Posted: May 26th, 2008 | More Reviews From Melisende | Report This Comment

penandspindle

5 stars Heather Vallance

Every time I visit the Victorian Peeper I am amazed at the detail and novelty of the posts. This is a consistently good source for anyone interested in colonial history.

Posted: December 13th, 2007 | More Reviews From penandspindle | Report This Comment

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