There are several reasons why there was a great demand for servants in Victorian times. Whilst many did languish in poverty there was a growing ... Although these benefits would take longer to affect ...

Image caption, Children working in a Victorian textile factory. One job was to clear strands of cotton from under the looms while the machinery remained in operation.

From Punch's Almanack 1899. Sledding in the Snow Vintage colour engraving from 1867 of children from the Victorian era sledding and playing in the snow at Christmas time. victorian children stock ...

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With the expansion of factories during the Victorian period, there was a growing demand for coal ... Working in slate mines was, like all mine work, extremely dangerous for children, and explosions ...

Photographs showing how children's fashions have changed since Victorian times has inspired a new exhibition. Sepia images taken in 1898 of a boy called Clifford Jobbins show him before and after ...

These two dance sessions explore what Christmas was like in Victorian times. It has a similar historical context to A traditional harvest. In the first session the children focus on decorating the ...