It's the heart of many a fairy tale — a young woman rising from humble beginnings to a life of luxury in a grand palace. But Marie Downing was Cinderella in reverse — leaving the opulence of Queen ...

The Victorians saw the world changing. New technologies changed how we made and bought goods and Victorian era paintings show ...

There’s a wedding on the horizon in Miss Scarlet Season 5! But what did nuptials look like back then? What trends did Victorians embrace that still make their way down the aisle and which did we ...

Let’s take a look at the politics of sculptural commissions plus a top ten of statues featuring women in the city of London. A set of 19th-century drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria will be put up ...

Of all Queen Victoria's children, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, lived perhaps the most unexpected life. The sixth child and fourth daughter of Victoria and Albert, she was a strong supporter of ...

Genius move or "cheeky European vacay"? A cost-cutting regional council has narrowly voted to send its mayor and the city ...