A three-part BBC series will examine how real events shaped the 19th-century British author's writing. The show is part of ...

“Brand China” has taken a beating this year. More than ever before, Chinese-made products are associated with counterfeiting and contamination. Some Chinese fakes have been amusing, such as the ...

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To Pakistan, it’s a fixed border. To Afghanistan, it’s merely hypothetical. It’s the Durand Line: a legacy of the British Empire that’s dividing the neighbors today. For weeks, Pakistani and Afghan ...

The mid-Victorian rural diet — which consisted of locally produced vegetables, whole grains, dairy products, meat and fish — is similar to that currently recommended by public health officials. In mid ...

19th Century British Newspapers is a joint effort between the British Library and Gale to make available searchable, full-text digitized versions of key 19th Century British newspapers. The aim was to ...

In an effort to discourage alcohol consumption during the late 19th century, British temperance groups produced and circulated "drink maps" showing where people in particular cities could buy booze.

Ken Follett's Next Epic Heads to Victorian Britain, Where Strict Morals Meet Secret Passions NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett's next historical epic is a story of forbidden romance set during a time of ...

The unusually pleasant British summer is drawing to a close: beaches are emptying, ice-cream parlors are shutting up shop and the pleasure arcades are subsiding into an eerie, post-vacation silence.

An early 19th century fort is an unlikely place for a family home, but there is one on the east coast of England looking for a buyer. With an asking price of £1.25 million (US$1.5 million), the ...