Victorians
Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria was born on 24th May 1819 the only child of the Duke of Kent, fourth son of George...
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The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest medal in Britain awarded for acts of bravery in battle. The Crimean War 1853-1856...
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary began life as a project set up by the Philological Society in 1857 to produce a...
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William Morris
William Morris was born on 21st March 1834. His parents were fairly wealthy middle class people and, including William had...
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Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species was first published on 24th November 1859 with the title On the...
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