In the Victorian era, pregnancy was cloaked in secrecy, with fashion used to hide growing bellies beneath corsets, layers, and modest silhouettes.

The Victorian Society's annual list aims to expose the plight of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk. Society president Griff Rhys Jones said: "Every single building is crying out for ...

Victorian society clearly had an appetite for Dickens’ warm-hearted wisdom. A Christmas Carol was a smashing success, selling out its first run of 6,000 copies by Christmas Eve.

The Victorian Society’s annual top 10 list of buildings and structures in need of rescue – released on Wednesday – was described as “terrifying” by the society’s president, ...

The Gold Camp Victorian Society began in 1999 by still-active member Kathi Pilcher out of a desire to stroll the streets of Cripple Creek in Victorian-Era clothing to highlight the city’s prime.

Victorian society, with all of its rigid morality, was especially fond of lies, Towne added: “It seems like it wasn’t fashionable to be truthful.

How Dinosaurs Rocked Victorian Society. In “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party,” the science writer Edward Dolnick takes on the 19th-century discovery of dinosaur fossils: ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of one of the weirdest and most reality-shifting moments in science. On Feb. 20, 1824, at the annual meeting of the Geological Society in London, the world was… ...

It almost dissolved in 2014, but then Kimary Marchese volunteered to keep it going under the condition that it be moved to Denver and the name changed to the Victorian Society of Colorado. As with ...

The Victorian Society said it is now "in a state of increasing decay" and may soon be unable to support the artists who now use it as a studio. Image: Jesmond Dene Banqueting Hall.

Mary received wide acclaim for her teaching, but Victorian society forced her to lead two very separate lives. "Miss Rippon," as she was always known, was both a professional woman and a mother in an ...