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From the moment the Dear Boss Jack the Ripper” letter was made public, the unknown miscreant was given a name that would turn him into a legendary figure. Indeed, it is amazing how, almost from the outset, the […]
Read ArticleOn Monday the 9th of June 1884, The London Evening Standard published the following letter from an “East End Layman, concerning the University settlements of East London of the type being operated by the likes of the Reverend […]
Read ArticleThe fog was an incessant problem in London throughout much of the 19th century, and the newspapers were constantly publishing articles about the impact that the pea-souper fogs for which the Victorian metropolis was renowned. The Dundee Evening […]
Read ArticleReading through the records of the various court case that came before magistrates in the Victorian metropolis, it is intriguing how, from time to time, you will find a case that has you thinking to yourself, “oh, I […]
Read ArticleWelcome to the November 2022 Jack the Ripper quiz. With the year rapidly drawing to its close, we have a limited time frame in which to put before you our cunning conundrums, which are designed to get those […]
Read ArticleWilliam Terriss was one of the most popular actors of the Victorian era. His actual name was William Charles James Lewin – he adopted the stage name William Terriss when, after having tried his hand at several careers, […]
Read ArticleWith the approach to Halloween very much upon us, and the nights growing darker and colder, it is the time of year when we pull closer to the fireside, or, to be more precise, turn the heating up […]
Read ArticleOn Tuesday the 2nd of January, 1894 The Aberdeen Press and Journal published an article that took a revelatory look at the unemployed of London and its impact on poverty:- THE LEGAL POOR OF LONDON The statistics relating […]
Read ArticleThroughout the 19th century, one of the major problems that faced the authorities in London was what they should do with the poor of the various slum districts around the Victorian Capital. In 1871, a solution seemed to […]
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