Victorian (1837 – 1901)
Explore objects, stories and blogs illuminating an era defined by the 63-year monarchy of Queen Victoria.
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Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Limehouse: London’s first Chinatown
The Chinese communities who lived in this pocket of the East End
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From our experts
Steeped in history: Tea drinking in Britain
The history of tea in Britain is deeply entwined with colonial histories of sugar and the East India Co.
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
The shadowy dock scenes of Gustave Doré
Romanticised illustrations that conjure up the sweat, clamour and clank of the 19th-century London riverside
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Interior of the Great Exhibition (coloured engraving)
Read and Company, Chavanne, E., Mighty London Illustrated
1851