The Victorian-era parenting practices that make the 1950s look enlightened While 1950s parenting practices seem shocking ...

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As fall arrives, it can be tempting to pull out our thickest layers and resign ourselves to a season of full, opaque coverage—but one trend is making us reconsider. Victorian-style blouses, cut from ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

The idea of femininity in the Victorian era was encapsulated in the idea of the 'woman's mission', but this passive role could not be tolerated for long. Women soon began to seek a more independent ...

When people think of historical romance, the most common images conjured up are probably set in the Regency period. It’s the era of Jane Austen, empire-waist gowns, and bonnets everywhere. But there’s ...

The Victorian seaside: a refuge from the stresses of everyday life, or an environment demanding the keeping up of appearances and expensive rituals? Most of our current perceptions of the British, and ...

Sure they might have been sticklers for following the rules, but from being courted to dressing up for dinner, some Victorian mandates could be fun. Crop tops and sweatpants were certainly not dinner ...