What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.
Annie (the daughter of Emma Wedgwood and Charles Darwin) often visited her father in his study and asked him lots of questions.
In the late summer of 1831, Charles Darwin received a letter which changed his life.
How did Charles Dickens, who released his famous Christmas story on 13 December 1843, become such a famous writer?
On the 8th of October, 1871, Chicago was a city of many wooden buildings.
Children who helped to build Victorian Britain worked incredibly long hours.
Advocates for children in Britain - wishing to help alleviate the suffering of working youngsters - convinced lawmakers to reduce the work day to 10 h...
Very young children helped to fill jobs in Britain during the UK's Industrial Revolution.
Tuberculosis - a disease caused by bacteria - has plagued human beings for millenia.
Rodya Raskolnikov (played, in this BBC production, by John Simm) is a poor student living in a non-desirable section of St Petersburg.
Yo-Yo Ma solos with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted byKurt Masur, playing Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.
When the Eiffel Tower reached 110 meters, a second platform was opened.
As the Eiffel Tower began to rise, a group of Parisian artists were upset about it.
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