Victorian Age Documents

Only 18 when she became Queen of Britain, Victoria gave her name to an age and an empire. In this collection, learn who she was and what happened to people and countries during her lengthy reign.

This image depicts the signature page of a letter dated September 25, 1888.  Purportedly from the person who'd murdered victims in the Whitechap...

Bookcover image of Kitchener: Architect of Victory, Artisan of Peace, by John Charles Pollock.

Image of a 1966 movie poster for Khartoum, copyright United Artists, all rights reserved. 

In 1704, Britain imposed “Penal Laws” which governed the conduct of Irish Catholics. Over the decades, those restrictive laws substantiall...

A richly illustrated article, about HMS Resolute, was published in the December 27, 1856 issue of The Illustrated London News. When the ship arrived ...

Bookcover image of The Last Lion, Volume I: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932, by William Manchester.

Bookcover image of Life of Lord Kitchener (Volume Two), by Sir George Arthur.

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