Coffee history: everything you wanted to know

Coffee history: everything you wanted to know

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How to be a Victorian

The Victorian period was a time of great economic, cultural and technological change. But what was it like to actually live through it? Speaking to Isabel King, author Jamie Camplin – whose latest book is Being Victorian – charts the highs and lows of the era, from the lasting le ...  Show more

"The streets will run with blood!": the uprising that shook Victorian Britain

In 1838, a 6ft Cornishman going by the name of Sir William Courtenay led an insurrection in rural Kent. Courtenay claimed he was Jesus Christ – and a lot of people believed him. And when those supporters clashed with troops at Bossenden Wood, the result was carnage. Here, in conv ...  Show more

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