Tale of Two Cities

The development of London during the Victorian era - the rapidly expanding city at the heart of the British Empire - saw society's divisions become increasingly pronounced. The grandeur of t... Read allThe development of London during the Victorian era - the rapidly expanding city at the heart of the British Empire - saw society's divisions become increasingly pronounced. The grandeur of the period, including the building of the Crystal Palace, was in stark contrast to the shar... Read allThe development of London during the Victorian era - the rapidly expanding city at the heart of the British Empire - saw society's divisions become increasingly pronounced. The grandeur of the period, including the building of the Crystal Palace, was in stark contrast to the sharp rises in vice and crime and prompted outrage among reformers including Charles Dickens a... Read all