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Aspects of the Victorian book - http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html
Detail-rich site that provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century.

Child Labour in the 19th Century - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory Workers, Tactics and Issues, and The Factory Acts

Dr. William Palmer - http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~davelewis/williampalmer.co.uk/
Information about Dr.William Palmer, the "Rugeley Poisoner", the "Prince of Poisoners", a nineteenth century Staffordshire character, his life, his crimes, his trial and public hanging.

Georgian Index - http://www.georgianindex.net/fd/
A survey of British and European culture in the early 19th century including: George IV, Princess Charlotte, The Crown Jewels of France and England, Napoleon's Carriage, the evolution of boxing, the tea table, period card games, the evolution of the thoroughbred, period fly-fishing, a growing selection of London addresses.

John Leech Archive - http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/
Archive of Punch cartoons by John Leech 1841-1860, indexed by keywords, title and year.

Smugglers' Britain - http://www.smuggling.co.uk/
British smuggling in the 18th and 19th centuries. Directions to smugglers' pubs, coves, caves and tunnels, together with the full, indexed text of a book on smuggling.

Soldiers of the Queen - http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/
An online museum of Victorian-era British military photographs from the far corners of the empire.

The British Way: Imperialism - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kenanderson/britway
Explores how the British nation acquired and governed an empire greater in size than any in history and how the Victorians adapted to the idea of imperialism.

The Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920 - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/resource.htm
Thirty-five biographies of women who played a prominent role in the struggle for equality. Includes written primary sources produced by, or about, them.

The Peel Web - http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/peelhome.htm
Sir Robert Peel dominated parliament throughout the period 1830-50. Marjie Bloy covers many social, political and economic issues of the period.

The Peterloo Massacre - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/peterloo.html
A detailed analysis of the events of St Peter's Field, Manchester on the 16th August, 1819. Eyewitness accounts and biographical details of 25 people who saw what happened that day.

The Victorians: Resources for Schools - http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/victoria.htm
Resources for school projects on the Victorian era. Music, images of the Queen, the phonograph, Florence Nightingale and Education.

True Tales of War, Adventure and Exploration - http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kenanderson/adventure/
Stories of British adventurers and explorers.

Victoria Research Web - http://victorianresearch.org/
Provides research resources for the study of all aspects of Victorian Britain.

Victorian Census Project - http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/census/vichome.htm
Aims to computerise a number of source documents and related materials relating to Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth century.

Victorian Station - http://www.victorianstation.com/
Dedicated to Victorian enthusiasts: a brief history and photos of the Victorian Era including Queen Victoria, Cameos and Victorian Architecture

Virtual Victorians - http://www.victorians.org.uk/
Victorian artefacts, objects, news, photographs, presented in an innovative way for schools, parents and those interested in the Victorian era.

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