We owe many popular Christmas traditions to Victorian England, from carols and decorated trees to gift-giving. These cheerful traditions stand in stark contrast with our recognition of the nightmarish ...

This room-by-room guide brims with delightful description and discussion of the Victorians and their domestic environments. Flanders (A Circle of Sisters, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First ...

NORWALK -- The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will open its servants' quarters to public viewing for the first time this October. The new exhibit, called "The Stairs Below: The Mansion's Domestic ...

Life below stairs : domestic servants in England from Victorian times / Frank E. Huggett Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...