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Oscar Wilde.

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Oscar Wilde Trial

Lord Alfred Douglas Wilde kept his homosexuality a secret. He married and had two sons. But in 1891, Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, a young British poet and aristocrat 16 years his junior. Douglas’ father, the Marquess of Queensberry, was outraged by the relationship and sought to expose Wilde. He left a […]

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Post Mortem Photography

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Photos After Death: Post-Mortem Portraits Preserved Dead Family

What if your first photo was taken after you died?

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A class at the National Training School of Cookery, London, 1907

Meet the Martha Stewart of the Victorian Era

Agnes Marshall’s high-concept recipes put modern chefs to shame.

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5 Things Victorian Women Didn’t Do (Much)

Don’t let the lace doilies and lavender sachets fool you—life for women in Victorian England wasn’t always how we imagine it.

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