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Dr Bob Nicholson
DigiVictorian
If anybody out there still believes that the Victorians weren't interested in sex, allow me to present...'PEEPING TOM' MAGAZINE!(c. 1850)Thread They opened the first issue with a portrait of
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In 1889, Tit-Bits magazine offered prizes to single, female readers who sent in the best answers to the question: ‘Why Am I A Spinster?’ Here are some highlights... The inclusion
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In 1886, a man from Massachusets allegedly placed an advert in a newspaper wagering that nobody in the world could knock him out — not even with the assistance of
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I've stumbled upon a lot of bizarre things when researching nineteenth-century newspapers, but few stories that are wilder than this: A girl who KICKS THE EAR OFF a man during
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I've spent the last hour browsing through an archive of nineteenth-century theatre posters, and now I want to cover my office walls with them. They're magnificent!(c.1890s) Here's a link to
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Early issues of the Daily Mirror have been added to @BNArchive, which is great news because the paper has a fascinating origin story.It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth (Lord Northcliffe)
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