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The Victorian era takes its name from Queen Victoria, who ruled between 1837-1901. There were nine British prime ministers during the Victorian era. The Victorians are popularised by famed author Charles Dickens; the technological and social change caused by the industrial revolution; serial killer Jack the Ripper; and the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Find out everything you need to know about the Victorians here…

Medieval

Self-portraits: How people took selfies in the past

A policeman feels the full force of a blast in this illustration – from the 7 June 1884 issue of 'The Illustrated Police News' – depicting a Fenian attack on Scotland Yard. The Fenians' dynamite campaign of the early 1880s provoked a radical response from the British government. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Victorian war on terror. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beaumaris Gaol, Anglesey, Wales. The prison could accommodate up to 30 inmates under the so-called 'silent system', in which inmates slept in separate cells at night but worked and attended chapels and classes together during the day. (Ashley Cooper via Getty Images)

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Gertrude Bell: adventurer, diplomat, mountaineer and anti-suffragette. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Books interview: the life and career of Benjamin Disraeli. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norman

Margam Park, Port Talbot

Victorian

Jackfield Tile Museum, Telford

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6 royal births that rocked a nation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Isle of Tiree, Hebrides

Three coal miners. (Photo by W. Eugene Smith/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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History through the eyes of the working man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stuart

Royal Gunpowder Mills, Essex

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Dawyck Botanic Garden, Scottish Borders

Norman

Visit historic Conwy

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The story behind Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home

Roman

Grosvenor Museum, Chester

Georgian

Polperro Museum, Cornwall

Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States "understood the value of hard work, had deep beliefs and pursued them," says Alastair Campbell. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)  

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The call for the First Crusade was initially made by Pope Urban (pictured) in 1095. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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20 important battles that shaped Britain

"Although the circus as we know it has its roots in the 18th century, the history of its three basic forms (clowning, equestrianism and animals) goes back much further," says Vanessa Toulmin. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Where history happened: the circus in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A big day in history: A speck of glitter triggers the California Gold Rush. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian

Q&A: Where does the word ‘crack’, describing military units, originate?

Georgian

The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London

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Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

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George Frederick Handel married opera's passion with the respectability of biblical texts, says Tim Blanning. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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John Linnell's 1816 portrait of Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick. His high-pressure steam engine "was the invention that unleashed power on this planet," says Michael Mosley. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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