In the Victorian Era, if you weren't a member of the aristocracy, your life was probably unremittingly awful from start to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victorian-style kitchen table with cooking tools, eggs, bread, and apples - Buzzard films/Shutterstock The Victorian era of ...

Even though the Victorian era was, relatively speaking, not that long ago, looking at pictures or old items from it can feel like stepping back into an alien world. However, that’s no reason to stop ...

The saying "The past is a foreign country" comes from the 1950s novel “The Go-Between,” which is set at the tail end of the Victorian era. It’s one of those concepts that sounds outlandish until one ...

The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...

Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit articles on a range of home improvement topics. Her passion for lifestyle writing began with her editorial apprenticeship ...

Marietta’s William Root House is hosting an exhibit this month showcasing the kinds of decor and customs that would have accompanied a funeral during the Victorian era. Visitors to the historic house ...