Haunting portraits from an English lunatic asylum, 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Victorian Era may not have been the start of the institutionalization of patients with mental health problems, […]
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Photos of Victorian women who never cut their hair, 1860-1900
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian era, the woman’s hair was considered an important part of her appearance and it marked […]
Haunting pictures of Londoners sheltering in the Underground during World War II, 1940-1941
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, Londoners of all classes flocked to Underground platforms to keep themselves safe from […]
Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim: The photographic story of the unusual friendship that scandalized England, 1887-1901
This post was originally published on this siteThe close relationship between Queen Victoria and her young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed controversial and scandalous […]
Shackleton’s Expedition to Antarctica on The Endurance: The photographic journey of one of the greatest survival stories ever told, 1914-1917
This post was originally published on this siteIn August 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to […]
Dazzle camouflaging the warships with psychedelic paint jobs, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout world history, camouflage has been used to prevent an enemy from noticing a hidden object. A tank […]
The innovative construction of London’s Tower Bridge seen through old photographs, 1886-1895
This post was originally published on this siteArguably one of the best-known and most recognizable bridges in the world, Tower Bridge was built in the […]
London’s East End life through the lens of Jack London, 1902
This post was originally published on this siteNot many people know that the famous American author Jack London was also a skilled documentary photographer and […]
Stonehenge: History and Restoration through old photographs, 1880-1960
This post was originally published on this siteStonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire in southern England, is certainly one of the most well-known and […]
Rare color photos capture England at work and play, 1928
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1920s and early 1930s, photographer Clifton R. Adams was commissioned by the National Geographic to […]
British soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns in women’s clothes, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken in 1940 by John Topham while he was visiting the base of the Royal […]
When the British royals went to India for coronation and a hunting expedition, 1911
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge V (1865-1936), King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1910, went to India in 1911 to be […]
Airship R33 in amazing pictures, 1919-1925
This post was originally published on this siteThe airship R33 was built by Armstrong Whitworth and was completed after the end of the First World […]
The Battle of Cable Street: When East End of London halted a fascist march, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteThe Battle of Cable Street was a clash between anti-fascist protestors and the British Union of Fascists on […]
The story behind Princess Diana and John Travolta’s iconic dance, 1985
This post was originally published on this sitePrincess Diana visited the United States in early November 1985 with her husband Prince Charles. The royal couple […]
Street life of Victorian London in rare historical photographs, 1873-1877
This post was originally published on this siteThese rare historical photographs were taken from 1873 to 1877 and are part of Street Life in London, […]
Mugshots of child criminals of Edwardian Britain, 1900-1910
This post was originally published on this siteThese mugshots of Edwardian Britain depict minors arrested for petty crimes and are part of a wide photographic […]
Belfast in amazing rare color photographs, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing color photos of Belfast capture the shipyards, the lively streets, the everyday life, the fashion, and […]
Alice Liddell: The real Alice in Wonderland, 1858-1872
This post was originally published on this siteAlice Liddell was the middle daughter of Henry George Liddell, Dean of Christ Church at Oxford. Alice, along […]
The Belgian refugees in Britain: A warm reception that turned to resentment, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe outbreak of war in 1914 left many Belgians homeless and penniless. Germany invaded Belgium on its way […]
Test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning F1 aircraft, 1962
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the story behind the famous picture of the test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning […]
Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1910, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott led a privately funded expedition to become the first people to […]
When Queen Elizabeth was a truck mechanic, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteAt the outbreak of World War II in 1939, many close to the British royal family wanted the […]
London street style during Edwardian era, 1905-1908
This post was originally published on this siteEdwardian fashion refers to the clothing that was in style between the late 1890s and 1914 or the […]
The visual history of Beatlemania in rare pictures, 1964
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1964, the Beatles achieved an unprecedented level of success both in their home country of Britain and […]