Victorian Era

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Victorian Era’

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Chopsticks Ethel Smyth

Ethel Smyth puts on a show for a self-declared music enthusiast.

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A Bit of Luck for his Lordship Samuel Smiles

George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the Government from its scientific advisers.

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All that Glisters is not Gold Henry Mayhew

Henry Mayhew, co-founder of ‘Punch’, tells two anecdotes about the Victorian cabbie.

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Sunderland Albion Clay Lane

A fierce Victorian rivalry sprang up between two football teams from the industrial heartlands of the North East.

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The Absent Minded Conquerors Sir John Seeley

Sir John Seeley urged us to cherish our close ties to India and other nations beyond Europe.

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Glorious John Clay Lane

JB Cramer was one of the finest pianists of his day, though his reverence for Mozart made his own music more popular in the drawing room than the concert hall.

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