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Books

The Victorian Underworld by Donald Thomas (John Murray, 1999) £12.99
Through the eyes of its inhabitants, this work portrays the 19th-century underworld and looks at the criminals, growth of prostitution and prisons.

Victorian Diaries by Heather Creaton (Mitchell Beazley, 2001) £14.99
A collection of ordinary diary entries from a cross section of classes and lifestyles showing the essentials of the Victorians' daily reality: their family concerns, medical conditions and education. Included in the book are entries from an actor, a schoolboy, a countess and an engraver.

The Victorians by John Malam (Hodder Wayland, 2002) £5.99
Covers a wide range of historical and social issues within the Victorian period. This includes the Royal family, inventions, hospitals and health and crime and punishment.

Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey (Penguin Books, 1989) £7.99
Seminal work written in 1921, which cracks open the old myths of high Victorianism and addresses chauvinism, hypocrisy and the stiff upper lip.

 
Websites

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Murder UK
www.microwaredata.co.uk/murder-uk/
Online archive of over 600 murder cases, including that of Constance Emilie Kent, found guilty of murdering her four-year-old stepbrother in 1865.

Women Murderers in Victorian Britain
www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1373/n8_v48/
21031903/p1/article.jhtml
Online article written by Judith Knelman on the way that women murderers were portrayed in the media of Victorian England.

The Victorian Web
www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/victorian/victov.html
Comprehensive website exploring literature, history and culture in the age of Queen Victoria. Contains excellent information on suffrage, legislation and marriage.

Victorians Uncovered
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/V/victorians/
Channel 4 website that looks at the seedier side of Victorian life.

City of Shadows
http://cityofshadows.stegenga.net/victorianengland.html
Gateway site to a wide range of links on all things Victorian.

Public Record Office
www.pro.gov.uk
National archive of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It brings together and preserves the records of central government and the courts of law, and makes them available to all who wish to consult them. The records span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.

UK Family History Online
www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
Online information on how to access records on births, deaths, marriages, military history, adoption information, parish registers, migration and wills from 1 July 1837.

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