October 2020 (Issue 86)

Expert history articles from issue 86 of BBC History Revealed

Women inmates hanging out washing at a British workhouse, circa 1880.

Victorian daily life: what was it like for ‘ordinary’ Victorians?

Henry I proclaims Matilda as his heir

Your guide to the Anarchy, the bloody battle between Stephen and Matilda

Illustration of the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava during the Crimean War

Victorians and war: which conflicts were fought during the Victorian era?

Queen Victoria

The Victorians and the British Empire: a brief guide and timeline

A Victorian Christmas

What was Christmas like in the Victorian era?

Famous Victorians: Emily Bronte and Isambard Kingdom Brunel

7 famous Victorians: from Brontë to Brunel