From slum clearances to orphanages and onion fares - life is very different in Birmingham compared to the 1800s, but there ...

Margaret Prior. As a member of the American Female Moral Reform Society (AFMRS), a group dedicated to preventing prostitution in cities in the early and mid-19th century, Prior was uniquely ...

However, in early 19th-century England, the increased emphasis on domesticity and feminine ideals drew attention to the perceived biological vulnerability of women. From the 1820s, doctors began ...

During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.

The French continued to deliver many important advances in coaster technology throughout the early 19th century, but oddly enough, they seemed to lose interest just as they were getting started.