Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in ...

A historic Essex school dating back to the 19th century is set to be "sensitively" transformed into nearly 100 new homes next ...

Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching ...

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is helping to create a dynamic range of activities at the centre including volunteering ...

The creator behind popular AI-generated historical videos on TikTok spoke with Newsweek about the public's interest in the past.

The Mail Rail, or the Post Office Railway, covers 6.5 miles of London – from Whitechapel to Paddington. At its engineering peak, the rail used driverless electric chains and covered four million ...

There are many different ways people from all around the world celebrate Christmas and the winter season. But these rituals—which typically vary from place to place—have not always stayed the same ...

Finding a new take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” is no easy task. After all, everyone from The Muppets to Dolly ...

See a Dickens’ classic with a hometown twist or Charm City through the eyes of a journalist, watch entertaining videos of ...

By the 19th century, the custom had spread far and wide – with a little help from German royalty, of course. If you’ve ever ...