It’s probably no surprise that the tea trolley emerged in Victorian England. Just the words “tea trolley” can conjure up an ...

Long service leave is a long-standing entitlement for Australian employees. Most Victorian workers qualify for long service leave if they have worked continuously with one employer for at least 7 ...

This information is for public servants (Federal government employees). If you are not a public servant and you are ready to apply for maternity or parental benefits, see the Employment insurance ...

These books deliver the romance you’re after, but they aren’t just about grand gestures and happy-ever-afters. They’re also ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Explore Victorian wedding traditions that sometimes explain why couples do what they do when the tie the knot.

Packed with newspaper clippings, drawings and handwritten reflections, WI community scrapbooks provide a glimpse into how ...

Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

Londoners had to contend with two very different criminal gangs — a group of East End boxers and another of West End ...

Scotland Yard’s Victorian history is a captivating tale of law enforcement evolution and forensic science breakthroughs. Simon Read, author of Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force ...

Instead, it feels like he’s acknowledging that women were central to the way Victorian England worked (see, also: Queen Vicky herself), even if it was not always acknowledged that they were ...