Bizarre Anorexia Mirabilis and the Fasting Girls Women have long been associated with food, whether it’s as providers and preparers in the domestic setting, or as a sexual feast to be... MeghanOctober 4, 2024
Bizarre Saved by Grave Robbers… Strange Cases of Victorian Body Snatching via The Line Up Although British anatomists often hunted for fresh cadavers in the 15th century, it was only in the 18th century that... MeghanSeptember 30, 2024
History The Massacre of the Innocents: Victorian Post-Mortem Portraits In Victorian England, 15-20% of children died before their first birthday. In one city, Preston, the year 1844 saw 45% of the city’s total... MeghanJuly 9, 2024
Art How Vibrators Cured Hysteria in the Victorian Age Text via Victorian Era Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis, made exclusively in women. The history of the notion of hysteria can be... MeghanJune 18, 2024
History All the Crime Worth Covering in Victorian England: THE ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS I love true crime. I’ve been fascinated by the evil side of human behavior from a very young age. One of my daughters is... MeghanNovember 2, 2023
Bizarre Prevents Unlawful Resurrections! 19th Century Metal Coffins In the 19th century, death was a big event. From post-mortem photography to memento mori jewelry to the year spent mourning the dead, they... MeghanJune 30, 2023