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Located a short distance from Edinburgh's Princes Street,...
In Victorian England, police forces were granted powers t...
The word 'workhouse' has a grim resonance even today, con...
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The Victorian era saw a revolution in schooling, with ele...
Victoria's long and illustrious reign saw Britain ruling ...
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Because of their closeness to disease and the ever-presen...
George Clarke joined the Metropolitan Police in 1841.