Victorian Age Chapters

Only 18 when she became Queen of Britain, Victoria gave her name to an age and an empire. In this collection, learn who she was and what happened to people and countries during her lengthy reign.

Catherine Edowes is the Ripper's next victim, ensuring his place in history as "Jack the Ripper."

Scrooge takes a trip with the "Spirit of Christmas Present" and learns more about the lives of his clerk (Bob Cratchit) and nephew (Fred) than he ever...

Attacks attributed to the Ripper typically involve female prostitutes who live and work in the Whitechapel-area slums of London.

The killing of Mary Jane Kelly, the Ripper's next victim, is one of the most shocking and infamous crimes in history.

The Mahdi, wants to rid the Sudan of British and Egyptian influences and make the Sudan a pure Islamic state.

In 1993, evidence surfaces where James Maybrick claims to be Jack the Ripper.

Whitechapel, where the "Ripper murders" occur, is a very poor part of 19th-century London.

The Whitechapel area of London, where the crimes take place, is made famous by Jack the Ripper.

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