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Bear fat, false rumps and arsenic makeup: 7 of the most bizarre beauty trends from the past | HistoryExtra
Ideas about beauty change all the time and, over the years, British women have done strange things to achieve a desired look. Here Margarette Lincoln explores some bizarre beauty rituals from the past 400 years, from larding hair with bear fat to eating arsenic
History's Greatest Scandals : The Victorians | HistoryExtra
Ellie Cawthorne and historian Professor Rosalind Crone take a journey through the backstreets of 19th-century Britain to explore the darker side of Victorian life. Sneaking into private parlours, descending into candlelit mines, frequenting grim workhouses and paying a visit to an unscrupulous confectioner, uncovering some of the biggest scandals of the day – and explore what they can reveal about Victorian age.
Sarah Biffin, The Artist Without Arms Or Legs: Life, Work & Legacy | HistoryExtra
One of the most famous British painters of the first half of the 19th century was a woman born without arms or legs. Alice Loxton explores the life and work of an ambitious artist who became a favourite of royalty and was immortalised by Charles Dickens