Most of us, when we think of Victorian London, think of the work of Charles Dickens. Historian Judith Flanders' uses Dickens' words to paint a vivid portrait of a vibrant but troubled city.

A traditional blue lamp outside a police station in London - GEOFF WILKINSON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Traditional Victorian blue lamps are to return to police stations as part of a force’s attempt to ...

Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840–1870 Liza Picard, . . St Martin's, $29.95 (368pp) ISBN 978-0-312-32567-1 ...

Jack the Ripper, a serial killer who terrorised London in the 1880s, has finally been identified from DNA evidence from the blood-soaked shawl of one of his victims, according to a new book.