19th Century England
Books
The Uni High Library has a number of books on Queen Victoria and 19th century England in the 914.2, 941.081 and 942.08 - 942.081 call number areas. We also have useful reference books on British history in the R941.003 section. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Living, 19th Century R390 G856 v.5 is an excellent source for information on domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life in Victorian England.
To find books in all campus libraries search the UIUC Online Catalog. Be sure to use the Library of Congress subject headings for your topic. The list of subject headings below is a great place to start and will direct you to information on everyday life in 19th century England. Do a Quick Search, copy and paste these headings into the search field and choose Subject Headings. Note: this list is not comprehensive!
General topics
London (England)--History--19th century
English Literature--19th century
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
Victoria, Queen of Great Briain, 1819-1901
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1837-1901
The working class
Chartism
Labor and laboring classes--Great Britain--Political activity--History--19th century
Working class-Great Britain--History--19th century
Poverty
London (England)--Social conditions--19th century
Poverty--England--History
Servants
Domestics--Great Britain--History
Domestics--Great Britain--History--19th century
Criminal justice
Crime--Great Britain--History--19th century
Gender roles
Women--England--History--19th century
Girls--England--History--19th century
Education--England--History--19th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
Cultural elements of history
London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Popular culture--England--London--History--19th century
Costume--Great Britain--History
Costume--Great Britain--History--19th century
Food habits--Great Britain--History
Food habits--Great Britain--History--19th century
Nobility--Great Britain--History--19th century
Rural/urban population shifts
Cities and towns--Great Britain--Growth--History
Cities and towns--Great Britain--History--19th century
Changes in class mobility
Middle class--England--History--19th century
Effect of colonialism on daily life
Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Christianity in 19th century England
Great Britain--Church history--19th century
19th century concepts of insanity
Literature and mental illness--Great Britain--History--19th century
Mental illness--Great Britain--History
Insanity--Jurisprudence--Great Britain
Role of military
Great Britain--History, Military--19th century
Property laws
Land tenure--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Marital property--Great Britain
Real property --Great Britain
If you are searching for information on another very specific topic, try preceding your topic term with the word Victorian in a Subject Heading or an Any Word Anywhere search, e.g., Victorian architecture, Victorian gardens, Victorian painting, etc. When you find a useful book, click on other subject headings listed in the book record to find similar books.
Websites
The Librarians' Index to the Internet
This site links to librarian-recommended websites. Search with the terms “Victorian England” and “19th century England” to find sites on dime novels, highwaymen stories, and businesses of the time.
The Victorian Web
This Brown University site is a very comprehensive source for information on the political history, social history, philosophy, religion, science, technology, authors, gender matters, visual arts, theatre & popular entertainment, and genre & techniques of Victorian England.
Geffrye Museum
Take virtual tours of English gardens and interiors from 1600 to the present and practice designing your own Victorian-style room.
Electronic Journals
Project Muse searches recent full-text articles in over 150 journals. Click on the Search button to start your search. Also try JSTOR, which searches back-filed full-text articles.
Also consider the general periodical databases linked to from the Library's home page. Your best bets are WilsonSelectPlus, Ebsco's Academic Search Elite, and Infotrac's Expanded Academic ASAP.