Fashion and clothing were a very important part of Victorian culture, particularly for the wealthy. What a person wore told others a great deal about them. Clothing was not simply about style; it signalled someone’s age, gender, occupation, wealth, and even their moral character. Clean, well-fitted clothing suggested respectability and discipline, while worn or patched garments often indicated poverty or hard physical labour. As you might expect, there were significant differences between the...

This recipe for wartime oat biscuits that are delicious and easy to make, even for little helpers

Why did we need to ration? Simply put rationing is a system of limiting the amount of something that a person is allowed to have. During the First World War there were shortages of many food items and Britain was afraid that the population would starve. Prior to the Second World War Britain imported a massive proportion of the food consumed. During the 1930s Britain imported a massive 55 million tons of food per month, this would drop down to around 12 million tons per month during the Second...