Why were Victorian elites so effective?(worksinprogress.co)
199 points by karakoram | 331 comments
Works in Progress essay examining the habits and traits that made Victorian-era British elites so effective, framed as 'seven vices'.
#british-history on Hacker News
3 stories tagged british-history, newest first.
Unruly Folded Sheets(literaryreview.co.uk)
7 points by Thevet | 0 comments
Literary Review piece by Simon Bradley reviewing Will Millard's book Mapping Britain, a history of Britain told through the Ordnance Survey archives.
A bad day at the office(airminded.org)
342 points by freediver | 93 comments
A February 2024 blog post by historian Brett Holman on Airminded, a blog about airpower and British society 1908-1941, titled "A bad day at the office."