Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But beneath its elegant presentation lay a deeper significance – one that reveals much about the ...

The Victorian era was an opulent time when life was good, fashion was overblown and furniture was festooned with carvings and trim. Britain’s Queen Victoria was the first English monarch to see her ...

Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But beneath its elegant presentation lay a deeper significance – one that reveals much about the ...

In the middle of a cost of living crisis and skyrocketing debt, the Victorian government has been criticised for going on a “Saddam Hussein-inspired spending spree” for a new table. Amid a worsening ...

University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But beneath ...