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The Life and Times in Victorian
London for Sherlock Holmes
Picture

The Life and Times in Victorian London and Sherlock Holmes is a series of episodes in which the characters from Baker Street Elementary discuss various aspects of Victorian life.   These episodes were inspired by the wonderful articles developed by Liese Sherwood-Fabre, the Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia, AboutBritain.com, and of course, Rusty Mason and Joe Fay for bringing Baker Street Elementary to life.  

The Life and Times in Victorian London and Sherlock Holmes can be used by and for students to learn more about the Victorian period.  Older Sherlockians can also enjoy this fun way to learn more about London during the late 1800s.

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001 -- Introduction
100 -- A Timeline of Victorian Legislation
200 -- Victorian Era Timeline of Queen Victoria
300 -- Doyle, Our Creator
​400a -- Story Summaries (The Novels)
400b -- Story Summaries (The Adventures)
400c -- Story Summaries (The Memoirs)
400d -- Story Summaries (The Return)
400e -- Story Summaries (His Last Bow)
400f -- Story Summaries (The Casebook)
​500 -- Famous Laws in the Victorian Era
An Introduction to The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
A chronology of the various legislations passed during Queen Victoria's reign
A chronology of Queen Victoria's life
A brief biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A summary of the Sherlock Holmes 4 novels
A summary of the 12 stories of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A summary of the 12 stories of the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
A summary of the 13 stories of the Return of Sherlock Holmes
A summary of the 7 stories of His Last Bow
A summary of the 12 stories of the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
A summary of the laws passed during the Victorian period

002 -- Life of a Country Squire
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003 -- The Victorian Doctor
004 -- Victorian Transportation
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005 -- Origins of Scotland Yard
006 -- The Thames River
007 -- Victorian Apiculture
008 -- A Brief History of Westminster Palace
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009 -- The Christmas Spirit
010 -- Practicing Law in Victorian London
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011 -- The Second Anglo-Afghan War
012 -- Clubbing, Victorian Style
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013 -- Forty-Nine References to Tobacco
014 -- 221b: A World-Famous Address
015 -- The Abductive Reasoning of Sherlock Holmes​
016 -- Going to the Dogs
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017 -- Pick Your Poison
018 -- If It's a Print, it Must be True
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019 -- Your Frontal Development is Showing
020 -- Spreading the Word
​021 -- London on Eleven Shillings a Day
022 -- When a Museum is More than a Museum
​023 -- A True Knock Out
024 -- And They're Off
025 -- Saying "I Do" in Victorian London ​
026 -- Put Up Your Dukes
​027 -- Blue Ribbon Blues
028 -- En Garde
​029 -- Read it in the Paper
030 -- The French Connection
​031 -- Inheritance and the Fate of the Second Son
032 -- A Shot in the Dark
​033 -- It's the Darbies For You
034 -- Let's Kick the Can
​035 -- England's National Habit
036 -- Foggy and Smoggy Old London
​037 -- I've Got the Feevah!
038 -- Holmes at the Opera -- Convent Garden
​039 -- I Don't Wanna Take a Bath !
040 -- Step Right Up !
​041 -- Victorian Women's Fashions
042 -- Of Jute, Jam, and Journalism
​043 -- London on 4 Pence a Night
044 -- 9 Stories to Sink Your Teeth Into
045 -- Slithering Assassins – Snakes in the Canon
046 -- The New Woman Cyclist
​047 -- Parson, Vicar, or Rector
048 -- Belly Up to the Bar, Boys
​049 -- I Can See Clearly Now
050 -- Genteel Woman Seeks Employment
​051 -- Making Sense of the Message
052 -- The Playing Fields of Eton
​053 -- Two Years at College
054 -- Sherlock Holmes in Disguise
​055 -- Not Your Type
056 -- Care for a Cuppa
​057 -- Sherlock's Sound of Music
058 -- Shedding Some Light on the Subject
​059 -- Expanding the Brain Attic
060 -- The Agony Columns in Victorian Newspapers
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061 -- The Travelers Guide to Victorian England
062 -- The Many Agra Treasures
​063 -- Cardboard's Adventure
064 -- His Master's Music -- the Gramophone
​065 -- A Lion's Sting -- The Jellyfish
066 -- The Two Watson's -- The Telephone
​067 -- A Goal and Two Tries -- Rugby
068 -- For Medicinal Purposes -- Brandy
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069 -- A Tin of Diamonds -- The Crown Jewels
070 -- A Deadly Import -- Yellow Fever
​​071 -- An Italian-American Import - The Carbonari
072 -- Taking it to the Bank -- British Banking
​073 -- A Case of Sugar Sickness - Diabetes
074 -- Time on Your Hands -- Pocket Watches
​075 -- Keeper of the Pleas -- The Coroner System​
076 -- Where Did You Get that Dress -- Victorian Fashion
​077 -- It's All in the Cards
078 -- The Intercontinental Reach of the Law
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079 -- Tattoos -- Got You Under My Skin
080 -- Gossip - Did You Hear in Victorian London
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081 -- Three Gilt Orbs -- Pawnbrokers
​082 -- The Fine Art of Collecting
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083 -- Lend Me Your Ear
084 -- Taking Stock
085 -- (Yellow) Paperback Reader​
​086 -- A Handy Helper
087 -- Making an Impression
088 -- Holmes vs. Dupin
089 -- It's a Gas, Gas, Gas


AB001
 -- Life in Victorian England
AB002 -- Victorian London
AB003 -- Victorian Society
AB004 -- Victorian Houses
AB005 -- Victorian Clothing
AB006 -- Victorian Inventions
AB007 -- Victorian Railways
AB008 -- Victorian Children
AB009 -- Victorian Games & Toys
AB010 -- Victorian Dresses & What Was on Beneath
AB011 -- Victorian Schools
AB012 -- Victorian Christmas Traditions
AB013 -- The Victorian Era
AB014 -- Life of a Victorian Farm
AB015 -- How to Decorate a Period Victorian House
AB016 -- Poverty in Victorian Times
AB017 -- Victorian Fashion Accessories
AB018 -- Men's Victorian Dress Code
AB019 -- Victorian Fireplaces
AB020 -- The Birth of Victorian Christmas Cards
AB021 -- Victorian Bathrooms
AB022 -- Victorian Toys
AB023 -- Development of Victorian Costumes
AB024 -- Victorian Names
AB025 -- Famous Victorian Women

AB026 -- Victorian Gardens

A look at ‘country squires,’ who are landowners, a powerful position in Britain.
A look at doctors and physicians during the Victorian period.
A look at various transportation modes during the Victorian period 
A look at the history of Scotland Yard
A look at the Thames River, including pollution issues and its uses
A look at bee-keeping during the Victorian times
A look at Westminster Palace, the meeting place for Parliament
A look at Christmas celebrations during the Victorian period
A look at the legal practice during the Victorian period
A look at the 2nd Afghan war, from 1878-1880
A look at gentleman clubs during the Victorian period
A look at history and usage of tobacco during the Victorian period
A look at the lodgings of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
A look at the methods Sherlock Holmes uses during his investigations
A look at the canines and their roles in the Sherlock Holmes stories
A look at the various poisons used during the Victorian period and the stories
A look at newspapers during the Victorian period
A look at phrenology and the study of skulls during the Victorian period
A look at the postal service during the Victorian period
A look at money (particularly the coins) during the Victorian period
A look at the history of the British Museum
A look at the use of Chloroform in the Victorian period and the stories
A look at the history of horse racing in the Victorian period
A look at marriage and wedding ceremonies in the Victorian period
A look at the history of boxing during the Victorian period
A look at the temperance movement and alcohol during the Victorian period
A look at the sport of fencing during the Victorian period
A look at the history, manufacturing, and use of paper during the Victorian era
A look at Sherlock Holmes' family heritage and connection to France
A look at inheritances and succession in the Victorian era 
A look at the history of firearms and uses in the Victorian period
A look at the history and use of handcuffs in the Victorian period
A look at the history of canning and food preservation in the Victorian era
A look at the history and use of opium during the Victorian period
A look at air pollution in London during the Victorian period
A look at "brain-fever" and associated illnesses during the Victorian era
A look at an evening at Covent Garden to attend an opera during the Victorian era
A look at bathing and cleanliness during the Victorian period
A look at the history of circus and performances in the Victorian period
A look at women's fashions during the Victorian period
A look at the Port of Dundee in Scotland (history and uses)
A look at poverty and low-income living during the Victorian period
A look at vampires and sensational stories during the Victorian period
A look at snakes and their portrayal in the Sherlock Holmes stories
A look at the use of bicycles, particularly by women, during the Victorian era
A look at the clergy in the Victorian era and portrayed in the stories
A look at alcohol, pubs, and inns during the Victorian period
A look at magnifying lens and microscopes used in the stories
A look at governesses in the Victorian period
A look at codes and ciphers used in the stories and the Victorian period
A look at public schools during the Victorian period
A look of Sherlock Holmes' time at University during the Victorian period
A look at the disguises used by Sherlock Holmes in the stories
A look at typesetting and typewriters during the Victorian period
A look at the warm drinks (coffee and tea) during the Victorian period
A look at music popular during the Victorian period and in the stories
A look at gas lamps and the history of lighting during the Victorian period
A look at memory and how to keep facts in order during the Victorian period
A look at the personal columns in newspapers during the Victorian period
A look at the Bradshaw's Travel Guides used during the Victorian period
A look at the City of Agra, which played promptly in The Sign of Four
A look at the history of cardboard and uses in the Victorian period
A look at the development of the gramophone and use in the stories
A look at the Jellyfish and its role in "The Lion's Mane" story
A look at the history of the telephone and its uses during the Victorian era
A look at the history of rugby and its development during the Victorian era
A look at the use of brandy as a medicinal purpose during the Victorian era
A look at the Crown Jewels and their portrayal in the stories
A look at 'yellow fever' during the Victorian period and in the stories
A look at the 'Carbonari', revolutionary societies during the Victorian period
A look at British banking during the Victorian period
A look at diabetes during the Victorian period
A look at the history of pocket watches and their use during the Victorian era
A look at the role of the Coroner during the Victorian period
A look at Victorian fashion -- particularly women -- during the Victorian era
A look at calling / greeting cards and their use in the Victorian period
A look at Pinkerton's Detective Agency and their role in the Victorian period
A look at the history of tattoos and their use in the Victorian period
A look at gossip and its role during the Victorian period and in the stories
A look at the history of pawnbrokers and their role in Victorian London
A look at the hobby of 'collecting' during the Victorian period
A look at ears and their use in identification during the Victorian period
A look at the history of the English Stock Market and its role in the Victorian era
A look at 'yellow paperback books' and their role in Victorian London
A look at handkerchiefs and their role in the Victorian period and the stories
A look at 'plaster of paris' and uses in crime investigations in the Victorian era
A look at Edgar Allan Poe's Inspector Dupin and crime solving
A look at mineral springs and carbonated water during the Victorian era


A look at normal life in Victorian England
A look at what London looked like during the Victorian period
A look at how Victorian society existed during the 1800s
A look at what Victorian houses looked like during this period
A look at the wardrobes of men, women, and children during the Victorian era
A look at the most prominent inventions developed during the Victorian era
A look at the development of railways during the Victorian period
A look at the children during the Victorian period and how they lived
A look at the games & toys for children during the Victorian era
A look at dresses and undergarments during the Victorian period
A look at school days during the Victorian period
A look at the Christmas traditions observed during the Victorian era
A generalized look at the Victorian era
A look at what it was like to live on a farm during the Victorian era
A look at how to make a modern house look like a Victorian era house
A look at poverty and how it affected London during the Victorian period
A look at the accessories which went with outfits during the Victorian period
A look at what a gentleman would wear during the Victorian period
A look at the fireplaces which kept homes warm during the Victorian era
A look at the beginning of Christmas cards during the Victorian period
A look at the development of bathrooms in Victorian England
A look at the toys designed for children's play during the Victorian period
A look at the wardrobes used by men and women during the Victorian period
A look at the names most commonly used during the Victorian period
A look at the women who played prominent roles in Victorian England
A look at the gardens throughout England in the Victorian period

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