During the theatrical re-enactments, held in Beaconsfield's double drawing room, guests are treated to a short immersive play recreating a seance from the Victorian era. Dressed in an elaborate ...

This gritty TV murder mystery, based on a bestselling Canadian novel, is a far cry from the high-brow world of Masterpiece Theatre, GAYLE MacDONALD writes ...

The Beverley Street Séance is led by Canadian mentalist Jaymes White. It’s a recreation of a typical Victorian-era ruse of questionable conjuring and paranormal shenanigans ...

From TuckDB Postcards, 1908. (Public domain) Much of Christmas as we know it — with its indoor evergreens, family dinners and visits from Santa Claus — came together during the Victorian period.

Northumberland County photo A pair of Victorian-era shoes worn by a woman during a dance with the Prince of Wales in Cobourg, Ont., over 160 years ago have returned to the town permanently.

Other writers, such as Mrs. Gaskell, were best known by their married names, as if fending off accusations that they had ceased to be truly womanly when they ventured into print. Both naming ...

English diarist Anne Lister, who lived in Yorkshire in the early 1830s, became famous for revelations for which she was dubbed "the first modern lesbian" and became known as 'Gentleman Jack'. Her ...

The Victorian Christmas event began in 1989 and each year donations are collected for Feed Nova Scotia. Over $30,000 dollars has been raised for the charity since 2001 by visitors who participate ...

From table knocking to levitation, a seance during the Victorian era was a grab bag of magic tricks and fakery designed to convince people the spirits of the dead were being summoned. This month, ...