From Queen Victoria's alleged romances to ghoulish reports of body snatching, lady poisoners, or Jack the Ripper's murder spree, there was never a lack of titillating and terrifying news to read or talk about over tea in 19th-century Britain. Historian Julie Taddeo uses some of the period’s most intriguing crimes and scandals to shed light on the wider Victorian era and how its history is presented in today’s pop culture.