For a season ostensibly filled with fun, family, and festivity, there is a surprising vein of horror running through wintertime storytelling.

Gingerbread was as popular a festive treat in the 19th century as it is today. We tried our hand at a historic recipe!

Queen Victoria ruled Britain, not America. Why do we still refer to "the Victorian era" in American history? The answer, as with most things, is complicated.