Synopsis
David Olusoga investigates divorce in Victorian Britain, through the case of a resident of 62 Falkner Street who tried to divorce her husband.
- Programme: A House Through Time
- Series: 1
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2018
- History | Changing Britain, 1760-1914 | Changing Britain | Health and housing
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