Tag Archives: mudlarks
HISTORY SHARE: VICTORIAN MUDLARKS
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/library-archive/mudlarks-murky-world-londons-river-scavengers The Life of a Mudlark, 1861
HISTORY TIDBIT: FROST FAIRS
My Mud Rose characters, Hetty and Pip plied their trade year round. Mudlarking was an especially cold business to be in during the winter, but at least by their time, London’s River Thames was no longer freezing over. Before the old medieval London Bridge was torn down in 1831, ice did sometimes manage to form […]
HISTORY TIDBIT: MUDLARKS
Since the second book in my Time Rose series has my young time travellers visiting Victorian times, my next few posts will have connections to the Victorian era. The first is about mudlarks. London’s River Thames is a tidal river. Many objects can be found in the mud left behind when the waters recede each […]
BOOK PROMO: THE MUD ROSE EXCERPT
Life’s hard if you’re a Victorian street urchin, and crossing the path of Jack the Ripper can make it even harder. Another journey into the past takes Paige, Dane, and Jack to Victorian London, where they meet two young mudlarks named Hetty and Pip. Even though life is difficult, Hetty is leery of seeking help […]
Time Travelling With Kids 