This episode I take a look at the infamous Opium Dens of London. Also, I talk about tea and the world’s first monster corporation!
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This episode I take a look at the infamous Opium Dens of London. Also, I talk about tea and the world’s first monster corporation!
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This episode I have a look at the struggle of life as an Orphan in Victorian England (It wasn’t all song and dance and working for Fagin, trust me!).
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The first episode of 2023 takes a look at one of the most prominent landmarks in London. The beautiful Hyde Park!
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This episode has a look at one of the well known aspects of of the Era. We’ve all seen the tragic hero or heroine suffering from the dreaded Consumption. How they saw this disease though, will really surprise you…
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This episode takes a look at one of the fundamentals of Victorian society. Etiquette. Would you know what to do in some of the tense social situations you might find yourself in?
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This episode is a light look at one of the era’s great innovations – the humble postage stamp. It helped change the world and open communications regardless of class and wealth.
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This episode I’m having a look at some of the foods people ate and what their diet was like during the Victorian era!
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This week I take a look at how you would get about in the biggest city in the world. Carriages, trains and ferries oh my!
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This episode I have a look at the items known as Momento Mori – photographs of the recently deceased taken alone or sometimes with family members and why this happened.
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I’m back! Time off for reading and research is over and episodes are returning fortnightly. This week I have a look at19th century dentistry… It ain’t pretty…
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