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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Category Archives: Daily Life
040 – Please sir, I want some more
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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038 – It’s good to be the King
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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028 – A flattering malady
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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026 – Mind your manners
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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025 – Stuck on you
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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023 – What’s for dinner
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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020 – Where’s my Uber?
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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019 – Smile, you’re dead
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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017 – A podcast you can sink your teeth into
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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