This episode takes a look at the man who was Prime Minister at the beginning of the 19th Century, William Pitt the Younger.
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024 – The Great Hunger
In an era that saw incredible achievements throughout the Kingdom, one part of the realm was desperate and dying in the hundreds of thousands. Welcome to mid 19th Century Ireland and the Great Famine.
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…022 – Something smells in your neighbourhood
This episode I take a look at the event of the year 1858 in London and what became known as ‘The Great Stink’
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…018 – Light my fire
It’s 1861 and in Tooley Street, London a fire breaks out in the warehouses along the docks. This is one of the defining moments in the history of the London Fire Brigade.
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…015 – It’s a scandal
Some things never change, one of these being that humans love to gossip and love a juicy sordid scandal! Some fun entertaining stories from the Victorian era for you this week!
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…014 – The richest city on Earth
It’s kind of a Part Two (but not really) where this week I have a look at one of what I think is the pivotal factors in the success of Queen Victoria’s Kingdom throughout the 19th century.
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…013 – Feed the people
Sort of a Part One, this and the next podcast are looking at two of what I see as among the biggest factors in the fiscal success of the British Empire in the 19th Century.
Firstly: The fight against the ‘Corn Laws’ (Debate pictured below)
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…010 – There’s been a murder
Nothing got the attention of the public during the Victorian era like a juicy dramatic murder! And this episode I’m looking at one of the most famous outside of Jack the Ripper. William Corder and the Red Barn Murder.
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