Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an incredible engineer that changed both his world and the one we live in today. Brilliant by any standard he not only saved lives, but made the world a smaller place.
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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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…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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…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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…This episode I finish my two part overview of the personal life of the man who will be King and also the cause of what has become known as the ‘Regency Period’. King George IV
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…This episode I begin a two part overview of the personal life of the man who will be King and also the cause of what has become known as the ‘Regency Period’. King George IV
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…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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…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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…Two legends that have never been explained. Who was the Hammersmith Ghost and what is the story behind the decades long sightings of Spring Heeled Jack?
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