This week I take a look at something intrinsic to our perception of the Victorian Era – Steam. And more specifically the advent of the technology that created railways – an invention that changed the culture and society of the time.
George Stephenson and his son Robert created the first viable locomotive. This episode I look at their influence on society and their amazing invention.
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This episode I take a look at the life of the Prince of Wales. Not William, but Queen Victoria’s son. Albert Edward, known to his family as ‘Bertie’. He changed the way we perceive royalty with an influence still extant today.
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This episode I look at the Prime Minister William Lamb. 2nd Viscount Melbourne he was PM when Princess Victoria became Queen Victoria. As Prime Minister, Lamb was a great influence on the young Queen and instrumental in the formation of countries around the world, including Canada and New Zealand.
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This 50th episode of the Podcast takes a look at our ostensible patron, Queen Victoria and her life being married to her much loved Prince Albert.
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Concluding my two part look at the grave robbing mercenaries that shocked the Kingdom with their horrendous crimes. The most famous of these being William Burke and William Hare.
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This episode I look at the shocking 1811 crime that became known as the Rathcliff Highway Murders.
Horrible violence and shoddy investigations created a sadly typical Victorian tragedy.
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I’m back! And with a new episode out before Christmas. This time I look at the life of the man of military man and Irish landlord Charles Cunningham.
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This episode I take a look at the remarkable life of Dr Elizabeth Garret Anderson. The first woman to hold a medical licence in the United Kingdom.
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This episode I have a look into the life of author Wilkie Collins. You might not know his work, but what came from it will surprise you. Also, he has another one of those convoluted personal lives…
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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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