EP063: Are We Nearly There Yet?
INDIA SERIES 10 In this episode of The Age of Victoria Podcast, your host Chris Fernandez-Packham takes a deep dive […]
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EP062 SHALL WE NOT REVENGE
INDIA SERIES 09 Episode Summary:The British Empire does not take humiliation lightly. In this episode, we follow the Army of
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EP061 DON’T CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER
INDIA SERIES 08 Happy 2025, and welcome back! In this episode, we conclude our deep dive into the 1st Anglo-Afghan
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EP060 Agent Down! Catastrophe in Kabul
INDIA SERIES 07 Episode Summary:In this dramatic episode, we unpack the chain of events that led to the catastrophic unraveling
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EP058 ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH DEAR FRIENDS
INDIA SERIES 05 This episode focuses on the continuation of the British invasion of Afghanistan in 1839. Here are the
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EP057 FORWARD MARCH TO THE PASS
INDIA SERIES 04 Quick housekeeping: I’m pleased to welcome new patron Matt Anderson as a Loveable Chimney Sweep. Update on
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EP056 INDIA SERIES 03 THE AFGHAN FRONTIER
SHOWNOTES: EP056 INDIA SERIES 03 THE AFGHAN FRONTIER Introduction Main Topic: The Borders of Victorian India and Afghanistan Geography of
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EP055 INDIA SERIES 02 THE ORIGINAL CORPORATE RAIDERS
INDIA SERIES 02 In today’s episode, I’m taking you on a journey back in time to explore the Honourable East
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EP054 INDIA SERIES 01 THE BASICS
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EP041 ROOTS OF BLOOD
With the hardships of the voyage across the ocean over, the settlers had to build a life in South Africa.
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EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS
An empire lives on the backs of people; its own or those it conquers. For the British, South Africa needed
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EP039 BLOOD ON THE LAND
The story of the British Empire in South Africa continues. The first battles were being won, but the cost was
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EP038 A TOEHOLD IN AFRICA
The British Empire was vast, but it didn’t spring up over night. South Africa was a vital imperial staging post,
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EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL
Prison is never nice, but the Victorian prison of Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land combined starvation, deprivation, desperation, and
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EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT
How does it feel to be cast out? To lose everything you’ve ever known and be sent to the ends
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EP034 HOW TO BUILD HELL
The journey into Empire continues as we look at Tasmania, known as Van Diemen’s Land. Here the European settlers, the
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EP033 (PT2) WHO OWNS THE LAND?
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, EMPIRE, EPISODES
EP033 (PT1) WHO OWNS THE LAND?
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, EMPIRE, EPISODES, SOCIAL HISTORY EPISODES
EP032 PHILOSOPHY OF EMPIRE – THE VALUE OF LIFE?
To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire