This episode deals with the real and harrow position for women during with contraception, pregnancy, and abortion in the Victorian […]
This anniversary is a memorable event and naturally deserves to be photographed by the paparazzi. But what was the story
Our dive under the covers continues. How did sex and religion come together in the Victorian era? How was the
Why yes, we will be asking what Victoria did with Albert. We will be asking about the how’s and why’s
What could be more of a traditional Victorian Christmas than carols by candlelight with an orchestra, piano and harp? Quite
Marriage isn’t easy, even in the early days, especially a royal marriage. It’s even harder if you are an intellectual
An ancient tradition, but surely one that the Victorians didn’t celebrate? Wrong, they did celebrate. Oh boy was it a
With the hardships of the voyage across the ocean over, the settlers had to build a life in South Africa.
An empire lives on the backs of people; its own or those it conquers. For the British, South Africa needed
The story of the British Empire in South Africa continues. The first battles were being won, but the cost was
The British Empire was vast, but it didn’t spring up over night. South Africa was a vital imperial staging post,
Prison is never nice, but the Victorian prison of Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land combined starvation, deprivation, desperation, and
To celebrate the 4th anniversary, the episode will be all about Lovelace and Babbage; the true inventors of the computer
At its heart, a prison is the people. But what kind of people ended up in the hellish Port Arthur
How does it feel to be cast out? To lose everything you’ve ever known and be sent to the ends
Clothes maketh the man; but how did a gent dress in the 1840s? This episode features; Intro & podcast update.
Merry Christmas everyone. What a year, so lets round it off in comfort. This special episode features. Thank you’s. Quick
The journey into Empire continues as we look at Tasmania, known as Van Diemen’s Land. Here the European settlers, the
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
The journey into Empire continues as we look more closely at the Australia’s, and the difficult issues of landownership, native
To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire
How does the Queen of Kingdom and ruler of the Empire choose a husband? This is not a choice to
How was Victoria coping with being Queen? She was intelligent, stubborn, cultured, but sometimes misguided and blinkered. Worse, the nation
EP030 3rd Anniversary Special: Victoria & Albert -a Royal and a Romantic. The podcast is 3 years old, so time
EP029 “The Court of King Cholera – the great Victorian plague” explores one of the most famous pandemics in history.