Tag: DRINKING

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021

2021-10-31 age-of-victoria EPISODES, SOCIAL HISTORY EPISODES, SPECIAL EPISODES 00:35:07 0 Comments

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An ancient tradition, but surely one that the Victorians didn’t celebrate? Wrong, they did celebrate. Oh boy was it a big dangerous, flaming drunken party of a holiday. Join me to explore a Victorian Halloween.

This episode covers

Intro & reviews.

The birth of Halloween.

The ancient rites.

Religion & superstition.

The loss of the old ways.

Queen Victoria’s Halloween’s.

Parties, games, drinks and danger – a typical Victorian Halloween.

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EP027 Pt2 “made it run”

2020-03-14 age-of-victoria EPISODES, INDUSTRY & TRANSPORT 00:50:28 1 Comment

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Railways were one of the great achievements of the Victorian Era, but they are complicated and hard to build. This show covers the process and the people involved in building these incredible pieces of engineering. Pt 2 of this episode covers;

  • The navigators; hard work for hard men.

  • Drink hard, play hard, fight hard.

  • The riots.

  • Individual lives.

  • The great railway tunnels.

  • The miners – life and death in the dark.

  • Monuments to sacrifice.

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