Age Of Victoria Podcast

To understand the past, sometimes we need to examine our values and subject them to philosophical analysis. The British Empire was a complex, varied entity that stretched across the world and changed over the centuries. How do we understand the mindset of those people in the C19th who created it, […] The post EP032 PHILOSOPHY OF EMPIRE – THE VALUE OF LIFE? appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

How does the Queen of Kingdom and ruler of the Empire choose a husband? This is not a choice to get wrong, so Victoria was under pressure. Was Albert the Romantic Prince and perfect companion of her dreams? Learn about the Prince, his childhood, his music, & his journey from […] The post EP031 VICTORIA & ALBERT – A ROMANTIC PRINCE & A WEDDING appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

How was Victoria coping with being Queen? She was intelligent, stubborn, cultured, but sometimes misguided and blinkered. Worse, the nation itself seemed fractured, bitter, and in danger of collapse. Her first two years as monarch showed the need for her to have a partner. Someone who could share the load, […] The post EP030 QUEEN VICTORIA’S NO GOOD, VERY BAD YEAR appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

EP030 3rd Anniversary Special: Victoria & Albert -a Royal and a Romantic. The podcast is 3 years old, so time for Victoria and Albert to become a couple. One of histories famous romances and two names that almost define the age. Yet it was a strange road that brought them […] The post 3RD ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL VICTORIA & ALBERT – A ROYAL, AND A ROMANTIC appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

EP029 “The Court of King Cholera – the great Victorian plague” explores one of the most famous pandemics in history. There was horror, death, and a little hope. Many bad decisions, anger and mistrust, but also groundbreaking science. When disease strikes it is easy to think humanity is levelled and […] The post EP029 THE COURT OF KING CHOLERA – THE GREAT VICTORIAN PLAGUE appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

MINISODE 018 RAILWAY TIME is here to take a light hearted look at the social etiquette of train travel, and the small matter of how the trains revolutionised time. This show covers Reviews and thank you’s Railways; is this a polite way to travel? “I say, have we met?” The […] The post MINI018 RAILWAY TIME appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

EP028 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? RAILWAY MANIA AND SOCIAL CHANGES is here to count the cost of progress. As railways make men staggeringly rich, people start to fly too close to the sun and get their wings singed. Or fall prey to predators, like George Hudson, the Railway […] The post EP028 BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? RAILWAY MANIA AND SOCIAL CHANGES appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

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, […] The post EP027 Pt2 “made it run” appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Railway building was a great achievement of the Victorian Age, but railways are complicated and hard to build. This show covers the process and the people involved in building these incredible pieces of engineering. Pt 1 of this episode covers; The kinds of labourer & builders. Surveying and risks to […] The post EP027 Pt1 “Once I built a railroad” appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

The railway is here. What a change Britain was about to see! A herald of a new age, and new way of life. Something new in human history. This episode covers; The English landscape and the train 1820-1840. Early trains & popular . Economic impacts. Canal and coach monopolies. Slum clearance & Agar Town. A […] The post EP026 The railway is coming! appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Bonus episode of The Age of Victoria & The Siècle! Learn about the differences between how France and Britain experienced the years after Waterloo in a conversation between your host Chris Fernandez-Packham and David Montgomery, host of the Siecle Podcast. We chat about the state of Britain and France after the battle of Waterloo, to […] The post BONUS CHAT WITH THE SIECLE PODCAST – BRITAIN AND FRANCE AFTER WATERLOO appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

“Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” -William Blake Join me for this adventurous minisode. This show has Setting the scene; literature and the quest for adventure. How Victorian masculinity was shaped by adventure literature. How the mountains effect our minds An ordinary boy […] The post MINI017 Great things are done when men and mountains meet appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Victorian Christmas Time! Mistletoe and Wine; listening to Podcast time. This is a special episode for Christmas 2019. Learn about the hustle & bustle of the Victorian Christmas, with a focus on the games and entertainments. Find out how much effort people went to, then enjoy the bonus story on a special subject. This show has […] The post CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2019 appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Forged in fire, the new era is born. The British unlock a new energy source and create the industrial revolution. Humanity around the world is transformed; no longer limited by our own muscles or the plodding of animals or the slow harnessing of wind and wave. Instead the British unleashed a revolution that allowed humanity […] The post EP025 The industrial revolution & shattering the energy ceiling. appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

The time has come. Victoria must weather the final crisis on her way to the throne. Join me for an exciting conclusion to Victoria’s childhood where she finds out if she has iron in her soul. This show has Continuation of her teenage years. Relationships with King William IV. The state of the monarchy. Victoria’s […] The post EP024 VICTORIA; CRISIS & THE CROWN appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

PUB QUIZ. Time for you to grab a beer and a barstool like a good Victorian and have a go at testing your knowledge. Or if you have taken the pledge and joined the temperance movement, then get a cup of cocoa and join your friends for a civilised but fierce competition for the highest […] The post MINISODE 016 PUB QUIZ appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Are you eager for reform? What to change the establish? Shake up the old order? Surely the time has come to join the Whig party then? This show covers the Whigs in the 1820’s & 1830’s and the land mark Great Reform Act 1832. British politics was changing rapidly and Victoria was at the cusp […] The post EP023 Politics; the Whigs & the Reform Act 1832 appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Are you confused about your Lords & Dukes? Want to know why the Baron is always popping up? Wondering just what is the Duchy of Lancaster and why its so important? Want to know your Earls from your Marchioness’s? Worried about who gets to get to lead the dinner party when an Earl & a […] The post MINISODE 015 TITLES & TIARA’S appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

This episode on the Tories & the Battle for Catholic Emancipation continue our breakdown of the complex political system in the 1820’s & 1830’s to show you how it all fits together. If you want to know about the reasons why the British struggled with Catholics, and why the Tories always seemed to be fighting […] The post EP022 Politics – The Tories & the battle for Catholic Emancipation appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.

Politics 101 is here. Every wondered if the Queen of England has any real power? Confused by your MP’s, PM’s and Lords Spiritual? Wondering how it all works in the UK if the Constitution isn’t written down? Unsure if Queen Victoria could just give out the orders? Today’s show breaks down the complex political system […] The post EP021 Politics 101 The System in the 1820s/30s appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.