AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

About the podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

The story of the how the Victorians shaped the world.

Categories

The podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST is embedded on this page from an open RSS feed. All files, descriptions, artwork and other metadata from the RSS-feed is the property of the podcast owner and not affiliated with or validated by Podplay.

Report content

2021
EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS
An empire lives on the backs of people; its own or those it conquers. For the British, South Africa needed colonists to clear the forests, build the farms, and man the armies. But getting them from Britain to South Africa was no easy task. Learn about the hard start to a colonists voyage from the […] The post EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
September 9, 2021
44 min
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 blood on the soil, spilt by the British and shed by the native peoples as well as the soldiers in red. This episode covers Intro & reviews. Col Graham and the imperial mindset. Warfare is […] The post EP039 BLOOD ON THE LAND appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
August 9, 2021
50 min
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, then a fledgling colony. The story of how it got to be is intimately linked to the land and the people. Start the next series on empire, this episode covers Intro and reviews Why South […] The post EP038 A TOEHOLD IN AFRICA appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
July 1, 2021
48 min
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 isolation. It was considered a hell on Earth. This episode covers: Intro & reviews. Guest podcast promo’s A vision of a better future. Reality check – isolation and mental health Narrowly avoiding prison The problems […] The post EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
June 2, 2021
45 min
4TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – LOVELACE AND BABBAGE
To celebrate the 4th anniversary, the episode will be all about Lovelace and Babbage; the true inventors of the computer age. The episode covers Intro & reviews. “There must be an easier way to do this” – why being lazy can change the world What were these engines? Ada Lovelace, a life in Technicolour Ada’s […] The post 4TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – LOVELACE AND BABBAGE appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
May 11, 2021
59 min
EP036 MEET THE PRISONERS
At its heart, a prison is the people. But what kind of people ended up in the hellish Port Arthur Prison in Van Diemen’s Land? Was it really just for the worst of the worst? Or was it a machine that simple chewed people up indiscriminately. How can we begin to understand it. Join me […] The post EP036 MEET THE PRISONERS appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
April 18, 2021
51 min
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 of the world? Want to understand what being a convict transported to Tasmania feels like? This show is for you. It covers; – Intro & reviews. – Introducing Hannah to the Court. – How did […] The post EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
March 1, 2021
55 min
MINI0019 Men Getting Dressed 1840’s style
Clothes maketh the man; but how did a gent dress in the 1840s? This episode features; Intro & podcast update. Clothing, class, and mindset. Beauty standards. Aspirational dressing. Wasn’t it cold! Men getting dressed in 1840. Underwear. Shaving – a risky business. Shirts & sewing. Trousers. Waistcoats. A riot of colour & overcoats. Men get […] The post MINI0019 Men Getting Dressed 1840’s style appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
February 1, 2021
67 min

About the podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

The story of the how the Victorians shaped the world.

AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

About the podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

Categories

EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS

EP039 BLOOD ON THE LAND

EP038 A TOEHOLD IN AFRICA

EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL

4TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – LOVELACE AND BABBAGE

EP036 MEET THE PRISONERS

EP035 THE UNFORTUNATE HANNAH HERBERT

MINI0019 Men Getting Dressed 1840’s style

About the podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

Categories