AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

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The story of the how the Victorians shaped the world.

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2021
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021 – TICKLING THE CHRISTMAS IVORY
What could be more of a traditional Victorian Christmas than carols by candlelight with an orchestra, piano and harp? Quite a bit actually. Victorian piano’s were a late addition and the carols were a really new thing. Find out how carols and piano’s go together like new age German synth and wannabe edgy 20 somethings. […] The post CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021 – TICKLING THE CHRISTMAS IVORY appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
December 22, 2021
58 min
EP042 EARLY DAYS OF A ROYAL MARRIAGE
Marriage isn’t easy, even in the early days, especially a royal marriage. It’s even harder if you are an intellectual who dabbles in cutting edge music, but your wife only thinks of you as a sex object. It wasn’t easy being Albert. Victoria had a lot of on her plate too, what with being a […] The post EP042 EARLY DAYS OF A ROYAL MARRIAGE appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
December 5, 2021
48 min
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021
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 […] The post HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021 appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
October 31, 2021
36 min
EP041 ROOTS OF BLOOD
With the hardships of the voyage across the ocean over, the settlers had to build a life in South Africa. An unsettled land, with slavery, war, opportunity, growth and social conflict, early colonial South Africa was no paradise for the rich and idle of Britain. For the lucky and hard working, their were opportunities and […] The post EP041 ROOTS OF BLOOD appeared first on AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST.
October 3, 2021
51 min
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

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

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021 – TICKLING THE CHRISTMAS IVORY

EP042 EARLY DAYS OF A ROYAL MARRIAGE

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2021

EP041 ROOTS OF BLOOD

EP040 ACROSS THE SEAS

EP039 BLOOD ON THE LAND

EP038 A TOEHOLD IN AFRICA

EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL

About the podcast AGE OF VICTORIA PODCAST

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