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A remarkably fresh and engaging account of Britain’s long-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne at 18, in 1837, and died in 1901. Lytton Strachey captures her essential spirit in concise and elegant prose, with an eye and an ear keenly attuned to human nature, and its foibles. Written only 20 years after her death, this biography exemplifies the emergence of modern thought from the Victorian Era.

Lytton Strachey’s groundbreaking work, Eminent Victorians (1918), captivated readers with its sharp wit and insightful exploration of Victorian figures. In this compelling follow-up, Queen Victoria (1921), he delves deeper into the life of one of historys most iconic monarchs, revealing the complexities and contradictions that defined her reign. Strachey masterfully balances humor and critique, shedding light on the pervasive hypocrisy of Victorian morality while humanizing his subjects. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Queen Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837 and presided over an unprecedented expansion of imperial power until her death in 1901. This podcast explores the full arc of the Victorian era: the industrial revolution that reshaped Britain, the Opium Wars with China, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the scramble for Africa, and the Boer Wars. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through Victoria's complex legacy, from her role as a constitutional monarch to the myth-making of the Raj, the Irish famines, and the social reforms of the period. They examine key figures like Palmerston, Disraeli, ...

This is volume one in this series of books and deals with history from Caractacus and his Wife before Claudius to the death of Wat Tyler. This follows the history of that time. Volumes two and three will be done once this one is complete. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

This final volume of the captivating series on Victorian Britain begins with the harsh suppression of an 1865 rebellion by former slaves in Jamaica. It then explores the daring leap in the dark by Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, in 1867, leading to an unprecedented expansion of male suffrage in the UK. Follow the unsuccessful Fenian movement for Irish independence, the victory of British trade unions, and William Ewart Gladstone’s impactful reform ministry. This era ends with Disraelis imperialist agenda and the glorious Congress of Berlin, where he and Bismarck negotiate...