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In Volume II of this engaging historical narrative, we delve into the tumultuous year of 1848, marked by the Chartist movements fight for manhood suffrage and the emergence of Young Ireland. Experience the excitement of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851, where Queen Victoria described the day as a moment when a little rain fell just as we started, but before we came near the Crystal Palace the sun shone and gleamed upon the gigantic edifice, upon which the flags of all nations were floating. However, the optimism for a peaceful new era soon fades amidst the grim realities of the ...

Dive into the captivating history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria, narrated by the insightful liberal Irish MP, Justin McCarthy. Experience the vibrant personalities of the time—Victoria and Albert, Russell and Peel, OConnell and Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli—as McCarthy chronicles significant events like the Afghan War, the Irish famine, and the Crimean War. All the while, he keeps the hopes and struggles of everyday people at the forefront, painting a vivid picture of an era that shaped a nation.

In Volume II of this captivating history, we delve into the tumultuous revolutionary year of 1848, where the Chartist movement ignited the call for manhood suffrage and Young Ireland began to rise. Experience the excitement of the Great Exhibition in 1851, where Queen Victoria described the scene A little rain fell just as we started, but before we came near the Crystal Palace the sun shone and gleamed upon the gigantic edifice, upon which the flags of all nations were floating. Yet, amidst these hopeful moments, the harsh realities of the Crimean War unfolded, with the freezing trenches ...

James Legge was one of the first great popularisers of Eastern ideas and religion in the West. In this foundational work, he provides a translation of the Dao De Jing/ Tao Te Ching that stands up well today, over a hundred years later.

In 10 lectures, award-winning historian Patrick N. Allitt transports listeners to England in the 1840s and 1850s. During those two decades, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, became one of the most influential people in the country and remains a figure of fascination even today. In fact, the British royal family as we know it wouldn't exist without the private and public actions of this detached, impartial, and upright political figure.

Dive into the vibrant history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria and the expansion of her empire, as narrated by the insightful liberal Irish MP, Justin McCarthy. Experience the captivating stories of iconic figures like Victoria and Albert, Russell and Peel, OConnell and Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli. McCarthy skillfully recounts monumental events such as the Afghan War, the Irish famine, and the Crimean War, all while highlighting the hopes and struggles of everyday people both at home and abroad.

From spooky stories and real-life ghost hunting, to shows about murder and serial killers, we are fascinated by death—and we owe these modern obsessions to the Victorian age. Death and the Victorians explores a period in history when the search for the truth about what lies beyond our mortal realm was matched only by the imagination and invention used to find it. Walk among London’s festering graveyards, where the dead were literally rising from the grave. Visit the Paris Morgue, where thousands flocked to view the spectacle of death every single day.

For over six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great empire. Beside her for more than 20 of those years was her beloved husband and the father of their nine children, Prince Albert. A composer, engineer, soldier, politician, linguist and bibliophile, Albert was one of the architects of Victorian Britain's transformation as a centre of political, technological, scientific and intellectual advancement. Albert lived only 42 years but fathered four royal dynasties and helped pioneer the modern constitutional monarchy.

To many Queen Victoria was a ruler shrouded in myth and mystique, portrayed as an aging, stiff widow. But in truth Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was passionate, expressive, humorous, and unconventional. A. N. Wilson’s exhaustively researched and definitive biography includes a wealth of new material from previously unseen sources, showing us Queen Victoria as she’s never been seen before.

Dickens' final novel, left unfinished at his death in 1870, is a mystery story much influenced by the 'Sensation Novel' as written by his friend Wilkie Collins. Dickens' final novel, left unfinished at his death in 1870, is a mystery story much influenced by the 'Sensation Novel' as written by...