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Poisoned sweets. Criminal misdeeds. And a sex scandal involving… the prime-minister.
Ellie Cawthorne and historian Professor Rosalind Crone take a journey through the backstreets of 19th-century Britain to explore the darker side of Victorian life. Sneaking into private parlours, descending into candlelit mines, frequenting grim workhouses and paying a visit to an unscrupulous confectioner, uncovering some of the biggest scandals of the day – and explore what they can reveal about Victorian age.
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MembershipaudioScandals: The Victorians | 1. The mother of all sex scandals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioScandals: The Victorians | 2. 'Little pills of sugared death’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioScandals: The Victorians | 3. Bone-crushing hunger in Britain’s workhouses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioScandals: The Victorians | 4. The dark heart of Victorian London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioScandals: The Victorians | 5. Corruption down the coalmines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.