Across 1851, over 6,000,000 people went to London to see the Great Exhibition. Designed to showcase the very best of what Britain and the empire could offer the world, the event was an incontrovertible success which cemented Britain’s status as the nation at the centre of the world economy. But, with the events of 1857 in India and the extreme levels of violence that came with it, followed by the death of Albert in 1861, Victoria’s rule was not plain-sailing even at this point. Listen as William and Anita discuss Victoria and her interactions with the empire on which the sun never sets.
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173. The Korean War: Dividing the Peninsula
172. The Birth of North Korea
171. The Bengal Famine: Chaos in Calcutta
170. The Bengal Famine: A Disaster on the Horizon
169. Freedom Fighters Betrayed: Colonising the Philippines
168. Teddy Roosevelt Takes on the Old World
167. Paradise Lost: The Taking of Hawaii
166. How To Hide An Empire
165. A Massacre at Dawn
164. How the West was Won: The Truth Behind the Westerns
163. The Tattooed Girl: From Mormon to Native American
162. The Oregon Trail & the Gold Rush
161. The Trail of Tears
160. Native Nations vs Thomas Jefferson
159. The American Revolution: Building The New Rome (Ep 4)
158. The American Revolution: Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness (Ep 3)
157. The American Revolution: The Shot Heard Around the World (Ep 2)
156. The American Revolution: No Taxation Without Representation (Ep 1)
155. The Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin (Ep 5)
154. The Founding Fathers: John Adams (Ep 4)
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