One Shilling Buys You the World: Let's Go to the Great Exhibition 1851
07/23/22 • 66 min
The Great Exhibition of 1851, the brainchild of Prince Albert and Henry Cole, had the loftiest of goals: the unity of humanity moving forward together via a merge of science, technology, and the arts.
We’ll think about...
- Prince Albert’s unexpected progressive views
- How to design an event as massive as the Exhibition with no guidebook from which to work
- How powerful entities like the press and politicians can screw up the best laid plans
- A new heyday of excursion travel based on Victorian novelties of leisure time and railroads
- The awe inspiring Crystal Palace
- A few of the 100,000 Exhibition artifacts, with an emphasis on the iconic and quirky
- The legacy of the Exhibition
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The Great Exhibition of 1851, the brainchild of Prince Albert and Henry Cole, had the loftiest of goals: the unity of humanity moving forward together via a merge of science, technology, and the arts.
We’ll think about...
- Prince Albert’s unexpected progressive views
- How to design an event as massive as the Exhibition with no guidebook from which to work
- How powerful entities like the press and politicians can screw up the best laid plans
- A new heyday of excursion travel based on Victorian novelties of leisure time and railroads
- The awe inspiring Crystal Palace
- A few of the 100,000 Exhibition artifacts, with an emphasis on the iconic and quirky
- The legacy of the Exhibition
Photos and links can be found at our show notes HERE.
Do you like what you hear? Please help us find our audience by spreading some good cheer with a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts!
Our website https://yltpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Follow us on:
Twitter @YLT_Pod
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From Medieval to Modern: The London Summer of 1858
In this episode, we remain in Victorian London and will examine the events of the summer of 1858, the moment in time that serves as the bridge from medieval to modern London. We will explore:
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- the beginnings of a notable British politician, Benjamin Disraeli
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- the problematic issues of imperialism in Colonial India
- the spark that jolted Charles Darwin to action and accelerated the publication of what would become On the Origin of Species
We will also dig more deeply and question:
- if the Victorian era is the bridge between medieval and modern London, might we still be crossing that bridge? Are we currently in a separate era, or are we in the next chapter of that modernisation, as technology pushes us into an even more global society?
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To Drink or Not to Drink? Spirits and Temperance in Victorian London
Cheers! Did you know that cocktails as we know them today have their origins in the Victorian Era? It’s true! But the Victorian relationship with alcohol is complicated - it’s a lot more than just booze; it is also an examination of class, equality, opportunity, and values. In this episode, we will explore:
- what motivated the middle class temperance movement, and the hypocrisy that surrounded it
- why many in the working classes began to embrace teetotaling
- how unsafe living conditions and unfair labour practices pushed other working class men into the comforts of the Victorian pub
- the connection of temperance to suffrage
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- the inventions and innovations that transformed the oily rotgut of the Georgian Era into the purified spirits we know today
- the showmanship that began to permeate cocktail culture
- the rise of the iconic London hotel bars, where one can still enjoy spirits, culture, and ambiance today
We will also dig more deeply and question:
- how classism and societal mores shape the values and overall culture of the Victorian Era
Jen lovingly dedicates this episode to Mary G., with whom many spirits were toasted, countless laughs shared, and infinite memories made - all beginning in London. Rest easy, dear friend - this one’s for you ♥️
Photos and links can be found in our show notes. Do you like what you hear? Please help us find our audience by spreading some good cheer with a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts!
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