Ep. 2 - The Victorian Cult of Death

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the harrowing, nail-biting, heart breaking and at times, inspiring life of Boston Corbett, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth.Thank you to today’s sponsor!Get your menopause treatment plan today. Visit myalloy.com and use code VICTORIAN for ...  Show more

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the most insane true crime story from the Victorian era – that you never heard of. This is the murder and trial of the Georgia Murderess, Kate Southern.Thank you to today’s sponsor!Try skincare from Alloy. Visit myalloy.com and use code VIC ...  Show more

Queen Victoria was synonymous with grief and the Victorian cult of death. Yet her own funeral wasn't that at all. Today Dan O'Brien explains to Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling how to bury a Queen like Victoria.Dr Dan O'Brien is a of historian of undertakers and funerals in Eigh ...  Show more

What picture comes to mind when you think of Queen Victoria? For many, it will be a grieving woman in her mourning gown, or perhaps a monarch cooly stating "we are not amused". From her marriage to Prince Albert to founding many of the royal traditions we know today, Tracy Borman ...  Show more

Welcome Spooky Lovelies! The fireplaces are lit, the Hospitality Tray is set, and everything that would make you run in panic is waiting beyond the cordoned-off areas, mostly. We thought it was time to visit our long-dead friends, The Victorians, and to learn to admire their stri ...  Show more