The Victorian Era: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Queen Victoria and an Era in the History of the United Kingdom Known for Its Hierarchy-Based Social Order (Unabridged‪)‬

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Victorian era, then pay attention....

When Queen Victoria stepped onto the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837, gone were the days when the monarch had supreme authority over the kingdom. Victoria ruled at the head of a government with which she was meant to converse, debate, and ultimately guide, and it was a job she sometimes struggled to perform. Victoria described herself as an emotional creature and blamed her gender for what she believed were her shortcomings as a monarch.

In The Victorian Era: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Queen Victoria and an Era in the History of the United Kingdom Known for Its Hierarchy-Based Social Order, you will discover topics such as

An unexpected heiress
The accession
A palace, a groom, and two scandals
Rats, fleas, and other Victorian pests
The cholera epidemic of 1846-1860
The sanitation revolution
A queen in mourning
Anatomy, medicine, and the body snatchers
Frankenstein, horror, and science fiction
Egyptomania, scientific racism, and the Suez Canal
Cults and the Church of England
A letter from China
The Industrial Revolution
Homelessness and poverty
Victorian spirits and spirituality
A Victorian Christmas
The Victorians on evolution
Madness, hysteria, and masturbation
Empress of India
Jack the Ripper
The 20th century
And much, much more!


So if you want to learn more about the Victorian era, listening to this audiobook!