The Boer War – ten things you didn’t know!
The Boer War is a forgotten conflict that pitched the British Empire against a group of white settlers in Africa. Tony McMahon investigates.
Queen Victoria
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Mary Seacole v Florence Nightingale
Two Victorian nurses – Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale – fought to save their reputation as medical pioneers in the Crimean War as Tony McMahon discovers
Has royal tradition been largely invented?
Is much of the tradition that surrounds the British Royal Family invented in surprisingly recent times? TV historian Tony McMahon suspects so.
Queen Victoria – the eight assassination attempts
Queen Victoria was subjected to eight assassination attempts in her life though incredibly survived them all as Tony McMahon discovers.
Queen Victoria and her naughty drug habit
Queen Victoria is said to have had an unusual drug habit as Tony McMahon discovers in his vlog series Beardy History
Dog dung used to make books look good!
The worst job in Victorian London was that of Pure Finder – somebody who went round collecting dog dung for a living
Boy Jones – stealing the underwear of Queen Victoria
The story of Boy Jones and Queen Victoria
Was Queen Victoria a drug addict?
Tony McMahon investigates whether Queen Victoria was a drug addict. Tony McMahon talked about this in the UKTV series Private Lives of the Monarchs