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The Boer War – ten things you didn’t know!

Tony McMahon3 months ago2 months ago034 mins

The Boer War is a forgotten conflict that pitched the British Empire against a group of white settlers in Africa. Tony McMahon investigates.

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Seacole Nightingale
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Mary Seacole v Florence Nightingale

Tony McMahon7 months ago7 months ago017 mins

Two Victorian nurses – Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale – fought to save their reputation as medical pioneers in the Crimean War as Tony McMahon discovers

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Has royal tradition been largely invented?

Tony McMahon1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

Is much of the tradition that surrounds the British Royal Family invented in surprisingly recent times? TV historian Tony McMahon suspects so.

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Queen Victoria assassination attempt
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Queen Victoria – the eight assassination attempts

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

Queen Victoria was subjected to eight assassination attempts in her life though incredibly survived them all as Tony McMahon discovers.

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Queen Victoria drug habit
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Queen Victoria and her naughty drug habit

Tony McMahon3 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Queen Victoria is said to have had an unusual drug habit as Tony McMahon discovers in his vlog series Beardy History

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Dog dung used to make books look good!

Tony McMahon4 years ago4 years ago26 mins

The worst job in Victorian London was that of Pure Finder – somebody who went round collecting dog dung for a living

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Boy Jones – stealing the underwear of Queen Victoria

Tony McMahon6 years ago4 years ago13 mins

The story of Boy Jones and Queen Victoria

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Was Queen Victoria a drug addict?

Tony McMahon7 years ago4 years ago63 mins

Tony McMahon investigates whether Queen Victoria was a drug addict. Tony McMahon talked about this in the UKTV series Private Lives of the Monarchs

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