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.
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Sensational Victorian sex scandals!
The 19th century was full of Victorian sex scandals with many showing an obsession with whipping as TV historian Tony McMahon discovers
Diamond Jubilee 1897 – amazing images!
In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and TV historian Tony McMahon shares some incredible images from his archive
The shortest war in history – just 40 minutes!
The shortest war in history was between the British Empire and the sultanate of Zanzibar lasting just 40 minutes
Jack the Ripper – what did Londoners make of him?
We’ve heard all sorts of theories about the identity of Jack the Ripper but what did Londoners at the time make of this grisly serial killer?
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
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