Here you'll find mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era. For ad-free listening, witchy content, Victorian True Crime Extras and Dark Poetry, join The Fan Coven!If you consider yourself an enthusiast of creepy Victorian history, you probably already know about the age of spiritualism, the grisly murders, the grave robbers, twisted pseudo psychotherapy, and memento mori But I try to dig a little deeper. This was a time full of lace corsetry, romantic poetry, and a deep reverence and affection for the dead. It was a culture of shared sorrow, ornament and elegance, prudishness and scandal, bone chilling children's stories, and for whatever reason, I just feel at home there. There's something strangely comforting about the heebie jeebies this era gives me. If you find yourself equally enchanted by things that most people would find horrifying, this podcast is probably for you. To listen ad-free, visit myvictoriannightmare.com and join my Patreon. more

Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective.

The Victorians were the first truly world wide, high speed, high tech civilisation, but they are often misunderstood. Your host, Chris Fernandez-Packham, will bust popular myths, cover events around the world, and focus on a people centric history. You will see how the Victorians shaped the world, changing it from the age of horse, musket, cannon and sail to the age of steam, rifle and iron in this monthly podcast with regular special episodes and bonus content. You will learn about Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Volcanoes, Famines, great art, geography and so much more.You will discover how the Victorians changed our landscapes, and mastered new energy forms that have led us to move from being a part of the natural world to shapers of it. You will learn how the modern world was created by the actions of the Victorians. You will learn how the Victorians gave birth to our modern understanding of weather, climate, history and even time and space. more

The Gilded Gentleman history podcast takes listeners on a cultural and social journey into the mansions, salons, dining rooms, libraries and theatres including the worlds above as well as below stairs of America's Gilded Age, France's Belle Epoque and late Victorian and Edwardian England. thegildedgentleman.com more

During the 63-year-long reign of Queen Victoria, seven men took the fateful decision to try to kill her. The seven men were within seconds of changing history - each could have brought the Victorian era to a premature end, yet each has been forgotten to history. This new podcast series narrated by Dr Bob Nicholson will look to answer the question of what led these men to try to kill the most famous and influential woman on the planet. more

Join Noah Tetzner (The History of Vikings podcast) for this fifteen-episode exploration of life and death during one of the most important periods in world history. Through interviews with scholars, biographers, and artists, the show will consider everyday life during the era, the battles that shaped the kingdom, the artists who gave voice to the people, and much more. Subscribe now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Listen in as Jonathan Menges, a roundtable of co-hosts and special guests discuss topics related to the Whitechapel Murders, Jack the Ripper, Victorian British history, and whatever else suits their fancy. This free and loose discussion is sure to interest everyone involved in the 120 year long hunt for 'Jack the Ripper' more

Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. New episodes are released every month and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known, but equally fascinating cases like chocolate cream poisoner Christiana Edmunds, missing socialite Dorothy Arnold, spirit photographer/scam artist William Mumler, and so many more. Check out Patreon for bonus content and Patreon exclusive series, A Good Night Snack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @agoodnightforamurder, and www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts. more

Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism. Guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Alice Loxton, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Lucinda Hawksley, John Mullan, Pen Vogler, Andrew Davies, Rosie Holt, Bernard Cornwell .... and many more academics, writers, actors, directors and descendants of the great man himself! Along side these interviews there are special Dickens readings from across his works ... Thank you for listening 🔥 more

Lytton Strachey's first great success, and his most famous achievement, was 'Eminent Victorians' (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the human failings of his subjects and what he saw as the hypocrisy at the centre of Victorian morality. This work was followed in the same style by 'Queen Victoria' (1921). more

The Victorian Gaslamp Podcast covers the people, places and events of the Victorian Era and the 19th Century.

Brought to you by Mandylion®, 1-800-1800 is your guide to 19th-century history, art, literature, culture, and scandal. Each episode, we dial into a random year of the 1800s to gab about the chaos that shaped the modern world. Hosted by Madeline Porsella and Mabel Taylor, two Victorian Nightgown Girls and historians of art and design, 1-800-1800 delivers rigorous research with a healthy dose of gossip. So pick up the phone, the nineteenth century's calling! More Mandylion®: mandylionpress.com mandylion.substack.com instagram.com/mandylionpress Music by Jeronimo Ezquerro Aguilar-Alvarez. mandylion.substack.com more

Welcome to News of the Times! Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain. With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a love for the curious corners of the past. 🕵️ For those with a taste for the peculiar, you may also enjoy our new side project: Volume 1: Slightly Unreliable Memoirs — a whimsical collection inspired by the lives (and occasional misadventures) of our research team. Think cravats, crumpets, and the occasional cactus on the lam. Intrigued? Find it here: 👉 https://ko-fi.com/s/b406f6f11e more

Melting Into Air is a scripted podcast that explores the history and culture of the Victorian era. Was the nineteenth century a dismal period whose greed and violence poisoned hearts and minds? Was it an optimistic, forward-facing age defined by progress and reform? To what extent was it both? The series will guide you through the evidence by making every part of this strange historical world feel like a crucial element of a cohesive whole. For more information, please visit our website at meltingintoair.net. meltingintoairpodcast.substack.com more

This podcast covers murders from the Victoria Era, with the Jack the Ripper case being the best known. You will get the complete picture of the murders, the discovery of the victims, and policing of the crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Welcome to The Devil's Dinner Hour! Your trusty source for everything Victorian and strange. I'm Evelyn James and I'll be your guide down the dark alleyways and moonlit moors of Victorian England more

If you always believed the myths that the Victorians were 'prudish' and 'repressed,' this podcast may inspire you to reconsider! In each episode, host Marisa D discusses a not-so-well-known aspect of life during the Victorian Era (1837 - 1901) that will intrigue and surprise you. more

This is the podcast that carries you back to the sooty, foggy streets of early-Victorian London when a new issue of one of the 'Penny Dreadful' blood-and-thunder story paper comes out! It's like an early-Victorian variety show, FEATURING ... — Sweeney Todd ... — Varney, the Vampyre ... — Highwayman Dick Turpin ... — mustache-twirling villains ... — virtuous ballet-girls ... —wicked gamblers ... ... and more! Spiced with naughty cock-and-hen-club songs, broadsheet street ballads, and lots of old Regency 'dad jokes.' Join us! more

What do our ancestors have to say for themselves? In this podcast, history graduates Danny Randell and Ava Munro dig into the primary sources to hear what life was really like in the Victorian Era - directly from those who lived it! more

Look around. What do you see? How do the Victorians continue to influence our lives, our society, our entertainment? Join Emma Catan as we explore the legacy of the Victorians. Where fiction becomes fact. more

Join us as we 'time travel,' using newspapers, and novels to explore what life was like 160 years ago, In the Victorian Era! Each episode will be host banter, narration of a short story, break down of said short story, for you the 21st century listener, reading the nonfiction section, and then breaking that down, followed by a summary and a relaxing outro. more

Victorians had opinions about EVERYTHING. Jaw shapes. Correct use of coil horns. Servant's gloves. All treated with the kind of earnest detail usually reserved for matters of real importance.Avril Clinton-Forde selects the delightfully absurd from her collection of Irish and British 1800s books—where privileged people wrote volumes about life's minutiae. Social catastrophes, Irish banshee etiquette, Georgian marriage disasters, bizarre upper-class hobbies, and enjoys wonderfully overcomplicated language of the 19th Century. For history lovers, heritage enthusiasts, and curious insomniacs! more

Ghosts in the Fog is a historical true crime podcast exploring forgotten murders, unsolved mysteries, notorious cold cases, and strange crimes from the past. Each episode digs through the history, evidence, suspects, newspaper accounts, and unanswered questions surrounding cases that have faded from public memory. more

A historical seamstress tells her witchy friend about the most macabre aspects of the Victorian era. A new topic focusing on the 1800s every week, as well as a collective tarot reading and spiritual advice! Dive into the past with Conjuring Curiosities, a conversational yet educational podcast where a historical seamstress takes her witchy friend on weekly adventures through the shadows of Victorian history. Settle in as these best friends discuss tales of intrigue, uncovering the weirdest and most macabre aspects of the 1800s.Join our dynamic duo as they chat about everything from eerie mourning customs to the secrets of Victorian seances!From mummy medicine to arsenic-laced fashion, Conjuring Curiosities offers a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, all through the lens of friendship. So, grab your favourite cozy blanket and join us for a leisurely stroll down memory lane as we unravel the mysteries of Victorian life, one stitch at a time. Tune in for an enchanting journey through history with your new favourite best friends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Step into the foggy streets of 19th-century London with Toffs and Toolers: A Criminal Victorian Adventure. We explore the gritty, bizarre, and downright hilarious history of Victorian crime, law, and order. From wealthy aristocrats (toffs) to underworld gangsters (toolers), we cover everything from eccentric scams and prison punishments to forgotten thieves' slang and questionable policing tactics. It's dark history served with a sharp, witty twist. Perfect for history buffs and true crime fans who don't take themselves too seriously. Hit subscribe and let's get stuck in! more

Tales of foul and gruesome murders that happened in Lincolnshire during the Victorian era. There were over a hundred killings there in all and you can find them in my paperbacks, audiobook and e-book, where many are being told for the first time since the original newspaper reports. Visit victorianmurders.co.uk for more details. more

Dive into the vibrant history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria and the expansion of her empire, as narrated by the insightful liberal Irish MP, Justin McCarthy. Experience the captivating stories of iconic figures like Victoria and Albert, Russell and Peel, OConnell and Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli. McCarthy skillfully recounts monumental events such as the Afghan War, the Irish famine, and the Crimean War, all while highlighting the hopes and struggles of everyday people both at home and abroad. more

Dive into the enchanting world of Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter, a captivating exploration of the eras most significant writers, historians, and critics. This concise work, described as a gathering up of a few impressions of pleasant reading hours, provides a delightful introduction to the rich literary landscape of the Victorian period. Whether youre a seasoned scholar or a curious newcomer, this book is sure to engage and inspire your passion for one of historys most fascinating literary epochs. Join Mudlark as we uncover the gems of Victorian literature! more