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Edwardian

Nick Baker and John Woolf discuss some lesser known aspects of the Edwardian Age. (Image by Getty Images)
Edwardian

Unexpected Edwardians

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Emma Dabiri “Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received”

Fern Riddell
Victorian

Contraception, consent & erotic connection: sex through history

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Tim Maltin answers listener questions about the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. (Image by Getty Images)
Edwardian

Titanic: everything you wanted to know

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Welfare campaigner Emily Hobhouse
Edwardian

History hero Anita Anand chooses Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926)

In 1910 Lydia Harvey seemed to disappear. Julia Laite delves into her story – one of exploitation, sex and the vagaries of justice – and the trial that brought it to light.
Edwardian

Traffickers on trial: the sensational case of Lydia Harvey

Shrabani Basu talks about a miscarriage of justice that exposed the racial tensions of Edwardian England and captured the imagination of the creator of Sherlock Holmes. (Image by Getty Images)
Edwardian

Hate mail & mutilated horses: Conan Doyle investigates

Fern Riddell explores some of the darker aspects of the campaign for votes for women, in this episode from our archive. (Image by Getty Images)
Edwardian

Were the suffragettes terrorists?

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20th Century

History hero Gillian Burke chooses George Washington Carver (c1864–1943)

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Edwardian

Fern Riddell "Can we call the suffragettes terrorists? Absolutely"

Queen Victoria with her children and grandchildren
Victorian

The marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren: how the dynasty shaped Europe

A suffragette march
Edwardian

The Suffragettes: everything you wanted to know

EEmily Davison is felled by King Edward VII’s horse, Anmer, moments after trying to grab his reins during the running of the Derby, 4 June 1913. The suffragette suffered a fractured skull  and internal injuries. She died four days later. (Getty)
20th Century

Emily Davison: the suffragette martyr

Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett
20th Century

Percy Fawcett and the search for the ‘Lost City Of Z’

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