Edwardian

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

Unexpected Edwardians

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

Fern Riddell

Contraception, consent & erotic connection: sex through history

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

Titanic: everything you wanted to know

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Welfare campaigner Emily Hobhouse

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.

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)

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)

Were the suffragettes terrorists?

George Washington Carver in a laboratory

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

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

Queen Victoria with her children and grandchildren

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

A suffragette march

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)

Emily Davison: the suffragette martyr

Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett

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