Show Notes
Warning: Please be advised that this episode contains content that may be upsetting to some listeners
Queen Victoria’s grief not only shaped her own reign but also inspired the Victorian era’s deep fascination with death and mourning.
Join James Grasby and curator Clara Woolford as they uncover how funerary practices, attitudes toward the dead, and one monarch’s sorrow came to define an age.
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Production: Host: James Grasby Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris & Michelle Douglass Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
Contributor: Clara Woolford
Discover More: You can learn more about Victorian life with a visit to Cragside in Northumberland: Cragside | Northumberland | National Trust
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