In this episode, we talk about Queen Victoria’s early reign and her marriage to Prince Albert. Listen in to learn about German sausage slander, being cold and emasculated, and our distorted assumptions about female rulers. What did you think of Victoria and Albert’s love story?

References:

• Queen Victoria's Early Letters by John Raymond (ed.)
• Queen Victoria: A Life of Contradictions by Matthew Dennison
• Mistress of Everything: Queen Victoria in Indigenous Worlds by Sarah Carter and Maria Nugent (eds.)
• Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert by Stanley Weintraub
• Painting: 'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor), National Gallery
• 'Of Hype and Type: The Media Making of Queen Victoria 1 ...