Victorian science and seance
Historic Royal Palaces Podcast
English - September 22, 2022 02:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MB - ★★★★★ - 378 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Education conservation hampton historic kensington palaces royal banqueting court history house Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Victorian era is defined by great leaps in cultural, technological and scientific innovations. In this series compiled from our archive we explore the fast moving world of Queen Victoria.
This talk from historian Dr Chris Renwick delves into the mysterious world of Victorian séance, the craze for the supernatural, and its connection to contemporary science.