Category: Video Wednesday

VIDEO WEDNESDAY – BYGONE ROYALS

Queen Victoria visits Dublin 1897

King Edward VII at Sandringham 1909


Queen Alexandra at various events – 1910 to 1925


Duke of Gloucester home


King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Washington D.C. 1939



Documentary European Royal Families featuring 
various royals in early 20th century newsreels (28 mins)



VIDEO WEDNESDAY – STEPHEN FRY'S KEY TO THE CITY OF LONDON

In Exploring the Mysteries of the City of London (46 mins), Stephen Fry is prompted to delve into the history of London after being honoured with the Freedom of the City and so takes us on a tour of London the likes of which you’ve never seen. Join him as he explores the Square Mile and takes us on behind-the-scenes visits to Tower Bridge, the trading floor at the London Metal Exchange, the Bank of England, the Old Bailey and remnants of Newgate Prison, a Roman bath house below a modern office block, Lloyd’s of London and the City Livery Company. If that’s not enough for you, he also introduces us to Beadles without the Guildhall, the Lord Mayor, banker Lord Levine, skyscraper window washers, bee keepers and Doris McGovern – wait till you meet Doris. She’s a corker.

This is good stuff! Watch it here.

VIDEO WEDNESDAY: LIFE BELOW STAIRS

“The Real Downton Abbey” 

Servants: The True Story Of Life Below Stairs

A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants – astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain’s servants have largely been forgotten. Presented by social historian Dr Pamela Cox – herself the great-granddaughter of servants – this three-part series uncovers the reality of servants’ lives from the Victorian era through to the Second World War.

Click here to watch Part One