EP019 Queen Victoria’s childhood pt1 “Life can be fragile”

Join your host Chris Fernandez-Packham for the first part of our series on Queen Victoria’s childhood. She was growing up at a time when life was fragile at best for children; between disease, poverty and murder, reaching adulthood was not guaranteed. Victoria had to face, an uncle who wanted to usurp the throne, a power hungry mother, and a corrupt household advisor called Sir John Conroy who hungered for money and power….. Love to hear your feed back at [email protected] or leave a comment in the Facebook Group (Age of Victoria). If you like what you hear, please tell your friends, tweet or spread the word to people who might enjoy the show.