Past Loves – A History Of The Greatest Love Stories
Welcome to Past Loves - the new weekly history podcast that explores affection, infatuation and attachment across time.
This week I am joined by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and historian Helen Rappaport to discuss the relationship between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The union of Victoria and Albert is almost mythologised within our collective consciousness and of course, we all know the extent to which Victoria mourned and memorialised Albert after his untimely death. This was a love match. And yet, Helen and I delve behind the fairytale royal romance to discover more about this tumultuous love affair over the years and its enduring legacy.
Where To Find Us
Helen's book Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Obsession-Victoria-Changed-Monarchy-ebook/dp/B005LPE582/
Helen's book The Victoria Letters: The Official Companion to the ITV Victoria Series (2016) is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victoria-Letters-Official-Companion-ITV/dp/0008196834/
Discover more about Helen HERE
Watch Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000j45l/lucy-worsleys-royal-photo-album
The transcript for this podcast episode can be found here: https://pastlovespodcast.co.uk/2020/05/16/were-victoria-and-albert-happy/
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