EPISODE · Jul 23, 2022 · 1H 6M
One Shilling Buys You the World: Let's Go to the Great Exhibition 1851
from Yesterday's London Times · host Jen & Mares
The Great Exhibition of 1851, the brainchild of Prince Albert and Henry Cole, had the loftiest of goals: the unity of humanity moving forward together via a merge of science, technology, and the arts.We’ll think about…Prince Albert’s unexpected progressive viewsHow to design an event as massive as the Exhibition with no guidebook from which to workHow powerful entities like the press and politicians can screw up the best laid plansA new heyday of excursion travel based on Victorian novelties of leisure time and railroadsThe awe inspiring Crystal PalaceA few of the 100,000 Exhibition artifacts, with an emphasis on the iconic and quirky The legacy of the ExhibitionPhotos and links can be found at our show notes HERE.Do you like what you hear? Please help us find our audience by spreading some good cheer with a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts!Our website https://yltpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Follow us on:Twitter @YLT_PodFacebook @Yesterday’s London Times PodcastInstagram @Yesterday’s London Times PodcastCounterSocial @YLTPodcast
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The Great Exhibition of 1851, the brainchild of Prince Albert and Henry Cole, had the loftiest of goals: the unity of humanity moving forward together via a merge of science, technology, and the arts. We’ll think about… Prince Albert’s unexpected progressive viewsHow to design an event as massive as the Exhibition with no guidebook from which to workHow powerful entities like the press and politicians can screw up the best laid plansA new heyday of excursion travel based on Victorian novelti...
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