The Backstory: Queen Victoria: Drug Addict?
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Queen Victoria, who ran the British Empire for 63 years, defined the buttoned-up, conservative era named for her… the Victorian Era. But it turns out… her many pleasures included opium, cocaine, and sex!
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, we're talking about Victoria, Queen of England from June of 1837 until January 1901. |
| 0:07.7 | She was just 18 years old when she took the throne, and she defined the stuffy Victorian era, which, of course, was named for her. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm Patty Steele. But in private, Victoria was a sexually charged addict who led the UK into a drug war with China. Wow, |
| 0:24.0 | that's next on the backstory. This is an I-Heart podcast. My Uncle Chris was a real character, |
| 0:34.2 | a garbage truck driver from South Carolina who is now buried in Panama City |
| 0:38.0 | alongside the founding families of Panama. He also happens to be responsible for the craziest |
| 0:43.2 | night of my life. Wild stories about adventure, romance, crime, history, and war intertwine as I |
| 0:50.2 | share the tall tales and hard truths that have helped me understand Uncle Chris. |
| 0:55.0 | Listen now to Uncle Chris on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the IHeartRadio app, |
| 1:00.3 | Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 1:04.4 | The Girlfriends is back with a new season, and this time I'm telling you the story of Kelly |
| 1:09.2 | Hornet. |
| 1:10.2 | Kelly spent over a decade in prison for a murder she says she didn't commit. |
| 1:14.8 | As she fought for her freedom, she taught herself the law. |
| 1:18.0 | He goes, oh God, Arnett, jailhouse lawyer. |
| 1:21.1 | And became a beacon of hope for the women locked up alongside her. |
| 1:25.1 | You're supposed to have been faith in God, but I had nothing but faith in her. |
| 1:28.1 | I think I was put here |
| 1:29.3 | to save souls |
| 1:30.2 | by getting people |
| 1:31.1 | out of prison. |
| 1:32.9 | The Girlfriends, |
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