Victoria: A Greedy Queen

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Warning: There are adult themes, explicit language and references of disordered eating and diets in this episode.

Did you know that before Queen Victoria married Albert she was a well-known party-animal, who could easily stay up until 5am, drunk on a concoction of red wine and whiskey?

Or that she was notorious for being able to eat seven or eight courses in half an hour, and had a penchant for mutton curries and the freshest fruit?

Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by food historian Dr Annie Gray to discuss Victoria’s very indulgent habits which spilled out into all areas of her life…including the bedroom.

You can find Annie’s incredible book, The Greedy Queen: Eating with Victoria, here.

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Annie Coloe.

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This podcast includes music by Epidemic Sounds and archive clips from Sixty Glorious Years, 1938.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hi, I'm Kate Lister, and I'm just jumping in here to let you know
0:35.0	that this episode does feature reference to disordered eating and diets.
0:44.0	Potatoes and dumplings are all right, but not too many.
0:47.0	And she could do with some good green vegetables, too.
0:50.0	But even there, there's a smag.
0:52.0	As vegetables can so easily be ruined by overcooking.
0:56.0	In the name of this great concourse of your subjects,
1:00.0	who are gathered together solely to do honor to their beloved Queen,
1:05.0	may I congratulate you not only because you have reigned over us for 60 glorious years,
1:13.0	but because you are today more secure on your throne than any ruler in the world.
1:22.0	One of the best things about being royalty has got to be the food.
1:27.0	And if I was to ask you to think, who was the greediest monarch?
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