Welcome to The Shortest History of Britain! In this podcast we’re going to cover a few thousand years of this fabulous nation, from the very beginnings of life here, all the way through to the modern day. We’ll have to skim the surface a little to get through it all, but we'll whirlwind through the years to give you an idea of the main events that shaped our great nation. Each short episode will feature a period of time, as we climb from the ancient times to the more recent. In episode eleven we take a walk through the 1800s. Britain is becoming the global hegemonic power, policing the powers of the world. A time of extravagance arrives with the new king George VI, the beginning of the Regency era. On the back of the advances made by the Industrial Revolution, we begin to see some of the most landmark discoveries and inventions of any time, great steps forward from the pre-industrial era to this wonderful age of technology which we live in today where you can download fantastic podcasts like this one. The ‘Sailor King’ finally pushed through the abolition of slavery, and we enter the times of the great Queen Victoria, with cultural and scientific advances which make it Great Britain's true Golden Era.  Episodes: 1 - Pre-Roman 2- Roman -> Norman Invasion 3 - 1000s 4 - 1100s 5 - 1200s 6 - 1300s 7 - 1400s 8 - 1500s 9 - 1600s 10 - 1700s 11 - 1800s 12 - 1900 -> 2000 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app