A Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad

A journey into the 19th Century

Author: Edward Hill

Join Ed Hill on a journey with his Great Great Grandfather, William, around Europe and the globe based on his journals of the1840s. A show with history, humour and humanity.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Genres: Comedy, History

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A Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad: 52
Episode 52
Sunday, 5 April, 2026

The history podcast tracing Ed Hill's great great grandfather's travels and the era that defined him and the Victorian world. Continuing his tour of the mines of Fresnillo, William enjoys a sing song with his fellow English countrymen in Mexico, witnesses a gruesome public execution by a mechanical Garrote, and learns the details of the patio system of refining silver ore. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.