Out now, Episode 48 of a Grand Tour with...William is continuing his journey northwards in Mexico. Passing through León he observes the Mexican ladies with their colourful dresses, no stockings and 'partiality for short drapery'. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Just finished Episode 47 of A Grand Tour with...William is continuing his journey through Mexico to Zacatecas. On the way he encounters the "noble" Aqueduct of Querétaro. Now a world heritage site. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

Just finished episode 46 of A Grand Tour with... Great Great Grandad Will is travelling across Mexico to Zacatecas. In Mexico City he sees the famous Aztec Sun Stone at that time in 1843 mounted on the wall of the cathedral. "An interesting piece of antiquity." shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour... Out now episode 45 of A Grand Tour with...William's last days on ship before he reaches Mexico. There's a burial at sea, a tour of Veracruz, and dominating the landscape on his travels, mount Pico de Orizaba a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Mexico.

This was the Tacon Theatre in Havana, once the largest theatre in the world. Rebuilt in 1919 as the Grand Theatre, it is now home to the Cuban National Ballet. You can hear more about it in A Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad, when William visits it in 1842. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

youtube.com/shorts/CTcLo... It's a family history podcast for Victorian junkies. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

Just finished episode 43 of A Grand Tour with...William is travelling from Jamaica to Cuba. In Kingston he sees green turtles ready to be made into soup. A dish that had become synonymous with wealthy London Alderman. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

Just finished Episode 42 of A Grand Tour with... William is travelling by paddle steamer to Mexico. On his way he visits Kingston, Jamaica where he sees the damage caused by a terrible fire. It burned down 600 homes, including that of renowned nurse Mary Seacole. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

Hi, Just finished episode 41 of A Grand Tour with...William continues his journey by paddle steamer across the Atlantic to Mexico. One of his fellow passengers is General William (Guillermo) Miller, an Englishmen now considered a great hero of Peruvian independence. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour... Just finished episode 40 of A Grand Tour with...Will has begun his journey to Mexico to work for the Anglo-Mexican Mint Company. He travels on the paddle steamer Forth launched in 1841 in Leith. On his way he will stop at the island of Madeira and then the Caribbean.

shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour... This statue is Henry IV of France. You can learn more about it in episode 4 of A Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad. William saw it in 1840 while walking along the bridges of the River Seine crossing from bank to bank along the many bridges.

Hi, just finished episode 39 of A Grand Tour with...This is the last episode where William is in Europe. He travels from Ostend to London by paddle steamer. In Ostend he is impressed by the Calvarieberg, a depiction of the crucifixion attached to St Peter's Tower. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

This postcard that was sent to my grandmother Doris during WW1 on her birthday. It was from Uncle Harold who was fighting in France in 1917. On the reverse it says:

On active service
Somewhere in France
Monday October 22nd 17
With love and Kisses
Uncle Harold
X
With a stamp 'Passed by Censor'

shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour... Hi, just finished Episode 38 of a Grand Tour with...Will is traveling in a dingy, uncomfortable Belgian train from Liege to Mechelen, scene of a huge explosion in 1546 when the gunpowder store blew up flattening the town. Don't put that in your pipe and smoke it!

shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour... For those looking for vibrant entertainment (and perhaps more!) in Paris in 1840 you could visit the Café des Aveugles like my Great Great Grandad did. There he saw a blind band, a drummer called 'The Savage' and the aptly named ventriloquist 'Man with the doll'.

Hi, in episode 2 of a Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad Will continues his journey to Paris taking in the carriage styles of France, fashion and fantastic retail offerings available to the well-heeled 19th century traveller in the galleries of the Palais Royale. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

This is the Britannia steam ship that my great great grandfather William travelled across the English Channel on in 1840. It was the beginning of his travels across Europe to Italy. You can hear more about it in Episode 1 of the podcast. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

This is a poster for the railway my GG Grandad William worked on in Milan in 1840. He rode on the footplate there and back again (to Monza anyway). shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...

Hi, Just started on BlueSky. Sorry for the plug, but if your interested in a genuine first hand account of Victorian travel and life you could give this a listen. shows.acast.com/a-grand-tour...