The Death of Queen Victoria [audio 15min]

"Empire" 72nd of 90: Queen Victoria, Empress of India, died on 22 January 1901. The empire was, as one sermon preached ex cathedra in South Africa, reflected, "burying the Great White Queen beloved and revered by races, diverse from our own, within the sway of her sceptre." When mourning finished, that same empire contemplated its own mortality. "This Sceptred Isle: Empire" is a narrative history of the British Empire from Ireland in the 12th century to the independence of India in the 20th, told in 90 programmes written by historian Christopher Lee and narrated by actor Juliet Stevenson. ~Visit website to listen again to 5 most recent episodes, plus interactive maps and timeline, biographical dictionary, image galleries, quizzes, sources, resources, listeners' comments.