This week is about Queen Victoria, whom the Victorian time period is named for. I've included this post as a supplement to the podcast including some images of the topics we discussed.
Queen Victoria's Wedding Day. She established the tradition of wearing white.
The Royal Wedding Shoes. They are made by Gundry & Sons and addressed to the queen on the insole's label. Gundry & Sons, located in Soho Square, London, also made shoes for other royalty.
Watercolor of Prince Albert by Queen Victoria herself.
The Royal Family - Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and 5 of her 9 children.
Queen Victoria with one of her pet dogs, Sharp. She loved her dogs dearly and had portraits made of them. Sharp was a Border Collie. The Queen is actually smiling a little in the photo.
Sharp's Grave
Stereo view of the Queen's funeral. At front is the coffin follower by hundreds upon thousands of mourners. 
After the podcast was recorded, we realized that we didn't really touch on any of the Queen's accomplishments or influences in today's society. There is so much information about the Queen, it could take a lifetime to study. We wanted to touch on interesting points about her that you didn't know before. If you want to read all about Queen Victoria, I suggest selecting a reading from archive.org about her. If you want to see photos of the family, Victoria's sketches, pictures of the children, please visit Images of Her World. I hope you enjoy this weeks podcast.
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