Drunk Victorians: Moral Panic & Meat Wine

<p>Glass of meat wine, anyone? That's right, the Victorians loved a glass of meaty wine.</p><br><p>They loved drinking so much that it became a moral panic, with whole movements of temperance cropping up around Britain.</p><br><p>What was drinking culture really like in the Victorian and Edwardian Britain? Were women able to drink as much as men? And what exactly went into that meat wine?</p><br><p>Helping Kate get to the bottom of this is Thora Hands, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drinking-Victorian-Edwardian-Britain-Drunkard/dp/3319929631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Drinking in Victorian and Edwardian Britain: Beyond the Spectre of the Drunkard</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code BETWIXT sign up at <a href="https://historyhit/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://historyhit/subscription/</a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>