
The BackTracker History Show
The Backtracker
Based in the UK, this self confessed history geek takes you for a stroll down memory lane and shares stories and interesting nuggets of information that has been discovered along t...
Episode list
195
March 10, 2025
26 min
HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster (Pt 1)
HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster (Pt 1) Season: 6 Episode: 9 At around 15:30 on 22 June 1893, disaster struck in the Eastern Mediterranean as HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of th...
moreMarch 3, 2025
24 min
Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art
Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art Season: 6 Episode: 8 Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. Starting with miniatures, s...
moreFebruary 17, 2025
26 min
Martha Scriven: The Sad End of a Young Widow
Martha Scriven: The Sad End of a Young Widow Season: 6 Episode: 7 Martha Scriven died on December 5, 1895. The cause of death was recorded as "exhaustion from peritonitis caused by...
moreFebruary 10, 2025
22 min
The Father of Australian Architecture
The Father of Australian Architecture Season: 6 Episode: 6 Francis Greenway (1777–1837) was a convict-turned-architect who shaped Australia’s early colonial architecture. Transport...
moreFebruary 3, 2025
24 min
A Poor Victorian Family's Trauma
A Poor Victorian Family's Trauma Season: 6 Episode: 5 On Saturday 30th August 1858, J. B. Gandon, Esq., conducted an inquest on the body of the deceased at the George Tavern on Kin...
moreJanuary 27, 2025
28 min
Death of a Front Line Clergyman
Death of a Front Line Clergyman Season: 6 Episode: 4 He was charismatic, charming and passionate about his faith. Rev. Charles Edmund Doudney just wanted to make the world a better...
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