The Victorian Obsession With Museums | How The Victorians Built Britain

Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians took on the world of exploration and adventure, and brought it home to Britain for everyone to share. His voyage of discovery begins at the Natural History Museum, where Michael comes face to face with a dinosaur that changed the course of history. He travels to the Victorian 'living museum' - London Zoo - to find out about the way scientific study of the birds and the beasts led to the first ever public zoo. Last in the series.

[mard]

I live in the middle of Canada, and there is nothing like to London, and visiting these museums was mind blowing

[thienanho]

idk why but I am kinda sad to see this series end, the content was amazing and as an outsider this has given me such an insight to the victorian era. would definitely go to britain and visit all these great landmarks when i have the chance. 10/10 from Absolute History!!

[rbst-dgji]

I'm studying biology now and i almost cried when I realised how beautiful Londons natural history museum is. (on pictures/ videos) I can't imagine how I would react if I really visited that museum.

[-xorxito-]

This channel is such a precious gift and blessing for a chronic History enthusiast like myself.

[stephaniemontor]

This was my favorite episode! Amazing what Albert and Victoria brought to the common folk. I love 💕 this series. Learned so much! Thank you England for all of the good that eventually rose out of the bad.

[laurapomeroy]

this made me happy cry. all of it so beautiful and importantly informative. thank you

[ILovHelloKitty]

Thank you for all the work and time put into this series. You’ve helped me feel excited about life again!

[cristiaolson]

Well, now my bucket list is even longer. I always wanted to visit London, but now I really, really want to visit London. I love museums.

[johnennis]

This is an awesome series. I enjoyed every minute of all the episodes and learned things I never knew before. Thanks for making this documentary series. 👍👍

[emawerna]

Firstly, I love this type of content. However, as I was selecting this video and my husband scurried away to go shopping, it occurred to me that having to watch "a 45 minute video about how people in the past used to enjoy museums" sounds like an ultimate threat to use against anyone uninterested in history.

[ttft]

Victoria Kew, what a great and very appropriate name for the Gallery Manager of Kew Gardens, almost seems as though she was born & destined for the position.

[Brandyrose]

Definitely shed a tear at that monument for Albert, absolutely gorgeous. 😊💙✨

[bonnymcdermott]

This is spectacular! Best done program all around I've seen in quite some time 👍

[baylorsailor]

The middle class was growing. It became possible for more people to their spend money on entertainment and not just necessity. Hence the boom of theaters, museums, concert halls, etc... Competition between countries was also a driving force.

[stevenmccart]

I absolutely love museums. Any kind of museum and, when I stayed in London for awhile I visited a lot of them and, there are some awesome museums in England.

[LuzMaria]

That museum is so magnificent! I would love to visit it one day!! 😍♥️

[sjinzaar]

You know a show is good when you sit with a cup of tea in front of your mouth and you forget to drink it….

[eunicestone]

I just have to wonder if the green wallpaper has arsenic in it..

[JoMarieM]

I've really enjoyed this series -- I'm an American, but I'm fascinated by history in general. The Victorian era was truly an amazing period in British history! Now I just wish there was a documentary somewhere that covers the same time period in the US, so I could see how different, or how similar, life in the US was compared to life in Britain. I'm also pretty sure that a lot of the things that happened in Britain in the Victorian and Edwardian periods, also influenced a lot of things in the States as well!

[AJDraws]

What a fascinating video, and from what I have read, series.
I will be sure to watch it all.
Thank you kindly.