A Grand Tour with my Great Great Grandad: 48

About this episode

The episode explores the journey of Great Great Grandad William along the Silver Route in Mexico, highlighting cultural observations and his plea for migration.

A history podcast retracing the journeys of my great great grandfather, uncovering the stories, people, and places that shaped his Victorian world. Now on his way travelling the Silver Route in Mexico, Great Great Grandad William is journeying from Celaya to Aguascalientes. On the way he observes priests playing billiards (a sign of their low morality) observes Mexican ladies with their colourful petticoats and makes a plea to his fellow countrymen to join him in a new land of opportunity, away from the troubles in the UK. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Edward Hill

Topics covered

• Victorian history
• travel
• cultural observations
• migration
• Mexico
• billiards

Keywords

• Great Great Grandad
• Silver Route
• Mexico
• Victorian world
• cultural observations
• migration
• Celaya
• Aguascalientes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Celaya, Aguascalientes, UK

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