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8TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – A FLASHY CELEBRATION
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:44:56
Publish Date: 2025-05-30 14:24:18
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Episode Summary

It’s the 8th anniversary of The Age of Victoria Podcast! Join your host Chris Fernandez-Packham as he celebrates this milestone with a very special episode dedicated to one of the most unforgettable rogues of Victorian historical fiction—Sir Harry Flashman.

In this reflective and richly detailed episode, I explore the character of Flashman, the brilliant mind of his creator George MacDonald Fraser, and how the Flashman Papers have become an unconventional yet insightful lens into the Victorian world.

Expect deep dives into:

  • The real history behind the Flashman novels
  • Fraser’s impeccable historical research and cheeky literary hoaxes
  • The balance between historical truth and fiction
  • Flashman’s infamous “heroism” in key Victorian conflicts like the First Anglo-Afghan War, the Charge of the Light Brigade, and the US Civil War
  • A who’s-who of real Victorian figures Flashman bedded, betrayed, or bewildered

Whether you’re already a fan of Flashy or new to this bawdy, cowardly antihero, you’ll leave with a richer understanding of Victorian hypocrisy, heroism, and how luck and PR shaped the Empire’s image.

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