Words by the Water

Fern Riddell: Victoria’s Secret

Sunday 15 March | 3pm

Cultural historian and broadcaster Fern Riddell explores Queen Victoria’s controversial and intimate relationship with her personal attendant John Brown and its legacy. Fern Riddell reexamines everything we thought we knew about one of Britain’s most iconic women. Unearthing groundbreaking new evidence, she challenges the prevalent image of Victoria as a grieving widow and presents the woman behind the Crown in all her complexity.

Book: Victoria’s Secret: The Private Passion of a Queen, Ebury Press