A Victorian Scandal: The Rudest Book in Britain

(2019)

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2019

Runtime: 29 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Craig Pickles

Cast: Fern Riddell, Lesley Hall, Matthew Sweet, Tanya Kirk

Plot

Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society. Her investigation into a sensational Victorian high court trial, which took place in 1877, sheds new light on the ‘no sex please, we are British’ cliché often associated with Victorian England.