Ep 263 is loose and we have a grim and gruesome tale of a family not exactly living in harmony.

Why has no one seen William Druse lately? What went on behind the closed curtains? And do you live in fear of old chokey?

The secret ingredient is...a revolver!

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Ep 262 is loose and we have the tale of the woman dubbed Mrs Sherlock Holmes!

Who was Mary Quackenbos? How did she fight crime? And why don't more people know about her?

The secret ingredient is...a magnifying glass!

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Sources this week include the New York Times archives plus

• https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/12529
• https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/08/womens-work-the-story-of-the-murder-solving-peonage-busting-justice-seeking-mrs-sherlock-holmes/
• https://eu.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2017/03/29/mrs-sherlock-holmes-first-female-us-attorney/99805830/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Grace_Quackenbos
• https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ruth-cruger-murder
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Percy
• https://eu.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/2017/03/29/mrs-sherlock-holmes-first-female-us-attorney/99805830/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mrs-sherlock-holmes-takes-on-the-nypd-60624549/

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Ep 261 is loose and we are tackling the huge, haunting mystery at the heart of the War of the Roses - what happened to the princes in the tower?

What led to the young boys' disappearance? Was Richard III responsible? And why did all these cousins keeping slapping each other?

The secret ingredient is...a tower!

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Sources this week include the extensive Wiki entries for the Princes In The Tower, War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry VII, Richard III, Edward IV, Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, as well as archives from Historic Royal Palaces, History Journal, BBC Culture, History Today and History Extra.

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