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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Ep 260 is loose! And this week it's the tale of that dashing highwayman Dick Turpin...but WAS he all that dashing?

Who was this masked myth? What was the real story behind his crimes? And what make-up do you wear in the woods?

The secret ingredient is...some very villainous rum!

Thanks to the lovely people at Villains Rum https://villainsrum.com/ for their ingredients this week!

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Sources this week include https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-myth-of-highwayman-dick-turpin-outlives-the-facts/

https://www.historyhit.com/prince-of-highwaymen-who-was-dick-turpin/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/dick-turpin-highwayman-crimes-death/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dick-turpin

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Ep 259 is loose, it's the 1940s and we have another witch on our hands. OR DO WE?

Who was Helen Duncan? What led to her being on trial under rumours of witchcraft? And can YOU taste the hoisin sauce?

The secret ingredient is...bleach!

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Sources this week include:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncan
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/modern/oddities_modern.shtml
• https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/series/a-z-of-great-scots-helen-duncan/
• https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/scotlands-last-witch-helen-duncan
• https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/helenduncan.html
• The Two Worlds of Helen Duncan Paperback by Gena Brealey and Kay Hunter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Price#Helen_Duncan

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Ep 258 is loose! And it's time to make a voyage to the East Indies, but I wouldn't advise boarding the Batavia to get there...

What makes this vessel so famous? Why didn't it make it to its destination? And was everyone terrified of the wallabies?

The secret ingredient is...the East Indies!

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Ep 257 is loose! And the peasants are revolting! Rude...

It's time for the tale of the peasants' revolt and the folk hero Wat Tyler.

What caused the people to rise up in 1381? Why do we remember Wat Tyler's name? And have you ever tried to impress someone with a pointy shoe?

The secret ingredient is...peasants!

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Sources include:

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Wat-Tyler-the-Peasants-Revolt/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/your-guide-peasants-revolt-facts-timeline/

https://www.wattylercountrypark.org.uk/peasants

https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/the-peasants-revolt-the-only-time-the-tower-of-london-was-breached/

https://dickens-literature.com/A_Child's_History_of_England/18.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/serfdom

https://www.wearetheenglish.co.uk/wat-tyler-29-w.asp

https://historycollection.com/12-facts-on-the-peasants-revolt-of-1381-that-reveal-the-explosive-truth/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vnl1evdkko

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Ep 256 is loose! And we have a dead body on our hands, and a locked....garage!

What happened to Vivian Messiter? What happened in that garage in Southampton? And can juries be trusted?

The secret ingredient is...a wolf!

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Sources this week include: Sly, Nicola. Hampshire Murders (Sutton True Crime History) (p. 87). The History Press. Kindle Edition.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podmore_case

www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18828011.murder-revisited-man-hammered-

death-rogue-thief/

https://www.nytimes.com/1929/01/14/archives/slain-englishman-tube-builder-here-vivian-messiter-was-construction.html

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