Stay ConnectedWhoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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Lizzie Borden took an axe...
This is the first of two episodes discussing Lizzie Borden, the notorious Massachusetts' Murderess! Who exactly was Lizzie and what led the unassuming spinster to take a hatchet to her father and stepmother, if it was her at all...?
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine led one hell of a remarkable life, a teenage heiress, queen of two countries, went on Crusades, supported a rebellion against her husband and got imprisoned for it... and that's not even the half of it!
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The mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke is one of, if not the oldest "unsolved" mysteries in North America, when 115 men, women and children disappeared without a trace from their colony.
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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The life of the infamous Elizabeth Báthory has been a cautionary tale of terror throughout the ages, known as a vampiric villainess who viciously murdered over young women and girls and bathing in their blood in order to retain her youth and beauty. This Hungarian noblewoman is said to be a massive source of inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, a woman so dangerous that the Guinness Book of Records claims her as the world's most prolific murderer. But, was Countess Báthory Erszébet a sadistic serial killer, or was she a victim of a slanderous conspiracy to crush a strong woman and others like her...?
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Mary Mallon, more commonly known as "Typhoid Mary" was an Irish-born cook to the New York elite, and the first known asymptomatic carrier (or super spreader) of a contagious disease, like typhoid fever. But was Mary an innocent woman, unwittingly spreading disease, or was she knowingly causing outbreaks?
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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The Titanic is quite probably the most famous ships in all of maritime (and all of probably) history! There are so many fascinating factors to discuss about the tragic sinking of this White Star Line Goliath, however, in this bittisode, sit back and relax as you learn all about toilets on the Titanic.
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Doctor Thomas Neill Cream was a Scottish-Canadian chloroform fan, back alley abortionist and serial killer with a hatred for women that was so intense that he just couldn't stop feeding them poison. This week, join Katie as she delves into this historical true crime and complains about just how truly awful this man was!
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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It's LGBTQ+ history month in the UK and Ireland, so what better time to talk about than Anna Genovese, the bisexual mob queen who history tried to forget. Not only did she create a safe haven for LGBT folks, she did what no other mob wife did before, testified in open court against her husband, mafia kingpin Vito Genovese!
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orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, also known as Pope Alexander VI, is one of the most infamous women in history. Immortalised in art & literature as an incestuous, poisoning murderess, the true story of a woman caught in the ambitions of the men in her life has been bent and twisted since the Renaissance.
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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This week, join Katie as she runs headfirst into what was the history of England's oldest running crime syndicate! This group of girl gangsters were highly skilled hoisters, the Forty Elephants ruled London's streets in the 19th & 20th centuries, providing lower class women to escape poverty and gain independence. Where breaking the law is a feminist act and glamour and true crime intertwined.
Welcome to the tale of the Forty Elephants.
orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th 1970, worlds collided with rigging accusations, bombs, thinly-veiled racism and the second wave of feminism, all topped off with a sparkly tiara.
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