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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 17 hours 36 minutes
episode 11: The Profumo Affair
In the Early 1960's a sexual affair rocked politics and threatened to overthrow the Government ...this would be known as the Profumo affair.
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www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/real-h istory-profumo-affair-christine-keeler-who-what- happened/
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episode 12: Molly Houses
In the 18th century, homosexual men would meet in Molly houses: but participating in sexual acts was against the law and you could be Hanged.
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Rictor Norton. "The Gay Subculture in Early Eighteenth-Century London". Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: A Sourcebook. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
www.prisonersofeternity...
episode 13: The FBI Files: Tokyo Rose
In post War USA an American woman of Japanese descent was tried for Treason. This is the Story of Iva Toguri aka Tokyo Rose
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www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/iva-toguri-daquino- and-tokyo-rose
www.history...
episode 14: Tales of Immurement
Immurement from the Latin means 'Walled in'. It has been used as a historical punishment.
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www.sacred-texts.com/ame/cig/cig06.htm
allthatsinteresting.com/immurement-history
en.my-greenday.de/3841210/1/immurement.html
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episode 15: Susan Newell
In 1923, Susan Newell was the last woman hanged in Scotland.
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www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/the-devil-woman-who-killed-paper-984
113murderousmonday.blogspot.com/2012/06/www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/susan.html
www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/susan.html
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episode 16: Whisky Galore
In 1941, Due to the War, Whisky was in short supply. For the islanders of Eriskay the ship that had shipwrecked on their island must have been a dream. It contained over 250,000 bottles of Whisky. This is the true story of Whisky Galore.
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www.isle-of-south-uist.co.uk/isle-of-eriskay/whisky-galore-and-the-ss-politician/
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episode 17: The Lonelyhearts Killers
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck used lonelyheart ads to find victims in 1940’s America. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/301806/History-of-the-lonely-hearts blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2015/02/13/6-terrible-love-tips-from-historys-lonely-hearts/ deathbecameher.com/2020/03/26/martha-beck-the-lonely-heart-murderess/ serialkillercalendar.com/Martha%20BECK.php www.historictruecrime...
episode 18: The man who didn't eat for a year.
In 1965 a Morbidly obese Scottish man went to hospital to lose weight: his subsequent fast was over 1 year with no solid food. This is the incredible true story of Angus Barbieri.
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www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2018/02/story-angus-barbieri-went-382-days-without-eating/
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episode 19: A guide to Shakespeares London
In todays episode we travel back to the London in the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) for a snapshot of London life.
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Many thanks to Professor Eric Rasmussen and Dr Ian DeJong for their article and source for this episode: www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/shakespeares-london
episode 20: The 1814 London Beer flood
In 1814, a Tsunami of Beer hit central London killing 8 people....
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https://www.anchorbrewing.com/blog/much-ado-about-small-beer/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer
www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/snowcricketarticle.html
https://www.history.com/news/london-beer-flood
https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/life/article-163-a-short-history-of-london-beer...