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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Ep 255 is loose! And it's time to gather around the table and see if we can hear any knocks or clicks from the other side...

Who were the Fox Sisters? How did they become so famous? And what was up with their toes?

The secret ingredient is...a fox!

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Sources this week include Talking To The Dead by Barbara Weisberg, Kathryn Troy's Race, Gender and Ghosts in American Spiritualism, the Smithsonian, History Today, Jstor, The Paris Review, Newman Mentalist, University of London and United by Pop.

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EP 254 is loose! And we're back with our old 'pal' King James VI/I to look at the sea voyages that inspired him to hunt witches en mass across Scotland and England.

Why did stormy weather cause such a stir in the monarch? Who was dragged to North Berwick Witch Trials? And how much padding does your wedding outfit require?

The secret ingredient is...the wind!

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Sources this week include Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts by Tracy Borman, Witchcraft by Marion Gibson, History Extra, Tudor Times, History Today, The Chronicles of History, Wiki entries on the Ruthven Raids and the Gowrie Conspiracy, Edinburgh News, and History Scotland.

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Ep 253 is loose! And we've got a gang on our hands, lead by the notorious Ma Barker. Or was it...?

Who was Ma Barker? How did she get this fearsome reputation? And did we find the perfect summer cocktail?

The secret ingredient is...silver nitrate!

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Sources this week include:

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-gang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Barker

https://mabarkerhouse.org/the-gang/

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ma-barker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Karpis

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ma-barker

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