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Ep 240 is loose! And this week we look at the multitude of men who seemingly tried to get rid of Queen Victoria.
Who were the seven assailants? Did they really want the queen dead? And how do YOU walk around the park?
The secret ingredient is...assassins!
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Sources this week include:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230519-how-assassins-revealed-a-hidden-side-to-queen-victoriahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Oxford#Historiographyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5m5zjvDYrBMBGFJCFNmWgcY/the-seven-men-who-tried-to-kill-queen-victoriahttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Queen-Victoria-Eight-Assassination-Attempts/https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_MacleanShooting Victoria by Paul Thomas MurphyHow To Be A Victorian by Ruth GoodmanHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 239 is loose! And we have a good ol' fashioned poisoning story from the deadly Lyda Southard.
Who was this flame haired beauty? Why did so many men sign her papers? And will there be an alarm this week...?
The secret ingredient is...fever!
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A sizzlingly sensational special bumper Q&A episode, to mark 5 years of the Poisoners' Cabinet!
Nick and Sinead answer a stack of questions from fans about the show, about life and about snacks. It's a much more relaxed episode with no main case and lots of silly fun, and occasional grown-up content.
Thank you everyone, for an amazing 5 years; we love you to the moon and back!
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Ep 238 is loose on our 5th birthday - and to celebrate we're going to Rome!
We dip our toe into the huge history of the Roman Empire and chat weird facts and crazy stories featuring famous and lesser known figures from the ancient city...
Was Caligula really as mad as people said? Did Nero fiddle while Rome burned? And what do you write on your curse tablets?
The secret ingredient is...Rome itself!
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Sources this week include A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Emma Southon, HIstory Today, History HIT, National Geographic:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Journals/CP/27/2/Poisoning*.html
https://www.thecollector.com/early-christian-martyrs/
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/causes-early-persecutions
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/10-questions-about-emperor-nero-and-some-curious-answers
https://www.italyonthisday.com/2019/01/assassination-of-caligula-Roman-emperor-excess-cruelty.html
http://ad43.org.uk/blog/caligula-and-the-sea-shells/
https://thehistorianshut.com/2018/12/09/nero-reportedly-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-of-a-discarded-snakeskin/
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Was Giulia Tofana a murderer...or a saviour?
This is the question posed by Cathryn Kemp in her new historical fiction novel, A Poisoner's Tale - a retelling of the legend of Giulia and her poison, Aqua Tofana.
Cathryn kindly joined us to talk about her process for writing the book, the story of Giulia and the main players in her story, and her advice for aspiring writers.
A Poisoner's Tale is now available on hardback at all good independent and high street bookshops, and through Penguin.
You can follow Cathryn at @cathryn_kemp on Instagram and at https://cathrynkemp.com/
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Ep 236 is loose! And we're headed to Quincy, Illinois where a dashing young man has arrived at his extended family's farm with big tales and big promises...
Who was Stephen Ballew? What business did he really do? And how do you like your silk shirts?
The secret ingredient is...flint!
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Ep 236 is loose and we're looking at the case of Polly Bodine, the Witch of New York accused of a horrific murder and tried by the press for it...
Who was Polly? Why would she want her sister-in-law dead? And where do you put your granite to sleep?
The secret ingredient is...an apothecary!
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Sources this week include The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice by Alex Hortis, SI Live, Strange Company.
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It's a special episode from our Patreon files! And we tell the incredible story of Phineas Gage...
Originally broadcast on Patreon in October 2024, this Deadly Nightcaps episode follows on from Ep 217 and delves deeper into the pseudoscience of phrenology and the story of a man who seemingly changed completely after an unfortunate accident with an iron rod...
The main episodes will return next week!
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Ep 235 is loose and we're off to the hallowed halls of Stanford University to discover what really happened to one of its founders...
Who was Jane Stanford? Why would anyone want her out of the way? And what do you shout out on dates?
The secret ingredient is... a university!
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Sources this week include Who Killed Jane Stanford by Richard White, Stanford University Historical Society, The New York Times, The LA Times, Stanford Magazine, Julia Flynn Siler, The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford by Robert Cutler, San Francisco Chronicle.
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Ep 234 is loose and we're telling the story of how having a mother-in-law can quite literally can be murder...
Who was Elizabeth Duncan? Why was she so obsessed with keeping her son close? And which friend would you ask to help plan a crime?
The secret ingredient is...a mother-in-law!
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Sources this week include FATAL PASSIONS: a chilling collection of true cases where love turned lethal by Adrian Vincent
wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Ann_Duncan
www.independent.com/2022/10/12/elizabeth-duncan-last-woman-executed-california-history/
https://time.com/archive/6613113/crime-mammas-boy/
murderpedia.org/female.D/d/duncan-elizabeth.htm
www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-08-me-32299-story.html
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Ep 233 is loose! And this week we have the terrifying tragic tale of the Radium Girls and their fight for justice.
Why was radium all the rage in the early 1900s? Why were so many women working with poison daily? And where do you put your toxic waste?
The secret ingredient is....honeycomb!
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Sources this week include The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, New Jersey.Gov Preservation Snapshot, National Library of Medicine, and the following links:
https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplacehttps://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/radium-girls.htmhttps://blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/the-radium-girls/https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girlshttps://edition.cnn.com/style/article/when-beauty-products-were-radioactive/index.htmlhttps://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/get-me-a-radium-highball-new-york-and-the-radium-craze https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/radium-girls-graves/https://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It's the second of our Revisited episodes where we take another look at the story of the Bradford Sweets Poisoning!
Revisited are new bonus episodes where we re-record and refresh early episodes of The Poisoners' Cabinet to improve quality and offer new perspectives - and drinks!
This week, it's the story of the mass poisoning at Humbug Billy's sweets stall in Bradford. What mistakes were made when making a simple batch of sweets? Who was truly to blame? And would you like a Minty Delight?
The secret ingredient remains...peppermint!
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How do you like your tea? Deadly?
In this instalment of Expert Witness, Sinead speaks to the wonderful TK from For the Love of History podcast about the popular poisons from days gone by in Japan. Expect ninja, curious teapots and early versions of pepper spray.
For the Love of History is available on all podcast platforms, give them a follow!
https://www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com/https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_historypodcast/?hl=enhttps://www.youtube.com/@ForTheLoveofHistorypodExpert Witness are bonus episodes where we interview different experts from various backgrounds about cases on our show and about the world of true crime, Victorians, poison and books!
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It's time to go back to the beginning and take another look at the story of Dr Lamson and the Dundee Cake!
Revisited are new bonus episodes where we re-record and refresh early episodes of The Poisoners' Cabinet to improve quality and offer new perspectives - and drinks!
This week it's the story of Dr George Lamson, the Wimbledon Poisoner. Why was this decorated war hero so bad at his job? What is the deal with Bournemouth? And are YOU a swell pill-taker?
The secret ingredient remains...a Dundee cake!
Sources include The Wimbledon Museum, The Secret Poisoner by Linda Statmann, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, The Wellcome Collection, The Bournemouth Echo, Bournemouth.co.uk
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Ep 232 is loose and it's our Christmas episode! A terrible crime has been committed on a dark December night up at the big house...
What happened to Kate Dungey? What secrets did the house hold? And how do you season your sticks?
The secret ingredient is...an umbrella!
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Ep 231 is loose! And we have another badass seafaring woman from history this week, the private queen Gráinne O'Malley!
Who was this fearsome Irish woman? Why DO people call her Grace? And where do you keep your leprechauns?
The secret ingredient is...Ireland!
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Sources this week include Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 by Ann Chambers, Library Ireland, Mayo.ie, Royal Museums Greenwich, GraceOMalley.com, Howth Castle, Mental Floss.
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Ep 230 is loose! And there's trouble at the Belew house as something bad seems to be in the morning mush...
Why was a hard-working household targeted? What dish was to blame? And how high can a horse get?
The secret ingredient is...stables!
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Ep 229 is loose! And we're going back to the 14th century to hear the story of Jeanne de Clisson - wife, mother and lioness of the sea.
Who was this French noblewoman? What set her on a course for revenge? And which way does the port go?
The secret ingredient is...sails!
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Sources this week include
https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clisson
https://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/jeanne-de-clisson/
https://thehundredyearswar.co.uk/jeanne-de-clisson-the-lioness-of-brittany/
The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France, A History of Piracy
Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Duncombe
Jeanne de Belleville: The Life of Jeanne de Clisson by Ellen O'Brien (Author), Émile Péhant (Translator)
Various links off Wiki of supporting players!
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Ep 228 is loose, and this week, we mix fairytales with murder as we tell the tale of the Bluebeard of Gambais.
Do you know the story of Bluebeard? Who was mysterious Henri? And what DO you use to get blood from a key?
The secret ingredient is...a sombrero!
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Ep 227 is loose and we're off to Ohio to hear the bizarre story of Dr Oliver Cook Haugh.
Who was this difficult doctor? What does he have to do with the Wright brothers? And this cocktail....wooooahhh....
The secret ingredient is...cocaine!
Also check out our collab and the work of Freak Magnet and The Worm & The Butterfly here: https://www.youtube.com/@WormButterfly
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Sources this week include:
https://aviationoiloutlet.com/blog/oliver-crook-haugh/?srsltid=AfmBOorDwhjsbVdczVqdc_QJBwnXpU673-TKJ6_hpJpHbodJcUcrvRYuhttps://columbusunderground.com/the-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-of-mt-calvary-bc1/https://edoardoalbert.com/the-strange-case-of-dr-haugh/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F853YDM/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1https://www.clermontsun.com/2020/04/22/marc-hoover-the-madness-of-doctor-oliver-crook-haughLos Angeles Herald, 19 April 1907Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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