Ep 91 - Marcel Petiot & The Unjust Cause

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinetSources this week include:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/modern/oddities_modern.shtmlhttps://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/series/a-z-of-great-scots-helen-duncan/https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/scotlands-last-witch-helen-duncanhttps://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/helenduncan.htmlThe Two Worlds of Helen Duncan Paperback by Gena Brealey and Kay Hunterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Price#Helen_Duncan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Aug 1h 11min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Aug 51min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet 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/peasantshttps://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.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/serfdomhttps://www.wearetheenglish.co.uk/wat-tyler-29-w.asphttps://historycollection.com/12-facts-on-the-peasants-revolt-of-1381-that-reveal-the-explosive-truth/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vnl1evdkko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Aug 56min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinetSources this week include: Sly, Nicola. Hampshire Murders (Sutton True Crime History) (p. 87). The History Press. Kindle Edition.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podmore_casewww.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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Aug 57min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jul 58min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Jul 1h 7min

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!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include:https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Barkerhttps://mabarkerhouse.org/the-gang/https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ma-barkerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Karpishttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ma-barker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Jul 1h

Ep 252 is loose! And we're off to 15th century Italy where people are plotting to take down the most powerful family in Florence, the Medici...What was the cause of the Pazzi Conspiracy? What went wrong in the cathedral? And how do you like your tea syrup?The secret ingredient is...a conspiracy!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include The Rise & Fall of the Medici by Christopher Hibbert plus https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/https://thetourguy.com/travel-blog/italy/florence/facts-about-the-medici-family/https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-piano-the-pianofortes-of-bartolomeo-cristofori-1655-1731https://www.britannica.com/event/Pazzi-conspiracyhttps://www.finestresullarte.info/en/works-and-artists/the-pazzi-conspiracy-the-event-that-forever-changed-the-face-of-florence-and-italy-history-through-art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jun 1h