Black Sam Bellamy - Can a pirate also be a Goodie?
What would you do for love? This week we are discussing a man who had an extreme answer to this question, Samuel Bellamy.When he was told that he was too poor to marry a Cape Codder by the name of Goo...
20 Okt 20241h 9min
BONUS EPISODE - Was Jack the Ripper a Scouser?
When we found out that some people believe the subject of our most recent episode was Jack the Ripper, we at Consistently Eccentric HQ knew that we needed to come together to decide for ourselves if w...
6 Okt 202444min
James and Florence Maybrick - Arsenic makes the heart grow fonder?
What happens if you take a hypochondriac with masses of cash and give him unlimited access to whatever medicines / drugs / potions he fancies? Well you might end up with a man like James Maybrick who ...
6 Okt 20241h 10min
Howard Carter and Tutankhamun - Do you dig 19 year old Egyptians?
Like all primary school children in Britain, Evie will be studying the Ancient Egyptians at some point. So we have decided to give her a head start by talking about one of the most famous events of th...
29 Sep 202459min
The Croydon Poltergeist - (or) Weird things happen in the suburbs
Emma has returned! And this week to ease her back into cohosting duties we are becoming paranormal investigators to discuss a potential haunting that took place in South London in 1938.Alma Fielding h...
22 Sep 20241h 7min
More maybe-battles in England (Last Battle Part 2) - Everybody hates the Stuarts
This week we conclude our search for the last battle on English soil with a trio of conflicts that all centre around the Stuart Dynasty, specifically James II. With Urban warfare, Irish Panic and artf...
15 Sep 20241h 25min
BONUS EPISODE - The Marmite incident - (or) What we get up to before hitting the record button
Prior to recording the second part of our 'Last Battle on English Soil' episodes, Ollie announced that he would only take part on one condition.......that Joe try Marmite again. It turned out that Oll...
15 Sep 202428min
The last battle on English soil (Last Battle Part 1) - (or) if a plane falls in the marsh, does it make a sound?
This week we are beginning a search for the last battle to be fought in England which, due to some disagreement about what actually constitutes a battle, could be one of at least six separate events w...
8 Sep 20241h 14min
