A quick tour of Henry VIII's wives - Quantity is never a replacement for quality
We are going a bit more in depth than the rhyme everyone knows this week to give Evie a primer on the love life of our most corpulent King. Six wives in less than six decades on the planet, Henry was ...
4 Nov 202239min
The original Murder on a Train - You can't escape Tanner and Clarke!
Thomas Briggs was an old banker who will go down in history as the first person who was murdered on a train in the UK in 1864. But who killed him? Why did they do it? And what pair of amazing Met Dete...
28 Okt 20221h 3min
A second helping of alphabet themed mini-stories (M-Y)
Following on from last week we complete the alphabet (mostly) with tales including the snobbiest man England has ever produced, a prolific poisoner and yet another elderly fraudster!*Warning - There i...
14 Okt 20221h 14min
Eleventy First Alphabetical extravaganza! (A-L)
Over the next few weeks Consistently Eccentric HQ is moving, so to tide you over we are doing a collection of mini stories about eccentrics throughout history in a two part special. 24 stories in alph...
7 Okt 20221h 10min
The Peasants Revolt - Because there is never a wrong time to teach a child to fight the power
We are taking a trip back to the 1300's and the aftermath of the plague this week, to talk about how the decimation of the English population impacted on the working classes.While you would expect tha...
30 Sep 202256min
Mr Cratwell and Stump-leg - willing to execute even the weirdest of commands
This week I am joined by Ang and Mel from 'Dissecting Medical History' to talk about a pair of executioners working in London at the time of Henry VIII. Needless to say they were never short of work, ...
23 Sep 202259min
Elizabeth II - A bumper takeover episode, curated by HRH Oliver Green!
Due to the events of the previous week we at Consistently Eccentric are finally going to dip our toes into the world of current events, with an episode dedicated to the recently deceased monarch. Due ...
16 Sep 20221h 55min
Boudica - For your seventh birthday? A lesson in mortality with a Celtic Queen.
Time for another history lesson with my daughter as we cover someone almost as strong-willed as she is! Boudica, queen of the IceniWe talk about the reasons Boudica became a bit miffed with the Romans...
9 Sep 202251min
