Who Did What Now

Who Did What Now

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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112. Tallulah Bankhead - Queer Icon

112. Tallulah Bankhead - Queer Icon

Tallulah Bankhead was the movie star that never was, a theatrical legend and was far too honest for her own good, During the golden age of Hollywood Tallulah's big personality (and even bigger reputat...

25 Jun 202455min

111. Chevaliere d'Eon - The 18th Century French Trans Spy

111. Chevaliere d'Eon - The 18th Century French Trans Spy

The Chevaliere d'Eon was a French diplomat, soldier and spy who survived two French kings, the 7 Years War, and the French Revolution, who just so happened to be the first known transgender person in ...

18 Jun 202459min

110. Sir Isaac Newton - Ace of Reason

110. Sir Isaac Newton - Ace of Reason

Starting off Pride month with an Ace historical figure! There is so little ace/aroace representation out there from history to even now, I wanted to ensure we start Pride right, sharing the sometimes ...

4 Jun 202451min

109. Great Race of Mercy

109. Great Race of Mercy

What's this? A good news story from history??? Officially referred to as the 1925 Nome Serum Run, the Great Race of Mercy was an Alaskan dogsled relay that quite literally saved an entire village of c...

28 Mai 202452min

108. Barbara Palmer - The Royal Whore

108. Barbara Palmer - The Royal Whore

Barbara Palmer, Lady Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland, King's Whore and Curse of the Nation... Barb went by many names, but actions speak more than words and she had plenty to say. One of the most fa...

21 Mai 202451min

107. All Aboard the Sex Raft

107. All Aboard the Sex Raft

It's 1973 and Dr Santiago Genovés, an anthropologist with theory that women's ovulation holds the key to world peace, has a plan to remove conflict from the globe. His bright idea to stop all wars rev...

14 Mai 20241h 5min

106. Mary Toft - The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

106. Mary Toft - The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

The tale of Mary Toft is a curious one, not because of the event portrayed over the years. Mary Toft was an illiterate, impoverished woman involved in one of the biggest hoaxes in the 18th Century hoo...

11 Mai 202451min

105. The Sausage Factory Murder of Chicago

105. The Sausage Factory Murder of Chicago

It’s historical true crime time! Louisa Luetgert went missing in May 1897, her husband - the Sausage King of Chicago claims that his beloved wife ran off with another man when she discovered that he w...

1 Mai 202444min

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