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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104. The Overbury Poisoning

104. The Overbury Poisoning

It’s historical true crime time! The world’s obsession with true crime is nothing new, and this one really was the talk of the Stuart court. This 17th Century crime has everything, political scheming,...

16 Apr 202429min

103. George Villiers - 1st Duke of Buckingham

103. George Villiers - 1st Duke of Buckingham

There's nothing typical about the King's favourite, George Villiers, the 1st Duke of Buckingham. A man so charming that a dukedom was created just for him, and so hated that the country celebrated his...

1 Apr 202453min

102. Satanic Panic

102. Satanic Panic

Step into the shadows with us and delve into the perplexing phenomenon of the Satanic Panic. In the 1980s , communities were consumed by fears of occult rituals and devil worship, fuelled by media fre...

26 Mar 202453min

101. The Black Widows of Liverpool

101. The Black Widows of Liverpool

Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins, the Merseyside murderesses emigrated to Liverpool in order to escape and survive the famine, An Gorta Mór, but the Irish sisters would do more than just surviv...

19 Mar 202447min

100. Queen Medb - Warrior Queen of Ireland

100. Queen Medb - Warrior Queen of Ireland

Queen Medb, Queen of Connacht and downright vengeful woman whose beauty could rob men of two thirds of their valour oh and who may or may not have been a real person... A little lighter topic for this...

12 Mar 202445min

99. The Magdalene Laundries

99. The Magdalene Laundries

In this special IWD24 episode Katie does a deep dive into the Magdalene Laundries, operating under the guise of reforming "fallen" and "wayward" women and girls, only to exploit and abuse those that w...

8 Mar 20241h 11min

98. Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Here Be Pirates

98. Anne Bonny and Mary Read - Here Be Pirates

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were a deadly pirate duo who plundered, pilfered and pillaged their way to infamy to become legends from the golden age of privacy.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwav...

5 Mar 202449min

97. Marlene Dietrich - Hollywood's Femme Fatale

97. Marlene Dietrich - Hollywood's Femme Fatale

Embark on a journey through Marlene Dietrich's captivating life (and occasionally scandalous) life. Delve into the magnetic charm and rebellious spirit that defined this bisexual Hollywood legend. Fro...

27 Feb 202458min

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