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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41 - Typhoid Mary

41 - Typhoid Mary

Mary Mallon, more commonly known as "Typhoid Mary" was an Irish-born cook to the New York elite, and the first known asymptomatic carrier (or super spreader) of a contagious disease, like typhoid feve...

3 Mai 202241min

Bittisode 007: Titanic Toilets

Bittisode 007: Titanic Toilets

The Titanic is quite probably the most famous ships in all of maritime (and all of probably) history! There are so many fascinating factors to discuss about the tragic sinking of this White Star Line ...

26 Apr 202215min

40 - Dr. Cream - The Lambeth Poisoner

40 - Dr. Cream - The Lambeth Poisoner

Doctor Thomas Neill Cream was a Scottish-Canadian chloroform fan, back alley abortionist and serial killer with a hatred for women that was so intense that he just couldn't stop feeding them poison. T...

18 Apr 202238min

39 - Anna Genovese - The Bisexual Mob Queen

39 - Anna Genovese - The Bisexual Mob Queen

It's LGBTQ+ history month in the UK and Ireland, so what better time to talk about than Anna Genovese, the bisexual mob queen who history tried to forget. Not only did she create a safe haven for LGBT...

9 Feb 202239min

38 - Lucrezia Borgia - Victim or Vixen?

38 - Lucrezia Borgia - Victim or Vixen?

Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, also known as Pope Alexander VI, is one of the most infamous women in history. Immortalised in art & literature as an incestuous, poisonin...

31 Jan 202244min

37 - Forty Elephants - The 19th Century Women-Only London crime syndicate

37 - Forty Elephants - The 19th Century Women-Only London crime syndicate

This week, join Katie as she runs headfirst into what was the history of England's oldest running crime syndicate! This group of girl gangsters were highly skilled hoisters, the Forty Elephants ruled ...

12 Jan 202232min

36 - JonBenét Ramsey - The Unsolved Murder of the Baby Beauty Queen

36 - JonBenét Ramsey - The Unsolved Murder of the Baby Beauty Queen

This week join Katie as she struggles to discuss a piece of modern history and one of America's most notorious cold cases, the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a child beauty queen and more importa...

3 Jan 202249min

35 - Maria Rasputin - Daughter of the Mad Monk

35 - Maria Rasputin - Daughter of the Mad Monk

Maria Rasputin eluded capture and certain death in Russia, going on to live many lives, as a cabaret dancer, a lion tamer and even an author. In fact, Grigori Rasputin's daughter may even be far more ...

14 Des 202123min

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