Isabella and Catherine of Valois - because every childhood should include marrying the King of England
A day late but with double the content, this week we are discussing two sisters who married the King of England (luckily it was not the same king each time, or we might have needed a Jerry Springer st...
20 Jan 202447min
Arthur Owens - I'm a narcissist and I'll spy if I want to
This week we are delving into the murky world of espionage during the interwar years, with a tale about a man who took advantage of the fact that the emerging intelligence services were not actually s...
12 Jan 20241h 15min
Robert Curthose - On a crusade to prove his claim to the English crown wasn't shit
For our first episode of 2024 we are talking about a son of William the Conqueror who couldn't help but to sabotage his own chances of inheriting all the lands his father had fought forRobert Curthose...
5 Jan 20241h 11min
The first official attempt to swim the Atlantic Ocean - a bonus conversation with Jack
No official episode this week as we are busy celebrating the holidays. However for those of you who love to know what goes on behind the scenes, please enjoy this bonus conversation with Jack when we ...
29 Dec 202327min
A quick history of Christmas in England - of course it doesn't begin with the birth of Jesus, that would be too obvious
It is a very Merry Christmas from all at Consistently Eccentric, as this week we talk about how the festive season has been celebrated in Britain over the past 10,000 or so years. Beginning in the Neo...
22 Dec 202350min
Cedric Allingham - (or) a hundred miles north of Dundee, I once stumbled upon ET
This episode we are venturing into outer space to discuss a very British UFO encounter in 1950s Scotland. While our American cousins had been seeing aliens regularly for almost a decade, the British h...
8 Dec 20231h 4min
Kowloon Walled City - For tea? We will create anarchy!
This week we are heading to the other side of the world for a story of how the British desire for tea accidentally led to the creation of a truly unique city. After forcing China to give up Hong Kong ...
1 Dec 20231h 5min
Catherine of Braganza - If I give you tea will you stop accusing me of treason?
This week we are discussing one of the lesser known Queen consorts of England, Catherine of Braganza. Promoted to princess status at the age of 2 thanks to her dad's efforts to kick the Spanish out of...
24 Nov 202342min
