The colony of New Caladonia (Darien Part 2) - Wherein things start badly and it gets worse from there
In the second part of our discussion of the Darien scheme we cover the voyage to South America and the experiences of the would-be settlers once they arrived. This is a tale of incompetence and bad lu...
5 Maj 20231h 19min
William Paterson (Darien Part 1) - A man with a scheme
This week we have a story so big that we will not be able to get through it all in one sitting. The tale of William Paterson and his dream of setting up a trading colony on the isthmus of Darien.He wa...
29 Apr 202355min
Edward Wightman - Burning with a passion for the Lord
This week we are dabbling in the world of organised religion to discuss a dissenting Christian Lay-preacher who is remembered to history for a singularly grizzly reason. Starting out as a middle-class...
14 Apr 20231h 10min
The Invasion of Fishguard - Excusez-moi, où est Cardiff ?
Many English people erroneously think that the last invasion of mainland Britain took place in 1066. While this was indeed the last successful invasion it was not the last time a military leader manag...
31 Mars 20231h 8min
John O Gaunt - With family like this, who needs enemies?
John O Gaunt was a man who was loyal to a fault. As the third son of King Edward III he spent most of his life dutifully doing whatever his father, his brother or even his Nephew (King Richard II) wan...
18 Mars 202351min
Peter Wildeblood - I'm coming out (due to a police investigation), I want the world to know.
We are delving into the world of civil rights this week to meet a man who inadvertently contributed to the single most important moment in Gay rights history.Peter Wildeblood was a man happy to keep h...
3 Mars 20231h 2min
Jack Whicher - On the Road to catching a murderer
This week we are looking into the origins of the Great British detective by following one of the pioneers of the new form of policing through his groundbreaking career. Johnathan 'Jack' Whicher was co...
17 Feb 20231h 9min
Suffragettes - Or, why you will be able to vote in 11 years
This week Evie is learning all about how women gained the right to vote in the UK (as well as how they lost the right in the first place). It is a tale of steadily increasing tension with an inspiring...
3 Feb 202357min
