The Poisoners' Cabinet

It's time to go back to the beginning and take another look at the story of Dr Lamson and the Dundee Cake!Revisited are new bonus episodes where we re-record and refresh early episodes of The Poisoners' Cabinet to improve quality and offer new perspectives - and drinks!This week it's the story of Dr George Lamson, the Wimbledon Poisoner. Why was this decorated war hero so bad at his job? What is the deal with Bournemouth? And are YOU a swell pill-taker? The secret ingredient remains...a Dundee cake!Sources include The Wimbledon Museum, The Secret Poisoner by Linda Statmann, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, The Wellcome Collection, The Bournemouth Echo, Bournemouth.co.uk subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Dec 202457min

Ep 232 is loose and it's our Christmas episode! A terrible crime has been committed on a dark December night up at the big house...What happened to Kate Dungey? What secrets did the house hold? And how do you season your sticks?The secret ingredient is...an umbrella! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Dec 20241h 3min

Ep 231 is loose! And we have another badass seafaring woman from history this week, the private queen Gráinne O'Malley!Who was this fearsome Irish woman? Why DO people call her Grace? And where do you keep your leprechauns?The secret ingredient is...Ireland! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 by Ann Chambers, Library Ireland, Mayo.ie, Royal Museums Greenwich, GraceOMalley.com, Howth Castle, Mental Floss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Dec 20241h 2min

Ep 230 is loose! And there's trouble at the Belew house as something bad seems to be in the morning mush...Why was a hard-working household targeted? What dish was to blame? And how high can a horse get?The secret ingredient is...stables! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Dec 20241h 4min

Ep 229 is loose! And we're going back to the 14th century to hear the story of Jeanne de Clisson - wife, mother and lioness of the sea.Who was this French noblewoman? What set her on a course for revenge? And which way does the port go?The secret ingredient is...sails!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clissonhttps://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/jeanne-de-clisson/https://thehundredyearswar.co.uk/jeanne-de-clisson-the-lioness-of-brittany/ The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France, A History of PiracyPirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Duncombe Jeanne de Belleville: The Life of Jeanne de Clisson by Ellen O'Brien (Author), Émile Péhant (Translator)Various links off Wiki of supporting players! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Nov 202457min

Ep 228 is loose, and this week, we mix fairytales with murder as we tell the tale of the Bluebeard of Gambais.Do you know the story of Bluebeard? Who was mysterious Henri? And what DO you use to get blood from a key?The secret ingredient is...a sombrero!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Nov 20241h 5min

Ep 227 is loose and we're off to Ohio to hear the bizarre story of Dr Oliver Cook Haugh.Who was this difficult doctor? What does he have to do with the Wright brothers? And this cocktail....wooooahhh....The secret ingredient is...cocaine!Also check out our collab and the work of Freak Magnet and The Worm & The Butterfly here: https://www.youtube.com/@WormButterfly Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinetSources this week include:https://aviationoiloutlet.com/blog/oliver-crook-haugh/?srsltid=AfmBOorDwhjsbVdczVqdc_QJBwnXpU673-TKJ6_hpJpHbodJcUcrvRYuhttps://columbusunderground.com/the-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-of-mt-calvary-bc1/https://edoardoalbert.com/the-strange-case-of-dr-haugh/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F853YDM/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1https://www.clermontsun.com/2020/04/22/marc-hoover-the-madness-of-doctor-oliver-crook-haughLos Angeles Herald, 19 April 1907 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Nov 202458min

Ep 226 is loose, and this week it's a dark and troubling tale of murder in Chicago and suspect William Heirens raises a few eyebrows...Who was the Lipstick Killer? Were all his crimes really related? And does anyone have any sage?The secret ingredient is... sodium thiopental!Our promo this week is from Fear Daily: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RrG0f6Yd7WNqSmuebfRMJGet cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Nov 202457min