The historical crimes and criminals podcast

A chess Computer beat both Nopoleon and Benjamin Franklin....in todays episode, hear the story! Email: the historical crimes and criminals podcast ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast www.chessequipments.com/history-of-chess/ users.adam.com.au/bstett//SkepticsTurk104.htm www.ststworld.com/the-turk/ www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/murder.html www.thevintagenews.com/2016/05/08/the-turk-was-аn-18th-century-mechanical-chess-player-that-conned-napoleon-bonaparte-2/ www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/jewel-royale-chess-set

Wife selling was once a very common practice. In todays episode we will look at some of these stories. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast Thompson, E. P. (1991), "The Selling of Wives", Customs in Common, Merlin Press Ackroyd, Peter london, the biography, chatto and windus, 2000 www.ourcitytogether.london/inspire/wife-selling-at-smithfield-market en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_selling_(English_custom www.geriwalton.com/wife-selling/ joolzguides.com/videos/smithfield-wife-selling/ www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/20/the-strange-english-custom-of-wife-selling/

In Victoria era Britain a court case divided opinions like no other: it was a case of a Baronet thought lost at sea returned to claim his title and estate. in the second part, we look at the court cases ensuring. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast

In Victorian era Britain a court case divided opinions like no other: it was a case of a Baronet thought missing at sea returned to claim his title and estate. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama brightonmuseums.org.uk/discover/2020/05/06/the-tichborne-case-a-case-of-identity-fraud/?_escaped_fragment_#! freiherrvonquast.wordpress.com/tag/the-tichborne-case/ the-east-end.co.uk/the-tichborne-claimant/ mediawiki.feverous.co.uk/index.php/Tichborne_case

In the northeast of England there is a town best known for one infamous event. During the Napoleonic wars they hanged a Monkey, mistaking it for a Frenchman. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/history/thehartlepoolmonkey.asp thehobbledehoy.com/2019/03/03/the-hanging-of-the-hartlepool-monkey/ www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-dickin-medal www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Dickin-Medal/ www.forces.net/news/meet-brigadier-sir-nils-olav-iii-worlds-highest-ranking-penguin

In the village of Oddingley, the finding of a body led to the solving of a previous murder almost 25 years previously. twitter: the historical crimes podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/strange-british-laws/ www.mysteriesofmercia.com/post/the-tithe-system-oddingley www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Oddingley_Murders www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2191582/A-murderous-village-gutters-run-gore-DAMN-HIS-BLOOD-BY-PETER-MOORE.html www.oddingleychurch.org/history/truth/ En.Wikipedia.org>wiki the_oddingley_murders www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/10-ridiculous-scottish-laws-you-wont-believe/

Many British pub names have curious stories behind their names....in todays episode we look at a few of these. twitter: the historical crimes podcast. email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com Decharne Max: Capital crimes, seven centuries of London life and murder, London, Random house, 2012 lookup.london/weird-london-pub-names/ getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/the-history-of-pub-names/ www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/who-pub-named-after-reveal-589031 www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t16960227-44 www.spookyisles.com/bucket-of-blood-pub/ metro.co.uk/2012/08/22/the-story-behind-one-london-pub-the-only-running-footman-3818215/ foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/the-story-behind-edinburgh-and-the-lothians-oldest-pub-names/

During WW2 a Dutch Artist sold a forgery to the Nazi Party. In todays episode we look at the forger Han Van Meegeren and his legacy. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com allthatsinteresting.com/lee-israel-true-story www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11415893/Lee-Israel-literary-forger-obituary.html www.theartnewspaper.com/archive/van-meegeren-s-secret-supplies www.historyhit.com/nazi-sympathiser-or-national-hero-the-strange-story-of-han-van-meegeren/ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/may/27/wasnt-cock-a-hoop-fooled-experts-britains-master-art-forger www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4230476/Master-forger-selling-imitations-legally-auction.html www.thecollector.com/han-van-meegeren/ En.Wikipedia.org/wiki/han_van_meegeren www.essentialvermeer.com/misc/van_meegeren.html news.artnet.com/art-world/shaun-greenhalgh-notorious-art-forger-974735

The Olympics have seen many strange events over the years, including Art. In todays episode we look at a few. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com ko-fi.com/thehistoricalcrimespodcast www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2169255/Dirtiest-Olympics-race-history-1988s-100m-final-year-steroids-turned-sport-sour.html www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/allan-wells/ www.balls.ie/athletics/1904-olympic-marathon-466679 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

We have grown up loving any number of fictional characters and animals. Many of them have their origins in real people. In todays episode we will look at a few. *please note I made an error in recording( don’t record 4 episodes in a row) naming CS Lewis as the author of Alice in Wonderland instead of Lewis Carroll. Apologies S twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast historycollection.com/wont-believe-true-historical-figures-inspired-worlds-favorite-fictional-characters/5/ listverse.com/2014/03/01/10-real-life-inspirations-for-famous-literary-characters/ www.factinate.com/instant/45-facts-about-the-real-people-behind-fictional-characters/amp/