Mother Shipton - How to make profit from a prophet
This week we are talking about a woman who was forced by circumstance to live in a cave, and made it work.Denounced by her neighbours as a witch, Mother Shipton leaned into the role in order to surviv...
26 Tammi 202543min
Dr Roderigo Lopez - Sex, spies and enemas in Elizabethan England
We are delving into the world of Elizabethan espionage this week to discuss a displaced Jewish doctor who realised that the way he communicated with his fellow exiles across Europe could just so happe...
19 Tammi 20251h 13min
The Dublin and Gorbels Whiskey/Whisky floods - Another reason to consider a dry January
For our first 2025 episode we are discussing two separate occasions when whisky* related disasters caused death and destruction within the British Isles.With a brief history of whisky production over ...
5 Tammi 20251h 7min
Hannah Snell - A life too fantastical to be true?
This week on Consistently Eccentric we are discussing the life of a poor Georgian woman who enjoyed 15 minutes of fame due to a sensational biography and her willingness to wear pants.When she was aba...
29 Joulu 202455min
The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - A coastal Christmas calamity in Cornwall
This week we are heading to the Cornish coast to discuss a history of shipwrecks that culminated in a lifeboat disaster that still holds a grim record in the UK.From the initial wreckers of the middle...
15 Joulu 20241h 20min
The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the Empire
This week we are joined by Ang from 'Dissecting Medical History' to discuss the origins of the Third Plague Pandemic, and how everything was made worse by the British.When the plague was threatening t...
8 Joulu 20241h 15min
Sabrina Sidney - (or) The story of a Georgian incel
Welcome to season 3 of Consistently Eccentric History!We are coming in hot with the story of Thomas Day and his 'experiment' to try and raise a girl to become his perfect wife. Taking Sabrina from an ...
1 Joulu 20241h 16min
Lady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood - The architect of many childhoods
This week we are discussing a woman whose advocacy for the wellbeing of children should be much better known; Lady Allen of Hurtwood.Starting out with a passion for plants and a plan to make a career ...
24 Marras 20241h 5min
