Episode E - Clues? Witnesses? They Don't Have Jack
Send us a text This week on a Dark Cup of Histortea, we travel to London at the end of the 19th Century, to the terror-stalked streets of Whitechapel. Who was Jack the Ripper? More importantly, who were his victims? Join us and we will try to find out... Disclaimer - this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, murder and sexual crimes. Listener discretion is advised. Support the show
26 Sep 20211h 18min
Episode 14 - Goodness, Gracious, Great London Fire
Send us a text This week we are celebrating our third birthday here at A Nice Cup of Histortea with a trip to 17th Century London and watch as it goes up in smoke. Starting on 2nd September 1666 and lasting for four days, costing millions of pounds in damage, displacing thousands and killing six this is the conflagration that saw a King firefighting alongside his people to save the city they called home, and forever changed the face of England's Capital. And in our ridiculous dea...
12 Sep 202147min
Episode 13 - The One That Linda Epicked
Send us a text This week we do a special request from one of our lovely listeners, Linda, who wanted to hear the story of Beowulf, an Old English Epic Poem of man vs monster, with plenty of feasting and a dragon thrown in for good measure. Want to read a bit more about this example of Anglo-Saxon Storytelling? Have a look at the below links: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beowulf https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beowulf https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50114/beowulf-mod...
29 Aug 202151min
Episode D - Salem - The Town Witch Has It All
Send us a text This week we dive back into the darker side of history with our fourth Dark Cup of Histortea episode all about the Salem Witch Trials. Was it devilry, land disputes or just the wicked machinations of a group of vindictive and hysterical girls? And for our ridiculous death we look at why sometimes it's better to wait a little bit longer for your lobster. Support the show
15 Aug 20211h 17min
Episode 12 - Boga-ta for Bearing With Us
Send us a text We're back after a long and unplanned stint. We're sorry for being away for so long, but to say a thank you and in honour of your sticking with us, we bring you the story of the resilience of a city and country in the face of conquest, civil war and economic blips. So pack your bags, grab your virtual passports and join us as we travel back in time over to Colombia and her capital city, the beautiful Bogata. This week's ridiculous death has a bit of a twist, so st...
3 Aug 202137min
Episode 11 - We're Just Poppins Along On Our Travers
Send us a text This week we take a look at the life and work of P. L. Travers. Author, poet and the creator of everyone's favourite nanny, Mary Poppins. If you're an avid reader and want to hear more about authors, from their own words, there's a little something in there for you too. So grab a cup of tea, get comfy and let's get historical! Support the show
16 Maj 202131min
Episode C - What The Shuck?!
Send us a text Welcome to the third episode of our spin-off series A Dark Cup of Histortea. This week we talk about everyone's favourite demon doggo - Black Shuck. Known by many other names and in many other guises around the world, we take you on a whistle-stop tour of some of his more famous myths. So grab a drink and a blanket, turn the lights on and let's get Dark. Disclaimer - we apologise for any dodgy pronunciations, please feel free to let us know if we've got it wrong, ...
2 Maj 202143min
Episode 10 - Let's Phil You In
Send us a text This is a very special and poignant episode. In this week's episode we discuss the life and work of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In light of his recent passing, we realised just how little we knew about it, so we set about rectifying this and we would like to pass this knowledge on. We know he wasn't to everyone's taste, but if you are intrigued please join us on this journey of exploration. We venture with respect, honesty and no small amount of thanks into the lif...
18 Apr 20211h 19min
