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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 4h

Women played a critical role defending Britain during WW2. As air raid wardens, nurses, drivers, mechanics and land girls. Hear their story in our London Blitz Podcast: tinyurl.com/mrx4huz4 #WWII #history #women

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 1d

In the 1800s Wombwell’s menagerie travelled England. One performance at Smithfield in London included an elephant that fired a gun. Hear more in our Strange Animal Stories Podcast: tinyurl.com/2mcp4ww5 #history #lions #animals

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 4d

Only one cat has ever won the PDSA Animals in War medal. Simon was a sea cat who defeated a ferocious rat that was eating the ship's provisions. Hear the story in our History of Cats podcat. Listen at: tinyurl.com/3cmky79u #history #cats #caturday

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 4d

Charles Byrne came to London in 1782. At near 8ft tall, he made money exhibiting his extreme size. But as the novelty waned and his health failed, anatomist John Hunter was determined to get hold of Byrne’s body. Hear the story in our History of Medicine Podcast: tinyurl.com/3e8bj827 #history

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 6d

Ruth Ellis born #OTD in 1926. The Welsh nightclub hostess shot her lover outside a Hampstead pub. She was the last woman to be executed in Britain. Hear her story in our Women and Crime podcast: tinyurl.com/4hducnyh #history #truecrime

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 8d

Crossbones Graveyard is near London's bankside. From the 12th to 17th century, the area was controlled by the Bishop of Winchester who licensed the prostitutes - known as the ‘Winchester Geese’. Hear stories of the women who lived and died here in this podcast: tinyurl.com/5czet5w5 #history

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 8d

Charles Dickens was 12 when he was sent to work in a rat-infested riverside factory
Here he met child workers who became characters in his books. Listen to this story in our podcast
Dickens - How One Writer Changed Britain: tiny.cc/t769001 #history #dickens #literature

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 10d

Born #OTD 1896, Dorothy Lawrence was a journalist determined to report from the front line of World War One. So she posed as a man and made her way to the heart of the conflict. Hear her story in our Women and War podcast: tinyurl.com/yu4yedh6 #history #womenshistory

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 12d

Before affordable alarm clocks, working people relied on knocker-uppers. Many were women, armed with long poles or pea-shooters they tapped on windows and doors to get factory workers got to their shifts. Hear their stories in our History of Timekeeping podcast: tinyurl.com/yahhpzbm #history

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 13d

For 700 years Newgate was the darkest, dirtiest and most miserable dungeon in London. When famine hit the jail, the inmates started eating other prisoners - until victims were avenged by a giant black dog. Hear the story in our Newgate Jail Podcast: tinyurl.com/e9mevfez #history #prison

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 14d

Mary Prince was born #OTD 1788 in Bermuda the daughter of slaves. Sold four times before travelling to England with her enslavers, her autobiography is the first British book by a black woman. Hear her story in our Women and Writing podcast: tinyurl.com/jrcjkwwc #history #bhm #blackhistorymonth

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 15d

The hangman’s noose outside the Prospect of Whitby is a macabre memorial to execution dock. The place where pirates were hung, their bodies displayed in iron cages along the river Thames. Hear the story in our London Pubs Podcast: tinyurl.com/yc43s3s3 #history #london #beer #pub #thames

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 18d

The Pendle witch trials are the most famous in Britain. A Lancashire family was accused of putting a curse on a local peddler, summoning up talking black dogs and bewitching a child to death. Hear this dark story in our Lancashire Witches podcast: tinyurl.com/v5c55e47 #history #witches

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 21d

The Salisbury Cathedral Clock dates from 1386. The world’s oldest working clock was part of a timekeeping revolution that changed the way we live. Hear the story in our History of Timekeeping podcast: tinyurl.com/yahhpzbm #history #clocks #salisbury

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 24d

#OTD 1915 Cecil Chubb went to an auction to buy some chairs and walked out with lot number fifteen: 30 acres of land including Stonehenge. We tell the story in our Stonehenge Podcast: tinyurl.com/44ddu6ww #history #stonehenge #ancienthistory

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 25d

Died #OTD 1933, Annie Besant campaigned to end the toxic working conditions and poor pay of the factory Match Girls in London’s East End. Then moved to #India where she supported home rule. Hear her story in our Women and Protest podcast: tinyurl.com/2p8fek9r #history #womensrights #london

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 27d

Born #OTD 1709 in Lichfield, Dr Johnson came to London where he struggled to earn a living. But went on to write the dictionary that defined the English Language. Hear his life story in our podcast: tinyurl.com/r6x2d9m7 #history #English #literature

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · 29d

From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, Celtic seasons to Roman calendars, the oldest clock in the world to knocker-uppers, our latest podcast tells the story of timekeeping. Listen at: tinyurl.com/yahhpzbm #history #clocks #greenwich #stonehenge #johnharrison

About Time: The History of Timekeeping

This British history podcast tells the story of timekeeping. From Stonehenge to Greenwich, Celtic seasons to Roman calendars, candle clocks to knocker-uppers, and lives saved by John Harrison’s sea-cl...

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 7

#OTD 1665, tailor's assistant George Vicarrs was the first victim of the plague in the Derbyshire village of Eyam. Hear the dramatic story of the plague village in our podcast: tinyurl.com/2hhejvpw #history #eyam #britishhistory #derbyshire #plague #podcast

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 7

#OTD 1940 the first raid of the London Blitz. Hear the story, told through the moving testimony of people who lived through the raid in our London Blitz Podcast. Listen at: tinyurl.com/mrx4huz4 #history #london #blitz #WW2 #WWII

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Great Fire of London ended #OTD in 1666. What happened to the thousands of refugees from the inferno, and the innocent man facing execution for starting the fire? Hear these stories in our Great Fire podcast: tinyurl.com/33vfpwds #history #london #britishhistory

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ikey Solomon died #OTD 1850. The East End petty criminal was imprisoned in Newgate Jail. His adventures became legend. Hear the story of his prison breakouts and life in London and Australia - where he lived the last part of his life - in our podcast: tinyurl.com/bddffwtz #history #jewishhistory

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Great Fire of London started #OTD in 1666. It burned for five days. We bring the story of the fire to life in our dramatic podcast: tinyurl.com/33vfpwds #history #london #greatfire #britishhistory

Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 31

Newgate Jail was the most miserable dungeon in London. In 1605, a merchant paid for the St Sepulchre's Church handbell. The day before an execution, the parish clerk rang the bell outside the condemned man's cell. Hear the story in our Newgate Jail podcast: tinyurl.com/bddffwtz #history

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Extraordinary Stories of Britain Podcast @storiesofbritain.bsky.social · Aug 30

Born #OTD 1797 Mary Shelley. She endured the death of her mother, children and husband. Her legacy is one of the greatest books of world literature: Frankenstein. Hear the story in our Women and Writing podcast: tinyurl.com/jrcjkwwc #history #frankenstein #horror #WomenWriters

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