The History of English Podcast

Episode 156: Beggars, Cheats and Thieves

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Feb 4, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Language of the Underworld of the Tudor Period
02:18 • 3min
3
The Meaning of Cheating or Deceiving Some One
04:56 • 3min
4
The Canting Jargon of the 15th Century
07:27 • 2min
5
The History of the Black Death in England
09:56 • 3min
6
The Cony Catching Pamphlets of the 15th Century
13:12 • 2min
7
The History of Dice and Card Play in Saint Paul's Cathedral
15:01 • 3min
8
What Is a Cheat?
17:46 • 4min
9
The Word Cheat - A Synonym for Thing
21:21 • 1min
10
Dice Play - The Cheating Game
22:48 • 3min
11
What Is Fast and Loose?
25:22 • 3min
12
The Fast and Loose Con Game
28:28 • 2min
13
Elizabeth Beth's Translations and Letters
30:03 • 3min
14
The History of the Church of England
32:53 • 3min
15
The Protestant Printer, John Day
35:47 • 3min
16
The Origin of the Apostrophe in English
38:33 • 4min
17
Using the Apostrophe to Mark Possession in Modern English
42:12 • 2min
18
The Origin of the English Apostrophe
43:59 • 3min
19
The Ring Faller and the Hooker
46:58 • 2min
20
A Cave for Common Cursitors, Vulgarly Called Vagabonds
49:24 • 3min
21
The Meaning of a Vagabond
52:09 • 3min
22
Prostitution in Brothels
54:54 • 3min
23
Canting in the South of England
57:28 • 3min
24
The Canting Jargon of the Vagabonds and the Thieves
01:00:07 • 3min
25
The English Government's Approach to Punishment
01:02:47 • 2min
26
The History of English
01:05:09 • 2min