

Who Did What Now
Katie Charlwood
Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 27, 2023 • 22min
Bittisode 013: The Chastity Belt Myth
A little bit of brevity never hurt anyone (well it did, but we won't talk about that...yet) in this week's bittisode Katie discusses the myths surrounding the medieval torture device in a well-needed Slap & Tickle episode! Discover the truth about the origins of the Chastity Belt and of course, the medieval meme!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comTravel Survey: https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/whodidwhatnowpodWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 2023 • 50min
64. Annie Chapman - The Ripper's Second Kill
Annie Chapman, also known as "Dark Annie" had everything going for her, she had a husband with a good job, a family and she was in a social sense, upwardly mobile. Everything that a Victorian lady desired... So what happened to Annie that led her to the impoverished streets of Whitechapel and into the view of Jack the Ripper?Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comListener Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 21min
63. Polly Nichols - The Ripper's First Victim
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly to friends, family and the law, was the first canonical victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. One of many women who would lose their lives in Whitechapel, London, whose existence is known only because she was viciously murdered, it's about time we asked who was Polly and how did she end up slain on the streets of Whitechapel? What circumstances led her here and why oh why was Polly labelled a prostitute?Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comListener Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 4min
62. Gráinne O Malley - Ireland's Pirate Queen
An amazing woman from Irish history who once divorced her husband by shouting at him through a window, shocked the entirety of Queen Elizabeth I's court besieged more than one castle to avenge a loved one!Gráinne O Malley, went by many names, Gráinne Uí Maille, Gráinne Mhaol and Gráinuaile... Not once in her lifetime did she ever go by the name "Grace" - in fact those names have nothing in common. If you call her Grace, you are wrong. That is not and has never been her name. The Irish pirate queen had her name and her personhood stripped away by an olde English dude who thought her Irish name should sound more palatable.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comGo on, do the survey, please.... I'll be your friend www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHeartland Pagan Festival - Into the Night - Use code KATIE10https://kchsa.com/hpf23/hpf-registration/WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 2023 • 49min
61. Let's Get Divorced
Getting married is all fine and well, but what happens when you (historically) want to dissolve your relationship, well my friends question no more as Katie takes you through Celtic Ireland, Medieval Germany Victorian England to find you the interesting ways to legally get rid of your spouse.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comGo on, do the survey, please.... I'll be your friend www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 2023 • 48min
60. The Impotence Trials
In Medieval Europe, especially France and England, it was basically illegal not to have sex with your spouse! In order to ensure that a marriage could be dissolved the couple had to go through the Trials of Impotence or worse still, a Trial by Congress! Listen now and find out how to get ye olde divorced!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 31, 2023 • 57min
59. The Brides in the Bath Murders
While the Great War rages on across the Channel, tragedy strikes on a chilly afternoon in London where a newlywed is found dead in the bathtub, a mere day into her honeymoon. But not all is as it seems, an article in a tabloid newspaper raises suspicions and brings to light two more unusual, unlikely and eerily similar demises of two more blushing brides. Enter a real-life Sherlock Holmes and the hunt for the serial killer (and bigamist) George Joseph Smith...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2023 • 57min
58. Coco Chanel - The Fascist Fashionista
Coco Chanel, the creator of the couture French fashion house was a style icon, an astute business women and also a Nazi collaborator... From the poorhouse to the cream of Parisian high society, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel worked her way up the ranks (in more ways than one) Find out how in this week's episode...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 17min
57. Evelyn Nesbitt - The First Supermodel
Evelyn Nesbitt was the original "It" girl, she was THE Gibson Girl, the world's first supermodel and unsurprisingly like most women in history, a victim to the men who surrounded her. Listen today on how Evelyn went from Wanamaker's to Broadway, to the silver screen and embroiled in the trial of the century...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 9min
56. Cleopatra - The Last Ruler of Egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruling member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and perhaps the most famous. A woman who used her skills, knowledge and wits to align herself with powerful allies, protect her kingdom and above all - survive. Let's delve in to the life and mysterious death of Egypt's last great Queen.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comWishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastWillow Tree FarmDonegalIrelandF94KX64 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFill out the survey! http://bit.ly/whodidwhatnow-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.