

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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Sep 22, 2023 • 1h
80. The Great Fire of London
Over 350 years ago, the City of London was razed when a tiny spark on Pudding Lane ignited a fire hotter than lava, that would ravage the city for four days. This week join Katie, history harlot and reader of books as she tells the story of The Great Fire of 1666 and the city that rose again from its ashes.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Sep 12, 2023 • 1h 4min
79. Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Alice of Battenberg had a far more interesting life than most royals in recent history, she was a princess, a wife, a mother, a nurse, a refugee, a nun, a prolific chain-smoker and of course, mother-in-law to the Queen of England. She lived a life and not one that was happily every after.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Sep 5, 2023 • 59min
78. J. M. Barrie - The Man Behind Peter Pan
James Matthew Barrie, a Scottish novelist and playwright, best known for being the creator of Peter Pan, brought joy, childhood fantasies and the name Wendy to the world. However, it's not all St Bernards and pixie dust, in fact the truth about this literary fellow is far more sinister the more you dig...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 14min
77. Diana - Princess of Wales
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of King Charles III and to many is the uncrowned queen whose life and tragic death have been steeped in controversy and conspiracy for decades. Listen now as we peel back the layers and find out who Diana really was.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Vote for Who Did What Nowhttps://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/votingPart of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 22, 2023 • 1h 19min
76. Justice for Ellen Poe - A Forgotten Woman
Ellen Poe was the wife of a prosperous doctor in Tipperary during the Irish Famine, but their marriage was not a happy one. Ellen suffered at the hands of her husband, slandered, abused and condemned to death. She would receive some justice after death when the commonfolk seeked answers for the untimely demise of the doctor's wife.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 16, 2023 • 53min
75. The Sydney Shark Arm Murder REDUX
In April 1935, Australia is sitting between two world wars and while celebrating ANZAC day a shark in a Sydney aquarium vomits up an entire human limb, and so begins the mysterious and suspicious case of the Shark Arm MurderHosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 10, 2023 • 34min
Bittisode 016: The Murder of Lord Darnley - Scotland's Oldest Cold Case
In this week's bittisode we discuss the mysterious death of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the King Consort to Mary, Queen of Scots. This unsolved murder is Scotland's Oldest Cold Case...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 8, 2023 • 47min
74. Caterina Sforza - Renaissance Woman
Caterina Sforza was certainly a force to be reckoned with, the Countess of Forli and Lady of Imola, she fought off armies, husbands and even cardinals, so impressive was she that she was one of the only women for Machiavelli to write about. Listen now as we find out about this warrior woman of Renaissance Italy!Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Aug 1, 2023 • 60min
73. Frank Abagnale Jr - Catch Him if You Can
Frank Abagnale Jr is known as a reformed conman, a criminal gone good, using his skills and expertise to protect big companies from fraudsters like he was. Frank is best known for his exploits detailed in his autobiography, and Spielberg film of the same name - Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the baby-faced trickster. Frank claims to have impersonated a pilot, a lawyer, a secret service agent and a doctor as a teenager in the 1960s. BUT as it turns out Frank's biggest con may be the myth that he created about his criminal past, join Katie as she tells you the true tale of Frank Abagnale Jr...Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.

Jul 25, 2023 • 1h 5min
72. Mary Stuart - Queen of Scots
It's Who Did What Now's one-year anniversary with the Airwave Media Network, so why not celebrate it by talking about the most scandalous queen in Scottish history... So Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland at only 6 days old, born to rule at a time of upheaval and causing a commotion wherever she went. Join Katie as she delves into the life of the Scottish Monarch.Hosted by Katie Charlwood Part of the Airwave Media Network - www.airwavemedia.comLet's go on vacation!https://trovatrip.com/trip//europe/united-kingdom/united-kingdom-with-katie-charlwood-may-2024WishlistWishlistDonate at: Patreon Tip JarFollow me on…TwitterInstagramTikTokFacebookBusiness Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.comLooking to Advertise, Contact: advertising@airwavemedia.comFan Mail:Who Did What Now PodcastC/O Endgame Comics & Collectables11 Market SquareLetterkennyDonegalIrelandF92 R8W2 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.