The historical crimes and criminals podcast

Cockfighting and bloodsports have always been popular in Britain. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com metro.co.uk/2017/11/16/cockfighting-gang-guilty-after-detectives-found-blood-stained-fighting-pit-7085701/ allthatsinteresting.com/animal-blood-sports#15 georgianlondon.com/post/49461276531/elizabeth-stokes-lady-bare-knuckles www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Cockpit-Steps/ www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeares-theatres/globe-theatre-entertainment/ www.history.com/news/the-gruesome-blood-sports-of-shakespearean-england www.pubhistorysociety.co.uk/bloodsports.html Homan, M. (2000). A Complete History of Fighting Dogs, Howell Book H

Edward Dando was a criminal, but one of those unique criminals who endear themselves to public sentiment. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Many Thanks to the Poet Luke Wright for kind permission to use 'The Ballard of Edward Dando' in this episode twitter: Luke Wright  www.lukewrightpoet.bigcartel.com http://londnr.com/forgotten-londoners-1-edward-dando/ http://georgianera.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/dando-the-celebrated-gormandizing seasaltercross.com/2014/11/16/edward-dando-360-oysters-at-one-sitting-ca ll-it-a-good-lunch/ theturnaroundblog.com/2019/06/17/the-house-on-the-hill-by-christopher-im pey-the-fascinating-tale-of-londons-oldest-lockup/ http://www.therichest.com/most-shocking/5-of-historys-most-shocking-gluttons/ www.mentalfloss.com/article/88937/9-famous-people-supposedly-killed-foo d-or-drink

In 1942 a burnt body was found in a bombed church in South London. It turned out to be anything but a bomb victim. a bonus lockdown episode this week pictures on twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Many thanks to Dr Amy Bell  www.amyhelenbell.com www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cbmh.29.2.265 www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/criminals-of-the-blitz/ https://dirkdeklin.net/2016/09/06/harry-dobkin-blitz-murderer/

a lockdown bonus episode this week The world has known some brutal punishments for crimes. In todays episode we look at some of these Twitter: the historical crimes podcast www.toptenz.net/10horrifying-and-cringeworthy-corporal-punishments.php list verse.com/2016/03/27/10-forgotten-and-intruiging-punishments-from-history/ www.mentalfloss/article/63819/15-historical-terms-crimes-and-punishment-defined www.ncbi.nim.gov/pmc/articles/pmc2689568

In Hyde Park lies London's strangest cemetery. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Hyde-Park-Secret-Pet-Cemetery/ www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Inside-Hyde-Parks-secret-pet-cemetery/ https://johnjohnson.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/the-life-and-adventures-of-toby-the-sapient-pig/

In todays episode we look at the history of Monopoly and how the game helped thousands of allied prisoners to escape and rejoin the fight to help win WW2 twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast www.historyonline.com/instant-articles/Germanys-pow-camp.html www.armedforcesmuseum.com/monopoly-in-world-war-ii/ www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/how-monopoly-games-helped-allied-pows-escape-during-world-war-ii/266996/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2013/jan/08/history-monopoly-waddingtons-victor-watson-stalag-prisoners-of-war https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/wwii-monopoly-game-escape-version.html

History has given us many accounts of Mistresses. In todays episode we look at some. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast listverse.com/2013/12/23/10-royal-mistresses-who-had-their-men-by-the-crown-jewels/ www.factinate.com/people/43-seductive-facts-historical-mistresses/ https://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/blog/sex-life-samuel-pepys

Headhunting has occurred throughout the world for various reasons. In todays episode we will look at some of these peoples. see pics on- twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast www.ripleys.com/weird-news/shrunken-head/ www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/ten-creepy-images-shrunken-heads-ecuador-003785 www.zmescience.com/science/head-shrinking-tsantsa-05244/ jacquelinezote.blogspot.com/2016/02/10-fascinating-tribes-with-headhunting.html www.nihonto-yoroi.com/2017/12/20/head-collectors/ listverse.com/2014/06/27/10-ways-samurai-were-nothing-like-you-thought/ www.britannica.com/topic/headhunting www.aidandoyle.net/2009/06/03/who-would-have-thought-collecting-severed-heads-would-be-so-difficult

In 1864 Britains first train murder took place: it led to a cross Atlantic chase to apprehend the Killer. Email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279102/Thomas-Briggs-murder-train-Franz-Muller-gripped-Victorian-Britain.html http://www.mernick.org.uk/thhol/murdernl.html http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/muller.html https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/victorian-railways/ http://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_history/crime_history/the_first_railway_murder.aspx http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/377815/Murder-on-the-railway

The first of a few episodes over the coming months when we look at Victorian Jobs. Email:thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast http://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/31/dog-feces/ http://www.blackstockleather.com/history-of-the-leather-tanning-industry/ Peter Ackroyd. London Under. London: Vintage, 2012 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/quite-likely-the-worst-job-ever-319843/ Henry mayhew, london labour and the London poor, oxford press 2010