Consistently Eccentric History
Joe Heathcote
The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle ...
Episode list
169
January 5, 2025
1 hr 7 min
The Dublin and Gorbels Whiskey/Whisky floods - Another reason to consider a dry January
For our first 2025 episode we are discussing two separate occasions when whisky* related disasters caused death and destruction within the British Isles.With a brief history of whi...
moreDecember 29, 2024
55 min
Hannah Snell - A life too fantastical to be true?
This week on Consistently Eccentric we are discussing the life of a poor Georgian woman who enjoyed 15 minutes of fame due to a sensational biography and her willingness to wear pa...
moreDecember 15, 2024
1 hr 20 min
The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - A coastal Christmas calamity in Cornwall
This week we are heading to the Cornish coast to discuss a history of shipwrecks that culminated in a lifeboat disaster that still holds a grim record in the UK.From the initial wr...
moreDecember 8, 2024
1 hr 15 min
The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the Empire
This week we are joined by Ang from 'Dissecting Medical History' to discuss the origins of the Third Plague Pandemic, and how everything was made worse by the British.When the plag...
moreDecember 1, 2024
1 hr 16 min
Sabrina Sidney - (or) The story of a Georgian incel
Welcome to season 3 of Consistently Eccentric History!We are coming in hot with the story of Thomas Day and his 'experiment' to try and raise a girl to become his perfect wife. Tak...
moreNovember 24, 2024
1 hr 5 min
Lady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood - The architect of many childhoods
This week we are discussing a woman whose advocacy for the wellbeing of children should be much better known; Lady Allen of Hurtwood.Starting out with a passion for plants and a pl...
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