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The BackTracker History Show

The Backtracker

Based in the UK, this self confessed history geek takes you for a stroll down memory lane and shares stories and interesting nuggets of information that has been discovered along t...

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Episode list

195

  • March 10, 2025

    26 min

    HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster (Pt 1)

    HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster (Pt 1) Season: 6 Episode: 9 At around 15:30 on 22 June 1893, disaster struck in the Eastern Mediterranean as HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of th...

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  • March 3, 2025

    24 min

    Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art

    Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art Season: 6 Episode: 8 Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. Starting with miniatures, s...

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  • February 17, 2025

    26 min

    Martha Scriven: The Sad End of a Young Widow

    Martha Scriven: The Sad End of a Young Widow Season: 6 Episode: 7 Martha Scriven died on December 5, 1895. The cause of death was recorded as "exhaustion from peritonitis caused by...

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  • February 10, 2025

    22 min

    The Father of Australian Architecture

    The Father of Australian Architecture Season: 6 Episode: 6 Francis Greenway (1777–1837) was a convict-turned-architect who shaped Australia’s early colonial architecture. Transport...

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  • February 3, 2025

    24 min

    A Poor Victorian Family's Trauma

    A Poor Victorian Family's Trauma Season: 6 Episode: 5 On Saturday 30th August 1858, J. B. Gandon, Esq., conducted an inquest on the body of the deceased at the George Tavern on Kin...

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  • January 27, 2025

    28 min

    Death of a Front Line Clergyman

    Death of a Front Line Clergyman Season: 6 Episode: 4 He was charismatic, charming and passionate about his faith. Rev. Charles Edmund Doudney just wanted to make the world a better...

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