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British History Podcaster and Neurodivergent Nurse - Consistently Eccentric History
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Ken Paxton is a massive piece of shit who worked with anti-abortion activists to find abusive men willing to sue over their exβs abortions. I guess thatβs my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at
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Apparently only 2.5% of podcasts reach 200 episodes... I am pleased to say that mine is one of them π
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Consistently Eccentric History
The lesser known bits of British history are often the funniest
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Episode 200!
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So our podcast is on the banner when you search for Sir Thomas Sopwith. It is super cool but I would not want people to think we are a credible source. Hopefully anyone who gives it a listen will enjoy though.
6 months ago
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Does anyone remember the Lurpak adverts with this little guy? Sadly he didn't come with a trombone.
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Our new episode on Robert Liston is out now. A surgeon from a time when operations would be done with an audience. Just in case it wasn't already stressful enough.
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Robert Liston - He knows the quickest way to get you legless | Consistently Eccentric History
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A hat to attach to my hat, and all for a good cause π
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The Gentleman's Magazine 1756 - Why not have a butchers? | Consistently Eccentric History
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Our new episode will bring you right up to date with all the crime news from 1756. How could you survive without getting the hot goss?
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Consistently Eccentric HistoryConsistently Eccentric HistoryRobert Fortune - Was practically never home for teaDr John Donne - (or) I have Donne a lot more than just write a poem Richard the Lionheart - Going on Crusades can be taxingJasper Maskelyne - Having a magical time in war (perhaps)The Cadbury Brothers - Keeping it fancy since 1870Sir Julius Caesar - (or) what do you mean the king needs to stick to a budget?Mother Shipton - How to make profit from a prophetDr Roderigo Lopez - Sex, spies and enemas in Elizabethan England The Dublin and Gorbels Whiskey/Whisky floods - Another reason to consider a dry JanuaryHannah Snell - A life too fantastical to be true?The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - A coastal Christmas calamity in CornwallThe Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the EmpireSabrina Sidney - (or) The story of a Georgian incelLady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood - The architect of many childhoodsThe Rum Rebellion - Trying to say bye Bligh to authority in AustraliaAdrian Carton de Wiart - (or) Eye would give my left hand for the British ArmyBONUS EPISODE - Sir Richard Owen and the Walrus Enquiry King Athelstan - (or) a series of convenient deathsDick Kerr Ladies - Kicking off during WWIBlack Sam Bellamy - Can a pirate also be a Goodie?BONUS EPISODE - Was Jack the Ripper a Scouser?James and Florence Maybrick - Arsenic makes the heart grow fonder?Howard Carter and Tutankhamun - Do you dig 19 year old Egyptians?The Croydon Poltergeist - (or) Weird things happen in the suburbsMore maybe-battles in England (Last Battle Part 2) - Everybody hates the StuartsBONUS EPISODE - The Marmite incident - (or) What we get up to before hitting the record buttonThe last battle on English soil (Last Battle Part 1) - (or) if a plane falls in the marsh, does it make a sound?Old Tom Morris - enjoying sollybodkins on the coast of ScotlandThe Manchester Mummy - It is a mistake to believe your doctor is whiter than whiteMore would-be assassins of Queen Victoria (part 2 of 2) - Blunt force and ignorance Attempts to kill Queen Victoria (part 1 of 2) - Shooting for notoriety Catherine Hayes - A red hot affair in Georgian EnglandThe Queen Mum - From Victorian to Millennium and everything in between John Evans - Claiming the wild west for the WelshArthur English - Retiring in Canada involves a lot of hanging aroundHertha Ayrton - Breaking into a male dominated industry is a gasHenry Cavendish - Who needs a social life when you have access to acid?John Lethbridge - Barrels of laughs (and profit) under the seasChief Mouser to the Cabinet Office - The only real Great Office of State in the UKThe Calendar Act of 1750 - Do you want to be accurate, or do you want to be English?Elizabeth of York - It is hard to become a Queen when your uncle is a DickJonathan Martin - Absolutely mad about worshipping God in the right wayIsabella and Catherine of Valois - because every childhood should include marrying the King of EnglandThe first official attempt to swim the Atlantic Ocean - a bonus conversation with JackCedric Allingham - (or) a hundred miles north of Dundee, I once stumbled upon ETKowloon Walled City - For tea? We will create anarchy!Catherine of Braganza - If I give you tea will you stop accusing me of treason?The London Beer Flood - (or) acts of God only apply if you are poorThe Patron Saints of the British Isles - (or) How Wales did it rightThe Loch Line - Sailing against the winds of change (and all reason)The Halifax Gibbet - Cutting your losses in Yorkshire in a very literal senseSir Patrick Moore - (or) Lie me to the moon Sir Gilbert Heathcote - Tangential family history from London, New York and DerbyshireClaude Grahame-White - Why build one plane when you can build dozens?The colony of New Caladonia (Darien Part 2) - Wherein things start badly and it gets worse from thereWilliam Paterson (Darien Part 1) - A man with a scheme Edward Wightman - Burning with a passion for the LordThe Invasion of Fishguard - Excusez-moi, oΓΉ est Cardiff ?John O Gaunt - With family like this, who needs enemies?Jack Whicher - On the Road to catching a murdererSuffragettes - Or, why you will be able to vote in 11 yearsBlack Dogs of Britain - What is it with the Devil and bridges?George Wombwell - A man who saw the natural world purely in terms of profit marginsColonel Thomas Blood - All I want for Christmas is an extensive range of Irish estatesJohn Snow - The smell of that poo might knock you out, or will it?Isabella Bird - It is a rocky road to freedom when you are a Victorian womanEmperor Norton - Who says America should be a republic?Borley Rectory - A ghost story full of BullUlric Cross - How to be overqualified, no matter the jobA second helping of alphabet themed mini-stories (M-Y)Eleventy First Alphabetical extravaganza! (A-L)The Peasants Revolt - Because there is never a wrong time to teach a child to fight the powerMr Cratwell and Stump-leg - willing to execute even the weirdest of commandsElizabeth II - A bumper takeover episode, curated by HRH Oliver Green!Boudica - For your seventh birthday? A lesson in mortality with a Celtic Queen.Thomas Topham - Who needs to be nice when you can be super buff?Explaining 1066 to a child - All history is weird the first time you hear it.The Eureka Stockade - Prospecting is no fun without prospectsThe Harrow and Wealdstone Disaster - At some point a train is just a 250 tonne battering ramDaniel Mendoza - Fighting Jewish stereotypes (literally)Septimius Severus - Ruling with an iron fist from North Africa to North LanarkshireWilliam McGonagall - Because not every Scottish Poet can be Robert BurnsThe Ghost of Cock Lane - Scratching the Georgian itch for the macabreMadame Tussaud - Truth, like wax, can be quite malleable The Eastbourne Manslaughter Case - (or) A Depressing History of Corporal Punishment in SchoolsAlexander Bain - It is never a good time to trust the EnglishHarold Cole - Always unfair in love and war Two Philip Herberts - A multi-generational tale of violence and privilege Emily Wilding Davison - Whipping up trouble for politicians is a full time job Archibald Leitch - It takes a long time to build a reputation in footballUmrao Singh - A simple love story between a man and his gunBess of Hardwick - Building a legacy is easy when you can afford the best architects The Eddystone Lighthouse - Built with the implied consent of the Sun (King)Helen Duncan - Witch offence should we charge her with?1396 Perth Battle Royale - Red hot Clan on Clan action, now by Royal decreeWilliam Burkitt - It can be Hull searching for true loveJessie Jordan - I spy with my little eye... Military installations in Aldershot A quick British pre-history - Land bridges, ice ages, bears, oh my! Sweet FA - A darker joke from history than anything we have ever said on this podcastAubrey Beardsley - A Decadent who barely got two decadesJohn Tawell - Had women quaking in their bootsHill 60 - Say it is mine, or I will make it mine... using mines!Perce Blackborow - Stowaway to the starsWhipping Tom and Pals - Historical misogynists were really fixated on bottoms Countess Constance Markievicz - Troubleshooting issues in IrelandLouisa May Merrifield - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside (when committing crimes)The Anglo-Zanzibar War - Can we wrap this up? I have things to do this afternoon.Spontaneous Human Combustion - (or) Liar, liar pants on fire.Gnaeus Julius Agricola - Brave (or foolish) enough to go to Scotland to pick a fightThe Red Barn - A story of Sussex and betrayalThomas Overbury - You can stick your friendship right up your bottomSophia Dorothea - Play nice with your cousin or you will be grounded little lady.Andrew Watson - To be young, gifted and three quarters ScottishElsie Inglis - Improving Serbian-Scottish relations since 1914John Cooke - Pure(itan) enough to honestly believe everyone was equal under the lawThe assassination of Spencer Perceval - or; If only you had read the damn pamphlet!Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Variolation is the spice of lifeThe Quakers vs York Asylum - Retreat can be the best form of attackFlodden field part 2 - My cannon is bigger than your cannonFlodden field part 1 - Hammering together an Auld AllianceWilliam Williams - Not willing to hang around in Cornwall but was fine to hang in the USAThe First Ascent of the Matterhorn - Who needs preparation when you are young, rich and English?The Lewes Avalanche - A lot happens in this town so why not drop in?Freya Stark - Who needs men? I have no right-ear!John Punch - Surprise slavery in Virginia sadly surprises nobodyThe Harris List - A Georgian guide that is good for chuckingFrancis Galton - My intelligence is genetic but my mental breakdowns are always self-inflictedThe Great Heathen Horde - Even legless vikings can make a mark in the North EastMary Ann Cotton - She makes me feel all weird in my tummyDadabhai Nasroji - Assuming the best in politicians was a bold moveNecromancy with John of Nottingham and Roger Bolingbroke - Presented explicitly against the wishes of the Royal FamilyBartholomew Roberts - Roedd y MΓ΄r-leidr ffansi yn y byd yn Gymraeg, wyddoch chiThomas Neill Cream - A man who was definitely not Jack the Ripper Unsinkable Sam - Hydrophilic Hairball Causes Havoc! Jack Gladstone - The British can even make a tropical paradise depressingEdward C Walker - Making friends with naked ambitionHengist and Horsa - Who says History needs facts?Yarmouth Bridge Disaster - What do you expect when it was designed by clowns?George Plantagenet - A primer on how to how to avoid becoming a kingLucy Maria Boston (with Ollie Green) - Life begins at (checks notes) 62?Lampleigh vs Braithwaite - I beg your pardon, I appear to have broken your servant.Death and the Thames omnibus - Mostly liquid history.Royce and Rolls - A workaholic a toff and a middle manager walk into car...St. Scholastica Day Riot - Lazy students! All they ever do is wine and complain.Thief Taker General vs Honest Jack - Carpentry all just get along?Sophia Duleep Singh - It is the lioness that you need to be afraid ofThe Chubb Brothers - Who do you call when you need to lock up a Hulk?John Franklin - Throw another shoe on the barbie!Rupert Bear (Mutiny Edition part 2) - Guest starring frogs and Paul McCartneyMary Tourtel (Mutiny Edition part 1) - A woman not afraid to bear all.John Atherton - Ghosts can be a pain in the arseWilliam Davidson - If you want a revolution you need to at least organise me a dinner first.The North Berwick Witch Trials - Sadly, everyone expects the Scottish inquisition.The Great Exhibition - Because we have to do something more spectacular than the FrenchThe Black Joke - A tale of redemption starring an inanimate object.William Chaloner - You got to fake it... then just keep faking it.The First FA Cup - Just make the rules up as you go.Dorothy Lawrence - Sometimes the final 30 miles are the hardest.Richard Grenville - Why did people keep giving this man access to boats?Edward the Confessor - Part 3Edward the Confessor - Part 2Edward the Confessor - Part 1 What is Consistently Eccentric all about?
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If you are having a bad day, or you are worried about the future, have you considered getting a sweet bowl? It may not make the whole world a better place, but it will be there when you really need a small boost π You know it makes sense.
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Hey, if anyone wants someone to do the narrating of their audiobook. I would be more than happy to help at no cost. I can't promise I would do a better job than AI, but I can assure you that I am (mostly) human ππ
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I love all things Irn Bru. But I am not sure about this... ...still going to drink it though.
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An intriguing title... But I am going to confidently say no, no it was not π
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Just found out the Portuguese national anthem used to have a line specifically saying "Against the British we march, we march!" It was nice of them to change it, but I completely understand why it was there π
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Forget Trump, there is only one person who has ever truly been Emperor of the United States...
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Emperor Norton - Who says America should be a republic? | Consistently Eccentric History
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Our new
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podcast is available now. This week we are discussing the life of doctor-turned-spy, Roderigo Lopez. Amongst other things he gave Elizabeth I many, many enemas... Give it a listen and let us know what you think π€
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Dr Roderigo Lopez - Sex, spies and enemas in Elizabethan England | Consistently Eccentric History
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Three books into the year and all of them have been heavy on decapitation... Listening to descriptions of executions in an audiobook while driving is an experience
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I had forgotten how good Idlewild are. I was 15 in 2002 and this album was on a heavy rotation
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Reading in front of the fire while waiting for the kettle to boil is the best way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon
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Happy Tom Bawcock's eve to all who celebrate! Enjoy your stargazy pie and don't forget to read 'The Mousehole Cat's If you have no idea what I am talking about then learn all about it via our podcast episode here:
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Tom Bawcock - Let's see about getting you a lucky seven shall we? | Consistently Eccentric History
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Christmas hasn't really started if you haven't watched Fanny Craddock's amazing 1975 series: 'Fanny Cooks Christmas' Green piped mash potato and glacΓ© cherries a plenty π
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Ran out of cereal so was forced to make the kids porridge... ...they could not have been more excited if I had told them they could eat all of their advent calendar chocolates at once. They are now reciting Goldilocks and the three bears to each other π
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It is almost the anniversary of the last time an entire lifeboat crew was lost in the course of an attempted rescue at sea. Join us to hear the story here:
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The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - A coastal Christmas calamity in Cornwall | Consistently Eccentric History
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Forced my friend to take me to Paradise. Up the Bhoys tomorrow ππ
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About this time every year I have the urge to watch Father Ted in its entirety. Not quite a Christmas tradition, but something close.
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New episode out now! We are talking about the beginning of third plague pandemic, and how the British Colonial Government in Hong Kong may have been at least partially responsible... Please note the ident is not a black rat but a buff-breasted Asiatic rat.
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The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the Empire | Consistently Eccentric History
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Proposal for the FA cup 3rd round... The lower ranked team in each tie get to choose if they want to play home or away
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Our newest
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episode is out now. We are talking about the time a Georgian gent called Thomas Day decided to train an orphan up to be his wife... ...it did not end well for him. Though the girl in question did surprisingly ok. Hope you enjoy ππ
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Sabrina Sidney - (or) The story of a Georgian incel | Consistently Eccentric History
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Now the Christmas season can officially begin.
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Pray silence for the ugliest Christmas bauble I have ever been lucky enough to find. The Christmas hippo in a blonde wig.
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While we get our house ready for the season why not listen to our episode on the
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of Christmas in England from last year?
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A quick history of Christmas in England - of course it doesn't begin with the birth of Jesus, that would be too obvious | Consistently Eccentric History
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I love when the house is Christmas ready, but I am not as big a fan of the deep clean I have to do before I can put up the decorations
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First episode of season 3 all recorded ready for the Sunday release date... ...once I have edited it all that is.
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Our newest
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podcast episode is now live. This week we are talking about Lady Marjory Allen, a landscape architect/children's rights campaigner who was the driving force behind introducing Adventure Play Parks across British cities. If you enjoy it we have 179 others in our back catalogue.
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Lady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood - The architect of many childhoods | Consistently Eccentric History
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I am not a Preston North End fan (Blackburn Rovers til I die) but I have to admit that in terms of important football history they probably can't be beat.
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Can we also have a room explaining how we extracted wealth from the countries of the empire? I get sick of people today asking why we can't just build things like the Victorians did. When the majority of it was built via creating poverty across the world and calling it 'spreading civilisation'
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Can you believe the British Museum has not even one room dedicated to our role selling enslaved African people? A place for learning has become a place for forgetting.
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Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade
New poll finds 53% of Britons support permanent exhibition on Britainβs role in slave trade at British Museum
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I now realise I needed a bigger bookcase for my history books. It is already stuffed full and I know I will be getting at least a half dozen more for Christmas..
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As well as being a nurse I am also the owner of a rather spiffing British History podcast, covering lesser known topics. We have 179 episodes so far. Including this one covering the time when the former Captain of the HMS Bounty managed to suffer a second (well, third) mutiny on dry land. Enjoy π
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The Rum Rebellion - Trying to say bye Bligh to authority in Australia | Consistently Eccentric History
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