EP 254 is loose! And we're back with our old 'pal' King James VI/I to look at the sea voyages that inspired him to hunt witches en mass across Scotland and England.

Why did stormy weather cause such a stir in the monarch? Who was dragged to North Berwick Witch Trials? And how much padding does your wedding outfit require?

The secret ingredient is...the wind!

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Sources this week include Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts by Tracy Borman, Witchcraft by Marion Gibson, History Extra, Tudor Times, History Today, The Chronicles of History, Wiki entries on the Ruthven Raids and the Gowrie Conspiracy, Edinburgh News, and History Scotland.

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Ep 253 is loose! And we've got a gang on our hands, lead by the notorious Ma Barker. Or was it...?

Who was Ma Barker? How did she get this fearsome reputation? And did we find the perfect summer cocktail?

The secret ingredient is...silver nitrate!

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Sources this week include:

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barker-karpis-gang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Barker

https://mabarkerhouse.org/the-gang/

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ma-barker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Karpis

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ma-barker

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Ep 252 is loose! And we're off to 15th century Italy where people are plotting to take down the most powerful family in Florence, the Medici...

What was the cause of the Pazzi Conspiracy? What went wrong in the cathedral? And how do you like your tea syrup?

The secret ingredient is...a conspiracy!

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Sources this week include The Rise & Fall of the Medici by Christopher Hibbert plus

• https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/
• https://thetourguy.com/travel-blog/italy/florence/facts-about-the-medici-family/
• https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-piano-the-pianofortes-of-bartolomeo-cristofori-1655-1731
• https://www.britannica.com/event/Pazzi-conspiracy
• https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/works-and-artists/the-pazzi-conspiracy-the-event-that-forever-changed-the-face-of-florence-and-italy-history-through-art

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We're back for season 6 and headed straight to the oooold West with Wyatt, Doc and other people in big hats for one of the most famous fights in history.

What caused the famous gunfight? Who was involved in the shootout? And how do you moor a horse?

The secret ingredient is...tombstone!

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Sources include

www.ok-corral.com/pages/history.shtml

www.legendsofamerica.com/james-earp/

www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/wyatt-earp-life/

www.geni.com/people/Ike-Clanton/6000000002030965262

www.findagrave.com/memorial/2267/frank-mclaury

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Holliday#

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Earp#

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral#

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Bonus Patreon release! As we are on our season break, enjoy this free episode from our Patreon files.

It's a wild ride with the tale of hard fighting, hard singing, globe trotting and free loving Julie d'Aubigny, the wild woman of 17th century France! Are the tales about her to be believed? We think so...

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It's our season 5 finale! And we're dealing with the sudden disappearance of the Queen of Crime in 1926...

What happened to Agatha Christie for 11 days in December? Is it a conspiracy? Or was someone spreading nasty rumours?

The secret ingredient is...Professor Plum in the Library with the Candlestick!

Also as mentioned in the show here is the link if you'd like to support Lynnae's GoFundMe for her kitty

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Sources this week include Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley, The British Newspaper Archive, Breaking Character, the New York Times, The Daily Mail, The Independent, History Extra, Get Surrey.

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Ep 249 is loose and this week it's the bizarre, mystical case of murder, artists and Ouija boards.

Who would want Clothilde Marchand? Were the spirits whispering warnings or was there a nastier presence at work? And would you take off your clothes for a smooth-talking artist?

The secret ingredient is....MORE witches!!

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Sources include:

• https://forest-lawn.com/blog/2019/03/09/the-scandal-of-the-century-the-murder-of-clothilde-marchand/
• https://paranormalphenomena.medium.com/the-dark-side-of-the-ouija-board-a-bizarre-murder-case-a760e109915d
• https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/The-Mystery-of-the-Ouija-Board-Revealed
• https://www.grunge.com/280591/how-a-ouija-board-was-connected-to-a-murder/

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Ep 248 is loose! And we have the tale of an inventor, performer, broadcaster and conman Norman Baker.

Who was this boisterous chap from Iowa? Did he really have a cure for cancer? And what trained animals do you send through the mail?

The secret ingredient is...watermelon!

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Sources this week include Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves by Gene Fowler,

https://www.visitmuscatine.com/177/Norman-Baker

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-haunting-history-of-a-hucksters-cancer-cure

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dr-norman-baker-when-quackery-kills-1257a3638419

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