The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 298 is loose! And we have tales from the life, times and death of that great adventurer and self-promoter, Sir Walter Raleigh.
What did old Walt REALLY do? What did he do to end up in the Tower? And should you ever take maps from a wizard?
The secret ingredient is...tobacco!
Thank you for your patience on this episode while Sinead recovered - we had a very giddy time recording as a result, so it's worth the wait, we think!

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Sources this week include:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Plot#
https://www.historyhit.com/sir-walter-raleigh-executed/
https://www.englandcast.com/sir-walter-raleigh/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560395/facts-about-sir-walter-raleigh
https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/sir-walter-raleigh/
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Introduction-of-Tobacco-to-England/

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Ep 297 is loose! And it's a madcap tale of a quarrel, a killing and an awful lot of people turning up at the worst possible time...
Who was Theodore Gardelle? What happened to his landlady? And what presents do you bring to friends to cheer them up?
The secret ingredient is...a portrait!

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Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits!
How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of rabbits?
The secret ingredient is...a dead rabbit!

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Sources this week include:
https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/gangs-of-new-york-19th-century/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Boys_(gang)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Poole#
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bill-the-butcher
https://allthatsinteresting.com/dead-rabbits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey#
https://www.theirishstory.com/2023/12/08/john-old-smoke-morrissey-the-man-who-ordered-the-death-of-bill-the-butcher-poole/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots#
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html

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Ep 295 is loose! And a woman lies dead in the village Rectory with an odd bundle of papers by her side...
Who would want Martha dead? Was evidence found at the scene put there on purpose? And how many Germans are there in London?
The secret ingredient is... a cobbler!

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Ep 294 is loose! And we have the tale of a woman who plotted against her husband, with several chaps who she kept smuggling into her house...
Who was Bathsheba Spooner? Why did she want her husband dead? And won't someone please think of the spoons?!
The secret ingredient is...a shiny shoe buckle!

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Sources this week include: Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy by Andrew Noone plus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathsheba_Spooner https://historicipswich.net/2026/02/03/the-hanging-of-bathsheba-spooner-july-2-1778/ https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/the-story-of-bathsheba-spooner/ https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/48055767.pdf https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/06/bathsheba-spooner-murderer.html
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