Ep 246 - The Earl of Sandwich and His Deadly Love Triangle
Ep 246 is loose and we have the 4th Earl of Sandwich, the beautiful Martha Ray, the pining Rev James Hackman, and two loaded pistols...Did John Montagu really invent everyone's favourite lunch? What led to a bloody showdown at the theatre? And what on EARTH happened with this week's cocktail?The secret ingredient is...a sandwich! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/martharay/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fatal-triangle-77291407/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3613725/A-killer-made-senseless-by-sensibility.htmlhttps://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2014/03/23/the-murder-of-martha-ray-or-the-earl-his-mistress-and-her-stalker/Kate Chisholm's books include 'Fanny Burney: Her Life' (Vintage)The London Gazette Archives, the Newgate Calendar, the Morning Post, Old Bailey Online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 245 - Who put Father Casper in the trunk?
Ep 245 is loose! And there's a strange smell coming from a rented room in a New York apartment...What on earth happened to Father Casper? What was in his secret pouch? And could we drink this week's cocktail?The secret ingredient is...a priest!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Famous Crimes the World Forgot: Ten Vintage True Crime Stories Rescued from Obscurity, and various newspaper archives includinghttps://newspaperarchive.com/saint-regis-falls-adirondack-news-jun-01-1907-p-8/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 244 - The Murder of Juan Borgia
Ep 244 is loose and we're back with the Borgias for another dive into this famous family's secrets - particularly the death of one sibling...Who would want Juan/Giovanni Borgia dead? Who was sleeping with who? And what did the donkey know?The secret ingredient is...a masked man!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Peter Strathern's The Borgias: Power & Fortune, Professor Catherine Fletcher & Not Just The Tudors, CrimeReads, The Guardian, and various Wiki rabbit holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 243 - Luther Jones & His Felonious Foolery
Episode 243 is loose, and we have the little-known tale of Luther Jones, a career criminal! And a bad one at that.Why did Luther turn to a life of crime? Why did he keep making mistakes? And how do you serve your bean beverages?The secret ingredient is...poker!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EP 242 - Poison, plots and penance: Terrible Popes Through History
Ep 242 is loose! And we're taking a look at some of the worst popes in history - criminals, plotters, and madmen.Why did so many Popes live debauched lives? Why was a dead pope put on trial at Cadaver Synod? And who was plotting to poison Pope Leo X in an...unusual way?The secret ingredient is...a pope!Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinetFind us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinetFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinetListen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinetSources this week include:https://medium.com/@mwfraser/the-cadaver-synod-when-the-corpse-of-a-dead-pope-was-put-on-trial-and-executed-1c9f3b82b11fhttps://daily.jstor.org/the-cadaver-synod-putting-a-dead-pope-on-trial/https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/dead-pope-put-on-trial.htmhttps://www.businessinsider.com/crazy-popes-in-history-2017-1#julius-ii-had-a-bad-case-of-syphilis-8https://www.thesmartset.com/article05111001/https://theconversation.com/the-ostentatious-story-of-the-young-pope-leo-x-his-pet-elephant-the-cardinal-he-killed-and-his-anal-fistula-171499https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-cadaver-synodhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-elephant-buried-beneath-vatican-180957013/https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/murder-vaticanhttps://reformation500.csl.edu/pope-leo-x/Guicciardini, The Historie of Guicciardin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Famous poisoners, vicious Victorians and curious cocktails. Join hosts Nick and Sinead every Friday as they investigate history's greatest poisoners and ridiculous crimes on this comedic true crime show, while quaffing a cocktail inspired by the tale that they tell. Remember, your loved ones ARE trying to kill you...Join the chilling chat on TikTok @thepoisonerscabinet, and find us on Patreon (patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet) for even more episodes.Written, produced and presented by Sinead Hanna and Nick Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.