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Consistently Eccentric History

Consistently Eccentric History

著者： Joe Heathcote
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The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number).


If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others.

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Joe Heathcote ノンフィクション犯罪 世界 社会科学
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  • A Century of British Cryptids - Getting in a Tizzie Whizie about Cryptozoology

    A Century of British Cryptids - Getting in a Tizzie Whizie about Cryptozoology
    2026/06/07

    This week we are welcoming the youngest member of the Heathcote clan, Milo to his first episode!


    And as a result we are covering a subject that is currently rather close to his heart. The pseudoscience of Cryptids.


    Covering 10 questionable critters that span the entirety of the 20th Century we will answer the question, is there a Cryptid in the UK that is better than Nessie?


    As this episode is recorded in 2 locations with 2 children the audio quality is at times a bit iffy, but that is a small price to pay for how much they enjoyed it, and we hope you will too!


    Guest Hosts: Milo, Evie and Emma Heathcote.

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    1 時間 38 分
  • The Assassination of Thomas Thynne - Marriage negotiations can be murder

    The Assassination of Thomas Thynne - Marriage negotiations can be murder
    2026/05/31

    This week we are talking about how an imagined love triangle (which contained absolutely no love) resulted in the death of a sitting MP and nearly sparked both an international incident and mob-rule on the streets of London.


    Because in Restoration England any noble woman who had a fortune but no husband was in constant peril. Due to the way the law worked, any man she married would instantly take possession of whatever she owned and could do with it as he pleased. So marriage carried much more risk...


    Especially if you were only 14 years old.


    This is a tale of murder, scheming and gossip, all hidden behind the veneer of courtly propriety. Proving that, just because someone is posh it does not mean that they know how to behave.


    Guest Host: Pamela Loetterle





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    1 時間 22 分
  • Maurice Wilson - It is plane to see that climbing Everest is hard

    Maurice Wilson - It is plane to see that climbing Everest is hard
    2026/05/17

    This week we are heading to the Mills of Bradford to meet a Yorkshireman whose unshakable self-belief led to one of the most longwinded self-destructions in history.


    Having survived the horrors of WWII (and the retail industry), a chance encounter with some Yogis set in motion a series of events that would see Maurice Wilson defy the British Government, and find himself 23,000 feet up the side of Mount Everest.


    He may not have had any training, he may have had the wrong equipment, he may have been explicitly told by the locals that he was mad, but could Maurice survive to tell the tale?*


    Guest host: Oliver Green



    *No, he could not.

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    1 時間 12 分
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