Dark Britain
A podcast that recounts the darkest parts of British history. It’s Historical True Crime, if you will.
Developed by Zachary Peatling and Chloe Storer.
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Episode One is here. In this first episode of Dark Britain, Zachary Peatling and Chloe Storer discuss Jack the Ripper. He is one of the most iconic historical figures. He has been investigated for almost 170 years. He has been the focus of books, movies, TV shows, and is the most famous serial killer in history. Who was he? Who were his victims? Should we be shifting the focus away from the Ripper himself, and onto his victims?
For Bonfire Night, we released a surprise bonus episode: 'The Darker Side of the Gunpowder Plot'.
This is the story of religious turmoil, a plot to kill a king, and an execution so cruel it would keep the victim from heaven. This is the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
In the second episode of Dark Britain, Zachary Peatling and Chloe Storer discuss Charlotte the Harlot. All sex workers were not created equal during the Georgian period, and Charlotte embodies the highest highs and the lowest lows of this spectrum. Who was she? How did she traverse the murky, complex, dangerous world of Georgian sex work? Find out more in this episode of Dark Britain.
Episode Three is the story of powerful Mercian families and a man who was once voted one of the most evil men in English history. It’s a tale of treachery, power, betrayal, and, murder. And joining us on this episode to discuss this thrilling part of Britain’s dark history is top Anglo-Saxon historian and best-selling author, Annie Whitehead.
Next, this title sounds like clickbait, but it isn’t. This was a group of men and women that set up a church to worship Hitler as the Second Coming of Christ. They were called the League of Christian Reformers. They worshiped Hitler at their altar, wrote letters to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbi. They even penned their own version of the Bible, called the 'Holy Book of Adolf Hitler'.
