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The Battle of Castle Itter has to be one of the weirdest battle of the Second World War, it's the SS against Wermacht, the Austrian Resistance, US troops, an SS officer, some politicians, a famous tennis player and Charles de Gaulle's sister....in the Alps Hosed by Katie Charlwood  Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagr am Facebook B...

Amon Leopold Göth was an SS Schutzstafeeln, the commandant of the Płaszów labour camp in Kraków, Poland and a man that was such a monster that Steven Spielberg had to tone down his cruelty in Schindler's List because he didn't want audiences to think that it was exaggerating or making things up. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the...

Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women, located just miles north of Berlin, it was close enough to hand, but far enough to avoid too many questions. A place of brutality, where women were used as forced labour for Siemens and Heinkel, to build rockets and luftwaffe machinery. To provide products for businesses owned by prominent SS, and to make uniforms for the soldiers....

Irma Grese, the baby faced Beast of Belsen and the Hyena pf Auschwitz who revelled in the pain and sufferening of others, especially if she was the one who was inflicting it. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood...

The Zoot Suit Riot wasn't actually a riot, don't let the name fool you, it is an often overlooked attack on ethnic minorities in Los Angeles which became a pivotal moment in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. What happened in Downtown LA in June 1943? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me...

Kate Warne, a woman in history we should know more about. The first "lady" detective in the USA, she solved crimes, performed subtrefuge and even thwarted an assassination attempt on President-elect, Abraham Lincoln. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Blue...

In the second half of the John Brown tale, we get to hear about Brown's FAFO era, from Bleeding Kansas to the guerilla warfare at Osawatomie, the Battle at Black Creek and of course the rai on Harper's Ferry, and the events that led him to be executed for treason. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! (News Coming Soon) Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the...

Happy Independence Day! It's July 4th which means that it's the perfect time to talk about some classic American history. I was hoping to get this into one epidoe but alas, there's too much to tell. so join me for Part I of the tale of John Brown, the American Abolitionist, Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom...

A film noir femme fatale, actress Mary Astor found herself embroiled in a custody battle and "crime of the century!" A scandal so inticing that it knocked the news of fascists off of the front page of the newspapers. To start off our US History month, the American starlet and the purple diary scandal! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Ti...

King Edward II had everything he needed in life, a great education, a throne to sit upon, huge tracts of land and a beautiful face... unfortunately his greatest achievement as King was having a pirate beoyfriend Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Faceb...

Alan Turing is a man who deserved to be celebrated, a cryptanalyst, mathematician and codebreaker who helped win the Second World War, A man who was possibly neurodivergent and definitely homosexual. This pride month I am so excited to finally tell you about about the genius, Alan Turing. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Just in...

It's Pride month and so it's the perfect time to tack about trans cultural icon, Billy Lee Tipton - a transgender jazz musician, who performed all over the country, had five dogs, five wives and a great sense of humour. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwo...

This Pride Month, let us tell a tale of one of the best-known authors and least-known asexuals in history - Miss Louisa May Alcott. You may know her as the writer of the classic novel, Little Women, but Alcott had an interesting life that is only hinted at in her novels Hosted by Katie Charlwood  Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instag...

1989 in London, England, 130 partygoers boarded a small pleasure boat - The Marchioness - for a birthday bash cruise down the Thames river. Less than an hour later, over a third of these people would lose their lives after the boat was struck by a large dredger. For the survivors and the victims families, the pain had only begun. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate...

Massachusetts has a shadow on its history, that of the Fernald School in South Boston, an institution designed to provide children with intellectual disabilities skills that they would be able to have a better life. A mission that changed over time, instead of providing skills ans support, the children were treated as lab rats, with some even tested with radiation. Hosted by Katie Charlwood ...

Harmen van den Bogaert was one of the earliest colonisers settlers in 17th Century North America, an ambassador to the Mohawks, he has a bright future which leads to what the Dutch Republic would call a "bad fate." Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Fa...

Sometimes history is depressing, other times it's downright silly, like that time America outright banned sliced bread, much to the chagrin to housewives everywhere! Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Just in Case Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The...

What happens when a pope trades prayers for power? When you dig into the wild story of Pope Innocent VIII - a man whose reign was packed with shady deals, family favours, and political chaos, it's like Game of Thrones... but in the Vatican. Let's unpack the secrets, scandals, and surprises behind one of the most unforgettable popes in history. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your...

In 1965 Alice Crimmins became the centre of one of America's most sensational murder trials, accused not only killing her children, but of violating society's expectation of motherhood. Alice's story was shaped as much by misogyny and by mystery. But the question remains, did Alice Crimmins kill her children, or was she a victim of the court of public opinion? Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm o...

On a quiet night in July 1896, the merchant ship, the Herbert fuller was sailing swiftly to Argentina, it's hull full of timber to transport. But on that calm, quiet night, a stifling scream is heard and soon it is discovered that the Captain, his wife and the second mate have all been killed in a bloodbath. The remaining 9 souls aboard were alone at sea, a killer amongst them... Hosted by Katie C...

Bass Reeves was one of the Frontiers greatest heroes, a skilled tracker, a sharpshooter and a formerly enslaved man who became one of the first African American U.S. Marshalls. A master of disguise, he hunted outlaws and brought them to justice, and he even went on to inspire the tale of The Lone Ranger. Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon  ...

On a brisk December afternoon, a young socialite vanished without a trace... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page) Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22 Business Enquiries: k...

Joan Crawford, the Hollywood star who loved cheekbones and hated wire hangers. A woman who made her name on the silver screen by dancing, bitching and sometimes boinking someone else's husband. Jump right in and lets hear about this icon who's as famous for her feuds as she was for her films... Hosted by Katie Charlwood  I'm on Tour! Get Your Tickets Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar B...

Dr Gisella Perl is a woman worth remembering this Women's History Month, a gynaecologist at a time when women, let alone Jewish women, were entering and excelling in medicine. A woman, a prisoner, a doctor who would work against the odds to save as many lives as she could in the notorious death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Warning, this week's episode is not for the faint of heart, a big huge trigger...

The American Plan was one of the largest violations of women's rights in US history, but it's one of the least remembered. For over half a century thousands of American women were arrested, forcibly examined and detained without due process, no trial and no evidence of a crime. Their offence? Being suspected of "immorality" under the social hygiene movement, also known as the American Plan. Hosted...