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Well... that happened

Smaller and interesting events through history. Odd stories which have been overlooked. Strange people with odd ambitions. Zealous warlords and errant priests. The gamut of humanity is here.And quite a lot of Stupid.Also daily (Mon - Fri) quick hits of dumb crime, idiot inventions, bizarre beliefs and all the oddities I can think of and trust me, I can think of a lot.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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2:41

King Louis XVI

Well... that happened ·

2024/11/04

King Louis XVI was known as the SunKing. But he had a problem...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-actually-happened--6149297/support.

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3:13

Victor Hugo and his sad passing

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2024/10/28

The mourning glory of Victor HugoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-actually-happened--6149297/support.

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1:51

A Short One: Mrs West's Mugging

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2024/10/02

True account of a mugging in Cirencester.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-actually-happened--6149297/support.

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1:54

A Short One: Mr Shoemaker's Cunning Plan

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2024/10/02

A plan of intrigue, sex and blackmail.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-actually-happened--6149297/support.

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5:25

The History of British Tea

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2024/09/25

How Tea became the British drinkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-actually-happened--6149297/support.

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18:05

Beckford's Spire

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2024/09/18

Fonthill Abbey—also known as Beckford's Folly—was a large Gothic Revival country house built between 1796 and 1813 at Fonthill Gifford in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Thomas Beckford and architect James Wyatt.It was built near the site of the Palladian house, later known as Fonthill Splendens, which had been constructed by 1770 by his father William Beckford. This, in turn, had replaced the Elizabethan house that Beckford the Elder had purchased in 1744 and which had been

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5:41

Priests and Bright Ladies

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2024/09/11

A horny priest is outwitted by a bright girl in 1289

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11:23

The Titanic - The distater which happened in stages -...

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2024/08/28

RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) on 14 April. Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 ship's time (05:18 GMT) on 15 April resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in

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7:20

TheTitanic - The distater which happened in stages Pt1

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2024/08/21

The Titanic was one of the worst maritime disasters of all time; yet the circumstances which led up to the tragedy, had a strange foreboding which, when added together, was a fatal mixture of greed, expectation and over-ambition.This is part one of a story which details how, even at construction, the Titanic was feted to become what it was destined to be; either a monumental marker in travel and luxury or a culmination of bad decisions which, when taken as a group, cast a shadow of catastrophe which

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13:33

Special Branch's first case

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2024/07/27

Special Branch was an offshoot of the Metropolitcan Police Service This is a story of how they proved their worth to an impatient and skeptical Government

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7:41

Berwick Upon Tweed - A Quiet War

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2024/07/06

Berwick-upon-Tweed, sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 2+1⁄2 mi south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England.BUT did you know...

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10:08

St Winifreds School Choir - There really wasn't...

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2024/05/29

In 1980, a group of children managed to knock everything off the charts with their mawkish but ultimately heart warming Christmas hit, 'There's no one quite like Grandma'. This is their story.Many consider it to be the worst song of all time, but in reality it was a tribute to grandparents, and the choir went on to do many good works for charities across the world.This is a quick Episode, but I hope an entertaining one.Credits usedGrandmaRadcd140 Disc two track 4 - Cheggers

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81:58

Five UFO abduction cases that could FINALLY be solved

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2024/05/01

Five UFO abduction cases that could FINALLY be solved - as new study investigates 30-years' worth of evidenceWhitley Strieber, Travis Walton, Betty and Barney Hill and Hickson & ParkerSourcesOriginal articleHickson and ParkerWhitley StrieberBetty HillTravis WaltonReference material from Psychology Today and Flying Sauncers; A modern myth of things seen in the skies (1957)

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