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Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood
Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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Episodes
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood56. Cleopatra - The Last Ruler of Egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruling member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and perhaps the most famous. A woman who used her skills, knowledge and…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 012: Weird History of Christmas
There are some Christmas traditions that are weird, creepy or downright illegal... Some have fallen out of fashion (looking at you , Feast of the Ass) while…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood55. Dame Alice Kyteler - Ireland's First Witch
Dame Alice Kyteler was the first woman to be officially charged for the crime of witchcraft in Ireland, and maybe all of Europe... Let Katie tell you all about…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood54. The War at Christmas
What says historically festive ore than wartime at Christmas? Join Katie as she shares yuletide tales of truces, more truces and clandestine gifts... From that…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood53 - The Burning of Bridget Cleary
In the late 1800s Bridget Cleary was burned alive by her husband, was it because the "real" Bridget had been stolen by evil fairies and had been replaced by a…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 011: The Island that Despised Doing it!
Inis Beag, a small island off the coast of Galway, was an Irish island that was so repressed no-one got naked, even to bathe! The rural islanders were so…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood52 Jacqueline Kennedy - America's Fashionable First Lady
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was an icon, a socialite, an ambassador, a writer, a mother, a First Lady and a living symbol of grief. Jackie Kennedy wore…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 010: Theodore Durrant - The Demon of the Belfry
Who would have suspected that a God-fearing man who worked at a Sunday School could commit such a terrible crime? Often referred to as "San Francisco's…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood51 The Case of The Cult of Clitoris
It's all fun and games until a famed dancer gets accused of being a lesbian spy sent by Germany in order to tear down the British war effort from the inside…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode: 009 The Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
The premature passing of the People's Princess, Diana Spencer was a shock to the world. Her death, much like her life, has been studied, dissected, twisted and…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood50 - Winston Churchill - The Paradoxical Prime Minister
Winston Churchill was a man always at war, with other nations, the opposition, his own political party, himself... In the 50th episode we cover the very, very…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 008: Anthrax Island
During World War 2 Winston Churchill was working on "Operation Vegetarian" the aim of which was to destroy the German's food source using biological weapons…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood49 - Lady Jane Grey - The Nine Days Queen
Lady Jane Grey is known as the Nine Days Queen, as she only held the crown for less than a fortnight. The Tudors were full of dramatic moments and of course…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood48 - The 1788 Doctor's Riots
The origins of modern medicine were murky at best and maleficent at worst. Doctors needed to study the human body in order to understand the human body…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood47 - The Bennington Triangle Mystery...
New England's Bennington Triangle is home to several unexplained, unsolved and mysterious disappearances over the years, with no clear connection between any…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood46 - Lizzie Borden - Axe Murderer (Part 02)
Lizzie Borden has gone down in history as one of America's most notorious killers, but was the New England heiress truly an axe-murderer, or was she a…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood45 - Lizzie Borden - Axe Murderer (Part 01)
Lizzie Borden took an axe... This is the first of two episodes discussing Lizzie Borden, the notorious Massachusetts' Murderess! Who exactly was Lizzie and…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood44 - Eleanor of Aquitaine - Queen & Rebel
Eleanor of Aquitaine led one hell of a remarkable life, a teenage heiress, queen of two countries, went on Crusades, supported a rebellion against her husband…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood43 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
The mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke is one of, if not the oldest "unsolved" mysteries in North America, when 115 men, women and children disappeared…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood42 - Elizabeth Báthory - The Blood Countess
The life of the infamous Elizabeth Báthory has been a cautionary tale of terror throughout the ages, known as a vampiric villainess who viciously…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood41 - Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon, more commonly known as "Typhoid Mary" was an Irish-born cook to the New York elite, and the first known asymptomatic carrier (or super spreader)…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 007: Titanic Toilets
The Titanic is quite probably the most famous ships in all of maritime (and all of probably) history! There are so many fascinating factors to discuss about…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood40 - Dr. Cream - The Lambeth Poisoner
Doctor Thomas Neill Cream was a Scottish-Canadian chloroform fan, back alley abortionist and serial killer with a hatred for women that was so intense that he…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood39 - Anna Genovese - The Bisexual Mob Queen
It's LGBTQ+ history month in the UK and Ireland, so what better time to talk about than Anna Genovese, the bisexual mob queen who history tried to forget. Not…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood38 - Lucrezia Borgia - Victim or Vixen?
Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, also known as Pope Alexander VI, is one of the most infamous women in history. Immortalised in…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood37 - Forty Elephants - The 19th Century Women-Only London crime syndicate
This week, join Katie as she runs headfirst into what was the history of England's oldest running crime syndicate! This group of girl gangsters were highly…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood36 - JonBenét Ramsey - The Unsolved Murder of the Baby Beauty Queen
This week join Katie as she struggles to discuss a piece of modern history and one of America's most notorious cold cases, the unsolved murder of…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood35 - Maria Rasputin - Daughter of the Mad Monk
Maria Rasputin eluded capture and certain death in Russia, going on to live many lives, as a cabaret dancer, a lion tamer and even an author. In fact, Grigori…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 006 - Cuban Cow Crisis
Justice for Ruhina! Hosted by Katie Charlwood Wishlist https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2LAB2ZP4U9USX?ref_=wl_share Donate at…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodWelcome to Who Did What Now
Every week join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she shares what your teacher never told you on Who Did What Now, the history podcast…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood34 - Mary Tudor - The Bloody Queen
Mary Tudor was the first queen of England in her own right, the first legitimate then illegitimate heir to King Henry's throne, she instigated regal reforms…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 005: Wonderful Wine Bricks
During the dark cloud of prohibition and the Volstead Act, the humble wine brick singlehandedly saved the American wine industry from disintegrating! Hosted by…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood33 - Surviving Clipperton Island
The tragedy of Clipperton Island is a tale that is often forgotten, a dark and twisted tale of an abandoned colony and the tyrant that claimed them... orld…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 004: The Hanging of the Hartlepool Monkey
In this week's bittisode join Katie as she leaps into the legend of the hanging of the Hartlepool monkey during the Napoleonic wars, was it really a monkey or…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood32 - The Fall of the House of Gucci
The scandalous true story behind the feature film, The House of Gucci! orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On November 20th…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood31 - Frida Kahlo - Disabled, Queer and Fantastic
Frida Kahlo has become one of Mexico's most famous artists, whose uncompromising and colourful works do not shy away from her journey through life, from her…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 003 Halloween Origins: Jack O‘Lantern
Why do we carve pumpkins and light them up at Halloween? Did you know that like many Halloween traditions the Jack O'Lantern originated in Ireland? Join me as…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood30 - Burke & Hare - Bodysnatchers
William Burke and William Hare have gone down in history as Scotland's most notorious bodysnatchers, however the true tale is far more gruesome. These…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood29 - The Werewolf of Bedburg - Peter Stumpf
Strange things are afoot in the village of Bedburg... livestock are slaughtered, children are missing ... and the trail leads to Peter Stumpf, a wealthy…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 002 Halloween Origins: Trick or Treat
It's a time honoured tradition, get dressed up in a costume, go door to door and say "Trick or Treat" in exchange for candy and sweets! But where did this very…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood28 - Tarrare - The French Cannibal Spy
Delve into another dark tale from history, hear all about Tarrare, the 18th Century showman who could (and would) eat anything! Eating live animals on stage…
Who Did What Now With Katie CharlwoodBittisode 001 Halloween Origins : Samhain
Samhain - The Celtic Roots of Halloween Hosted by Katie Charlwood Wishlist https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2LAB2ZP4U9USX?ref_=wl_share Donate at…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood27 - Vlad the Impaler -The Real Dracula
Few names have cast more fear into the human heart than Count Dracula. The legendary vampyre, created by author Bram Stoker, has inspired many horror movies…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood26 - Elvis Presley Belongs in Disgraceland
Did you miss me? This week we return with the tale of Elvis Presley, the man, the myth, the absolute cretin. Find out why the King of Rock n Roll was a creep…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood25 - Julie D'Aubigny - The Cross-Dressing, Sword-Swinging, Bisexual Opera Singer
Julie D'Aubigny also known as Madame de Maupin was a duelling, gender non-conforming, bisexual badass, who also happened to be an opera singer. Find out why…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood24 - What Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Amelia Earhart was a famed aviator and world-record breaker, but is her disappearance really the mystery we're led to believe? This week learn about the life…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood23 - The Failed Kidnapping of Princess Anne
Bloody attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne, that did not go exactly to plan... orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood22 - The Prohibition Poisonings
The "Prohibition Experiment" was started in order to supposedly protect people from the dangers of alcohol, so why then did the United States Federal…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood21 - Olga of Kyiv - Saint, Princess, Arsonist...
Sometimes you hear of princesses behaving badly, but Olga of Kiev really takes the biscuit! I hope you're ready for a murderous medieval tale of revenge…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood20 - Joan of Arc
Heroine or heretic? Born bang smack in the middle of the hundred years war, Joan of Arc went from being a famer's daughter to the saviour of France and perhaps…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood19 - Prince Philip - Duke of Edinburgh
How much life can one lead in 99 years? Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh was the longest running consort in Britain, fought against his own family during…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood018 - Katherine Parr - The Final Queen
Katherine Parr, (or Catherine if you prefer) is the one who survived Henry VIII, but what do we really know about his final queen and why was she so important?…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood017 - Catherine Howard - The Promiscuous Queen
Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife was a teenager, nearly half the king's age when they wed. Was this vivacious girl a vixen who seduced her onto the…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood016 - Anne of Cleves - The Ugly Queen
Was Anne of Cleves really as horrifying as they say, or was their another reason why Henry VIII was determined to annul this marriage? Listen now to find out!…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood015 - Jane Seymour - The Favourite Queen
Jane Seymour was Henry's favourite queen, but was this church mouse as obedient, docile and as foolish as she is so often shown to be, or was she a sneaky and…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood014 - Anne Boleyn - The Infamous Queen
Who was Anne Boleyn, harlot or hedonist? This week join Katie as she delves into the life (and death) of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Was Anne a…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood013 - Katherine of Aragon - The True Queen
This week we start off our Women's History Month with by delving into the history of each of the Tudor Queens, the six wives of Henry VIII. Starting with the…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood012 - H. H. Holmes -The Real Story
It's historical true crime time! This week join Katie as she separates the man from the myth, the fact from fiction (and fraud) and brings you the real story…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood011 - Nell Gwynn - Whore of Yore
History lovers ahoy! Join Katie as she delves into her favourite harlot, Nell Gwyn! orld Pageant is a historic event that you've probably never heard of. On…
Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood010 - Hatshepsut - The Queen Would be King
This week Katie goes back a millennia or two, to Ancient Egypt and talks about the Queen Who Would Be King, the Pharaoh Hatshepsut!! orld Pageant is a historic…