Episode notes
What happens when a three-story-high vat of beer explodes? In this inaugural episode of The Curiosity Cabinet, we open the drawer on one of history's most bizarre and forgotten disasters: The Great London Beer Flood of 1814.
Join The Curator and our very special guest, historian Dr. Eleanor Vance, as we explore the story of a 15-foot-high tsunami of porter that crashed through a London neighborhood, the ensuing tragedy, and the astonishing court ruling that declared it all an "Act of God."
Keywords
London Beer FloodBritish HistoryWeird History19th Century LondonForgotten HistoryMeux BreweryIndustrial DisasterStrange HistoryLondonBeer HistoryRegency EraStorytellingEducationalThe Curiosity CabinetTrue Stories