The Ministry of History
Season 1
by Tom Daly
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! On this day in 1820, a gang plotted to murder the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet. Unfortunately for them, they had been infiltrated by a government agent, who was relaying the plot to his masters all along... The Ministry of History is a podcast that aims to take a look at some of history's lesser known characters and stories. Each series of the podcast focuses on a different theme: Series one focuses on historical murders and true crime, while plans for further series' include a focus on historical disasters, scandals and political events. Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW donating at buy me a coffee, OR by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tomMOH https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory Thank you References 'The Cato Street Conspiracy', article published by nationalarchives.gov.uk - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/cato.htm 'The Cato Street Conspiracy', article written by Alan Smith, published by History Today - https://www.historytoday.com/archive/cato-street-conspiracy 'To kill the cabinet: The Cato Street Conspiracy', article written by Roger Hermiston, published by History Extra - https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/what-when-why-cato-street-conspiracy-guy-fawkes-plot-murder-revolution-britain/
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! For the last in our historical true crime series, we meet two men who butchered their way through the western frontier of the United States at the turn of the 19th century. They are recognised as America's first serial killers. The Ministry of History is a podcast that aims to take a look at some of history's lesser known characters and stories. Each series of the podcast focuses on a different theme: Series one focuses on historical murders and true crime, while plans for further series' include a focus on historical disasters, scandals and political events. Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by donating at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tomMOH , or become a Patron and receive great benefits! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory Thank you
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW! Back to Victorian London this week, for a story that involves new inventions, a sensationalist press, and a deadly love triange. The Ministry of History is a podcast that aims to take a look at some of history's lesser known characters and stories. Each series of the podcast focuses on a different theme: Series one focuses on historical murders and true crime, while plans for further series' include a focus on historical disasters, scandals and political events. Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by donating at 'Buy me a coffee' https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tomMOH , or become a Patron and receive great benefits! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory Thank you
Britain's largest unsolved murder case. A mysterious killer stalks west London's suburbs in the 1960s, bringing back haunting memories of the infamous 'Jack the Ripper.' Just like that Victorian murderer, 'Jack the Stripper' was never caught... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory References ‘Jack the Stripper and the Hammersmith Murders’, article by Richard Bevan on Crime and Investigation website (2019): https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/jack-the-stripper-and-the-hammersmith-murders ‘The serial killer who visited Chiswick’, article by Jane Lawrenson for the Chiswick Herald (2015): http://chiswickherald.co.uk/the-serial-killer-that-visited-chiswick-p1233-95.htm ‘Dark Son: The hunt for a serial killer’, BBC documentary presented by Professor David Wilson (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c062xj ‘How a Welsh child murderer may have become one of London’s most notorious serial killers’, article by Nathan Bevan for Wales Online (2018): https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/how-welsh-child-murderer-become-14568644 ‘TV show in bid to solve the 1964 murder of Barrow woman’, article by Eleanor Ovens for the Newcastle Mail (2019): https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/17376426.tv-show-bid-solve-1964-murder-barrow-woman/
Britain's largest unsolved murder case. A mysterious killer stalks west London's suburbs in the 1960s, bringing back haunting memories of the infamous 'Jack the Ripper.' Just like that Victorian murderer, 'Jack the Stripper' was never caught... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory References ‘Jack the Stripper and the Hammersmith Murders’, article by Richard Bevan on Crime and Investigation website (2019): https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/jack-the-stripper-and-the-hammersmith-murders ‘The serial killer who visited Chiswick’, article by Jane Lawrenson for the Chiswick Herald (2015): http://chiswickherald.co.uk/the-serial-killer-that-visited-chiswick-p1233-95.htm ‘Dark Son: The hunt for a serial killer’, BBC documentary presented by Professor David Wilson (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c062xj ‘How a Welsh child murderer may have become one of London’s most notorious serial killers’, article by Nathan Bevan for Wales Online (2018): https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/how-welsh-child-murderer-become-14568644 ‘TV show in bid to solve the 1964 murder of Barrow woman’, article by Eleanor Ovens for the Newcastle Mail (2019): https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/17376426.tv-show-bid-solve-1964-murder-barrow-woman/
Another 19th century murder, this time in London. Henry Wainwright was seemingly a family man and an upstanding member of the Victorian middle class, but he had an awful secret... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory References: Susan Isaac article - https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/murder-in-the-east-end/ Article on the East End website - http://the-east-end.co.uk/henry-wainwright/
Another 19th century murder, this time in London. Henry Wainwright was seemingly a family man and an upstanding member of the Victorian middle class, but he had an awful secret... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory References: Susan Isaac article - https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/murder-in-the-east-end/ Article on the East End website - http://the-east-end.co.uk/henry-wainwright/
In the early 19th century, an illicit trade known as 'gravedigging' plugged the gaps for doctors who wanted to experiment on dead bodies but whose supply had dried up. It was a lucrative trade, and in 1828 two couples in Edinburgh stumbled across an excellent business opportunity - they would cut out the middle man and produce their own corpses, rather than go through the trouble of digging graves. Luring vulnerable people to their lodging house, the two couples set off on a murderous spree. Would they be caught and punished? Well, this story doesn't end in quite the way you may have imagined... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory Thank you Reference: Ben Johnson article on the Burke and Hare murders for Historic UK https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/
In the early 19th century, an illicit trade known as 'gravedigging' plugged the gaps for doctors who wanted to experiment on dead bodies but whose supply had dried up. It was a lucrative trade, and in 1828 two couples in Edinburgh stumbled across an excellent business opportunity - they would cut out the middle man and produce their own corpses, rather than go through the trouble of digging graves. Luring vulnerable people to their lodging house, the two couples set off on a murderous spree. Would they be caught and punished? Well, this story doesn't end in quite the way you may have imagined... Explore the blog for more great content! https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE SHOW by becoming a patron and receive great benefits! I need your support to help keep the show going. £1 or £3.50 a month is not much to you, but it makes a world of difference to me! https://www.patreon.com/ministryofhistory Thank you Reference: Ben Johnson article on the Burke and Hare murders for Historic UK https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/