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  1. Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness

    <p>He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his time.</p><br><p>Joining Anthony as special guest co-host is author and historian Gareth Russell, to

  2. The Victorian Era's Wildest Murder

    <p>It was one of the most gruesome crimes of the Victorian era... and it ended up in David Attenborough's garden! Kate Webster, a servant, killed and dismembered her mistress, Julia Martha Thomas in 1879. It's a story that show us the every

  3. The Real Outlander

    <p>The book and TV series "Outlander" has introduced millions of fans to Scottish history and the story of the Jacobites.</p><br><p>One of those fans is Maddy Pelling! Maddy is back (in a pre-recorded episode) to delve into the tragic story

  4. The Man Who Ate Everything

    <p><strong>Listener warning: this episode contains a description of cruelty to animals</strong></p><br><p>One of the strangest tales to emerge from Napoleonic France was that of Tarrare - the man who ate everything. The stories go that he a

  5. Britain's First Ghost Hunt

    <p>It was the original modern ghost hunt, the one that set the template for all the haunted houses to come. When a wealthy plantation family moves into a crumbling Georgian mansion in the 1760's the haunting begins. By the end even royalty

  6. Dark Side of the Celts: Wicker Men and Trophy Heads

    <p>The Ancient Celts: feared in battle, guided by Druids, and bound together by ritual.</p><p>Long before Rome pushed north, Celtic peoples ruled forests, hilltops, and river valleys. But in this episode we'll be discussing the darker aspec

  7. Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?

    <p>It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were awaiting Edward's coronation. But next thing we know, they vanished and their uncle Richard III

  8. The Human Cost of Fame

    <p>You might think the idea of “celebrity” is a modern invention. In reality, its roots stretch back centuries... perhaps even millennia. People have always been fascinated by the rare individuals who rise above the crowd and capture public

  9. The Black Death As It Happened

    <p>Eyewitness accounts of life during the Black Death are surprising. Sure, there's horror. But there's also d*ck jokes, complicated scientific theories, and buttock-obsessed priests. Taking Anthony through it all is Dr Eleanor Janega, from

  10. Who Killed Julius Caesar?

    <p>In 44 BCE, Roman senators assassinated Julius Caesar to stop his ascent towards becoming a king. Dr Jess Venner takes Anthony blow-by-blow through the deadly events of the Ides of March.</p><br><p>Dr Jess Venner's new book The Lost Voice

  11. The Medieval Murder of Thomas Becket

    <p>Anthony is joined by the iconic Eleanor Janega from our sister podcast 'Gone Medieval' to tell the story of the most famous murder of the medieval world - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Cantebury.</p><br><p>How did a bromance between Thoma

  12. Mysterious History of Tarot Cards

    <p>Maddy and Anthony get their Tarot cards read by Melissa Mercury! As well as reading their cards, Melissa tells us about the history of Tarot cards and who is responsible for their iconic design.</p><br><p>Find out why Swords aren't alway

  13. Origins of Victorian Murder Detectives

    <p>We have an image in our heads of Victorian Homicide Detectives, but what was the reality? Who were they? What murder cases shaped their history? What methods did they use? Were they anything at all like Sherlock Holmes?</p><br><p>Anthony

  14. Who Was the Man In The Iron Mask?

    <p>For decades a mysterious figure was held prisoner by Louis XIV. His face was covered, his identity was a secret beyond all others. Why? Who was this figure? How much of the story is myth and how much is fact? Maddy Pelling tells Anthony

  15. The Dark Truth about the Haitian Revolution

    <p>The Haitian Revolution is the only successful, permanent slave revolt in history, resulting in the creation of an independent state.</p><br><p>Haiti is also the first modern nation of the world to permanently abolish slavery.</p><br><p>S

  16. The French Revolution's Reign of Terror

    <p>The French Revolution was famously inspired by ideals such as republicanism and individual liberty. Yet, for all its promises of freedom, the Revolution also descended into what is often considered its darkest chapter... the Reign of Ter

  17. The Dark Truth about Wuthering Heights

    <p>Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë in 1847, depicts a gothic world full of violence and passion, set against the wild Yorkshire Moors.</p><br><p>So how did the daughter of a clergyman create such a story? How was it received at t

  18. Bloody Beginning of the French Revolution

    <p>The Storming of the Bastille in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution... the day a Parisian crowd stormed the royal fortress-prison that had come to embody absolutist power. This is the story of how mounting unrest erupted i

  19. Al Capone and the Valentine's Day Massacre

    <p>Bootleg liquor. Tommy guns. Gangs ruling the city with crooked cops.</p><br><p>The Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 Chicago sounds cinematic, but the fear and the bloodshed was very real.</p><br><p>What was the perfect storm that created

  20. Dark Truth About Victorian 'Freak Shows'

    <p>Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman exploited as a sideshow attraction in life and grotesquely exhibited even after her death because of her appearance. Her story is part of the dark history of the Victorian 'freak show'. Anthony tells Ma

  21. Essex's Darkest Witch Hunt

    <p>This is the story of a 16th century cunning woman, a folk healer, who was found guilty of being a witch. Accusations spiralled until more than a dozen women faced the threat of death. The St Osyth witch hunt became a landmark case, setti

  22. Who Was the Witchfinder General?

    <p>Mathew Hopkins, also known as the ‘Witchfinder General,’ was responsible for a campaign of terror across 17th-century England. In just a few short feverish years, his witch hunts swept through East Anglia, resulting in the deaths of doze

  23. Inside A Medieval Leper Colony

    <p>Come back with us to a Medieval leper colony.</p><br><p>What was life really like for patients inside the gates? What did it mean when the 'leper bell' rang? And what happened at a 'living funeral'?</p><br><p>Join Anthony and Maddy as th

  24. The Victorian's Dark Obsession with Ancient Egypt

    <p>The Victorians had a lot of twisted fascinations, but their fixation on Ancient Egypt might be the darkest of the lot.</p><br><p>From 'mummy unwrapping parties' (yes, really), to gothic stories of romances with mummified bodies and beetl

  25. The Deadly Arctic Witch Trials

    <p>It all started when a huge storm drowned 40 men on Christmas Eve, 1617.</p><br><p>The people of Vardø, northern Norway, needed someone to blame.</p><br><p>What followed were devastating witch trials which featured one of the highest exec

  26. The Great Fire of London As It Happened

    <p>The Fire that struck London in 1666 was one of the city's darkest chapters. In this episode, Anthony and Maddy examine the accounts of people who witnessed the disaster at the time, tracing the story from its origin in Pudding Lane right

  27. Day in the Life of a Salem Puritan

    <p>What did it feel like to wake up Salem Village during the darkest days of the witch trials? Would you be able to swallow down your beer and pottage breakfast? As you walked towards the simple wooden Meetinghouse in the afternoon, what fe

  28. Inside the Victorian Asylum

    <p>One of the dark symbols of the Victorian age is the asylum. It struck fear into the mind but what was the reality of life inside its walls? Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story today.</p><br><p>Edited by Richard Powers, Produced

  29. The Truth About the Conjuring's Ghost Hunters

    <p>Ghost hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren transformed twentieth century America into an enchanted land dotted with haunted houses, cursed objects, and portals to hell.<em> </em>Their exploits are the basis for the <em>Conjuring </em>mo

  30. Banshees: Herald of Death

    <p>Today we're delving back into the After Dark vaults to revisit our episode on Banshees...</p><br><p>Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) joins Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling for the story of the Banshee.</p><br><p>The Banshee is a female s

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