Join us in welcoming Jamie back to the show! This week she covers the life and death of Francis Rattenbury, the architect behind (now) Victoria's Parliament Building and Empress Hotel.

TW: adultery, murder, death, colonization

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Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Rattenbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rattenbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings

https://ywcavan.org/blog/2024/05/understanding-indigenous-history-land-now-called-vancouver#:~:text=In%201887%2C%20the%20creation%20of,erected%20to%20represent%20cultural%20resilience. 

https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1880/stanley-park-established

https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury#gsc.tab=0

https://hallmarkheritagesociety.ca/archives/history-articles/the-negotiations-to-relocate-the-songhees-1843-1911/

https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-empress/ghoststories.php