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Welcome back to a second episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea! Our first spooky episode, In High Spirits, is now our most listened to episode of all time, so we know that you guys like the dark stuff as much as we do. 

In honour of it being Valentine's Day when we're releasing this, we're taking a look at the type of ghost known as the Lady In Red. Usually a woman jilted or murdered by her lover, some can also be the ghosts of prostitutes. We take a look at the legend itself, and give you some famous examples from around the world. 

Got a story of your own about a Lady In Red? Why not let us know on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Or if you've got a request for a future episode, either historical or spooky!

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Hello Again! Thank you all so much for continuing to listen to our show. It has been a trying 12 months for everyone and we hope you're staying as safe and as connected as possible. 

This week we talk about the life and legacy of one of the most formidable women in Russian history, Catherine the Great. Was she all that she was cracked up to be, or were real cracks forming? 

As always, we have a ridiculous death, and our one this week shows why it's never a good idea to torment something that can eat you...

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Join us, this spooky season for something a little different... a little darker. 

This is the first episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea, where we delve into the dark and often disturbing parts of history. Today, 13 days before Halloween, we delve into the case files of famous paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren. 

Instead of a ridiculous death, we've gone for a ridiculous ghost this time. 

Parental Advisory - Some adult themes and language, you might want to listen along before you let your kids listen

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Disclaimer: the sound quality isn't the best in this, unfortunately we had some issues with the mic that should be sorted by next time. 

This week we discuss the events around the sinking of the RMS Titanic, recorded on the 108th anniversary of that fateful night. 

We talk about the construction, life on board, the night itself and the aftermath. 

In our ridiculous survival we consider why one sinking ship is a disaster, two is a misfortune, but five and you might just be a jinx... 

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Disclaimer: There is some bad language. Listener discretion advised. 

This week we're celebrating going global (thank you so very much!!!). We're also here in quarantine together, so we thought that we would give you the chance to get to know us. 

We've asked each other a series of questions and given a little background about who we are and how we met. It was a momentous occasion. 

We hope you enjoy this and we'll be back soon with the content that you know and seem to love. 

Again, a massive thank you, we love you and we hope to keep you entertained and educated for a long time to come! 

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This week we take a very timely look at historic plagues and their causes, as well as their effects. We also touch a little on the current issue of Coronavirus

Disclaimer : we are not downplaying the current situation, simply putting it in perspective. Please follow the advice of experts and health professionals

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This week we talk about the man, the myth, the warrior Ivar "the Boneless" Ragnarsson. A lot of what we know treads the fine line between fact and legend, but we give the best information we can on him. 

As always, we take a bite out a ridiculous death.

We also take a moment to plug our good friends over at the ManNic Podcast. Check them out, Liam and Tobias never disappoint in the best geeky kind of way. Plus, happy birthday Tobias!!!

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This week we delve into the frankly dark and disturbing origins of the fairytale Pinocchio. Not the sweet, faintly creepy story you've come to know, though. This one has much more violence, death and Terrible Dogfish. 

We're also joined by a special guest, Liam Mandy of the ManNic Podcast, available on iTunes or Spotify 

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This week we're getting back into the swing of things with a brief history of the Tower of London, from it's construction following the Norman Conquest all the way through to the modern day. We also discuss some of the notable events, changes of allegiance and famous prisoners that those walls have seen. 

As always, we round it off with a ridiculous death.

Here are our sources, please don't forget to pay us a visit through social media if you want to review the show, or have any suggestions for what we should cover next: 

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/tower-of-london-prison/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3KbC7I6S5wIVyLHtCh3-pwfdEAAYASAAEgIAvvD_BwE

https://www.livescience.com/42821-tower-of-london.html

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/488/

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

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Guess who's back... back again

A Nice Cup of Histortea is back with a bang as we bring you a round up of the last decade, including major discoveries, disasters, events and remembrance of those who didn't make it to 2020. 

So join us on a whistle-stop tour of the last ten years as we prepare to step with hope, gusto and plenty of ridiculous deaths into the Roaring (?) 2020s. 

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