The weekend is nearly upon us and that can mean only one thing, more Mostly Unsung!!! Join us for two new stories from history you might not have heard of and the usual helping of light-hearted nonsense!

This week Andrea is in the slums of Chicago, where you can change your name, rewrite your history and demand a guillotine! Remember, if you find yourself disappointed by the overall lack of dynamite belching in the episode, you have only the capitalist media to blame.

Stroll with Annie through the beautiful countryside of Nottinghamshire, if you stroll at night, and wear a disguise maybe no one will see you. "Someone might still spot me" you think? This weeks eccentric gentleman has the perfect solution....tunnels!

Andrea used these sources:

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

https://wams.nyhistory.org/industry-and-empire/labor-and-industry/lucy-parsons/

https://www.aaihs.org/searching-for-lucy-parsons-a-racial-riddle-2/

Annie used these sources:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/portland/biographies/biographyofwilliamjohncavendish-bentinck-scott,5thdukeofportland(1800-1879).aspx

https://whynow.co.uk/read/5th-duke-of-portland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bentinck,_5th_Duke_of_Portland

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Happy Unsung Friday everyone! We're back for another episode of the podcast that brings you two bitesize biographies every single week! Join old friends Annie and Andrea as they try their best to stay on topic while also working out if Bambi or Watership Down is more  traumatic for children.

This week join Annie as she dips into to American History to learn how to count deer, upset your 'dead' wife and cause mayhem by turning up to your own funeral.

Next Andrea will accidentally start the podcast's first on-air argument by asking Annie to look at an urinal and admit that it's an important work of art; and take us to the occupied Netherlands of WWII where an openly gay man decided it was time to take matters into his own hands. 

Andrea used these sources:

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

https://www.queerportraits.com/bio/arondeus

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/id-card/willem-arondeus

https://hcofpgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/prideposters-4.pdf

Annie used these sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timothy-Dexter

https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/

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Welcome back to another episode of Mostly Unsung, the comedy history podcast that brings you stories you've never heard of, all served up with a big dollop of nonsense.

This week come along with Andrea as she takes us to San Francisco where a man faces the ups and downs of rice investments and then decides he'd rather be crowned royalty and hang out with some infamous dogs.

Annie takes us to the mud of the trenches of First World War France, one of the British regiments has an interesting looking new recruit, with a very big secret.

Andrea used these sources:

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

https://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/life

https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/the-unselfish-ruler-norton-i-emperor-of-the-united-states-december-2023/

Annie used these sources:

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/dorothy-lawrence

http://www.wiltshireatwar.org.uk/story/sapper-dorothy-lawrence-a-forgotten-wiltshire-heroine/

https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/post/herstory-dorothy-lawrence-from-the-trenches-to-the-asylum?srsltid=AfmBOopFZTBQvYBtsReqDrfTGkMK4mhrtBOtGkwCe9KNCvVxaSJg5ITu

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Happy Unsung Friday everyone!

It's Friday and that means two new stories from your hosts Annie and Andrea.

This week on Mostly Unsung, grab your trumpets and banners as Annie takes us on a rollicking ride with a woman proudly sticking two fingers up to Tudor London to win a brilliant bet. Then Andrea takes us to the other side of the globe to the frozen Arctic, where one determined woman got left holding the fort and battled the elements to get her, and her faithful cat companion Vic, safely home. Don't worry cat lovers, the cat survives!

Andrea used these sources:

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

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/ada-blackjack-forgotten-queen-of-arctic-expedition-survivors

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/ada-blackjack-stranded-on-wrangel-island.htm

Annie used these sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moll-Cutpurse

https://eastendwomensmuseum.org/blog/mary-frith

https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/mary-frith-the-cross-dressing-cavalier/#gs.lwcw0r

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Welcome back to another episode of Mostly Unsung! 

Get settled in with all your nice bits: A drink, maybe a little snack, and buckle in for two new tales from history, complete with the best outtakes.

 Andrea tells us of fox hunting fashion designer who came to a very sticky end, and wonders if the foxes got away with it, all while letting the power of the bleep button go to her head.

Annie loses the ability to speak for a moment, then gathers herself for long enough to tell the story of a respected Quaker woman determined to help women and children in prison.

Andrea used the following sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Cecil,_Marchioness_of_Salisbury

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TXs3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://kids.kiddle.co/Emily_Cecil,_Marchioness_of_Salisbury

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-6589

Annie used the following sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Fry

https://www.elizabethfry.co.uk/who-was-elizabeth-fry/

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/prison-and-penal-reform-in-the-1800s/379

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Join Annie and Andrea for another pair of exciting stories from the annals of forgotten history.

This week Annie brings you the story of an unwitting medical donor, and insults all Lord of the Rings fans everywhere. Honestly, if you're a Tolkien fan, come at her bro. Andrea tells the story of a hopeless romantic, emphasis on the hopeless, all while expressing her upset at film remakes and Annie's reluctance to join her on fairy gold heists.

Andrea used the following sources:

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

https://www.strangehistory.net/2012/11/04/goodwin-wharton-and-the-fairies/

https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2015/03/goodwin-wharton-king-of-fairyland.html

Annie used the following sources:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-lacks

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henrietta-Lacks

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Join us for a new weekly podcast that brings you the interesting and lesser known figures from history! Do you enjoy lots of well researched facts, dates and lists of dusty accomplishments? Then this probably isn't the podcast for you.

In this episode, Andrea uses her D in A level History to tell us  how world events affected one woman who was both blessed and cursed with a famous surname, and Annie tells us about her affinity to grumpy animals and the exciting story of a disabled woman who stepped out of her comfort zone and pioneered travel writing.

Andrea used the following sources:

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

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-many-lives-of-maria-rasputin-daughter-of-the-mad-monk

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maria-rasputin

Annie used the following sources:

https://www.victorianweb.org/history/explorers/bird.html

https://www.rsgs.org/blog/isabella-bird-bishop

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/23/isabella-bird-explorer-history-heroine-tv-ruby-wax

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-63735816

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Everybody, its time to put your history hats on and be patient while Andrea and Annie go off on some wild tangents involving ghosts, privacy screens and a call to arms for the citizens of Guildford.

This week on Mostly Unsung, Andrea is off to Japan to tell the story of a tragically short life of courage and the never-ending battle to rid the world of creeps trying to look at ladies with no clothes on. Then Annie is going to make Andrea very angry by talking about just how fun it was to try and get divorced in the 1800's if you were a woman. Content warning-it was not fun. We don't go into details but we do mention spousal abuse so be gentle if that's not something you want to hear about.

To follow our friend Kenia and for more information on Japanese, Spanish and French Classes:

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Andrea used the following sources:

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

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/takeko-nakano

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/nakano-takeko.html

Annie used the following sources:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/norton_caroline.shtml

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/caroline-norton/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caroline-Norton

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Welcome to Mostly Unsung! A new podcast that tells you all about interesting people they don't bother to tell you about in school!

 Be prepared to have your bodice ripped as this week Annie goes to France and deals with nuns, duels and a dash of Opera infamy. Once you've re-laced your corset, Andrea will be taking us to Belgium to hear all about a man that was every mother's nightmare and we can blame for a heck of a lot of tedious jazz solos.

Baker Street for those who are unfamiliar with it https://open.spotify.com/track/3V07f70cRjUDg4KqDzHhFg?si=0clTONOgRVmv-juu2kq7qg

Andrea used the following sources:

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

https://www.brusselstimes.com/365135/today-in-history-death-of-adolphe-sax-inventor-of-the-saxophone

https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolphe-sax

Annie used the following sources:

https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/

https://ajustice707.medium.com/the-life-of-julie-daubigny-2a79804bfcbe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cncgq8

https://www.them.us/story/who-was-julie-daubigny-bisexual-sword-fighting-opera-singer-chappell-roan

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