Behind The Headlines of History

S1 Ep 1: The Great Bullion Robbery (a love story) and hazelnut theft


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In the first episode of Series 1, Michala shares the love story behind The Great Bullion Robbery that was reported in the press in 1855, and Brad’s research reveals how the perpetrator of a hazelnut theft, covered by The Hampshire Advertiser in 1877, is linked to Downton Abbey!
To round the episode off, this week’s ‘News In Brief’ stories have a bit of a love and marriage theme...
All newspaper articles referenced in this episode were sourced on Newspapers.com, with additional research conducted by Brad and Michala using Ancestry and other resources.
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https://www.newspapers.com/topics/bhhpodcast/ep1
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