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History and stories from the North of England

08. Northern Podcast’s Future 

I’ve not been here in a while, but I promise I won’t be gone forever! :) :) :)  ___________________ Music Credits: Too Shy to Live by The Female Fiend...
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07. Who Hung the Monkey? 

The fishermen in Hartlepool, or so they say.  This is the story of a local Durham legend, and how it became one.  ___________________ Music Credits: T...
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06. The Dripping Doctor

In February of 1865, a Doctor and Magistrate in Leeds, West Yorkshire accused his cook of stealing two pounds of dripping from him.  Eliza Strafford, ...
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05. Marks & Spencer

In 1882, Michael Marks fled the violence and confusion in the Pale of Settlement to move to the North of England.  A refugee, he went on to found one ...
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04. Pendle Witch Trials

In the Spring of 1612, a young girl from Pendle in Lancashire confessed she was guilty of using witchcraft, but that isn’t all she did.  Alison Device...
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03. Tea vs Dinner

Your day is over, you’re home from work and it’s time to grab some food, what do you call this meal? What does a Northerner call this meal?  _________...
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02. The Brontës

In the small town of Haworth, on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, three sisters created worlds that so many of us have lived in. But what about the wo...
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01. Welcome to Northern

Welcome to the North of England, where the pints come cheap and the pies come mandatory!   Pop on your headphones and join me as I explore what it mea...
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