‘Behind The Headlines of History’ podcast, Episode 4
This week, Brad takes us up, up and away with a dramatic, theatrical and ultimately tragic tale of aeronaut Lieutenant George Gale and his flying pony (covered by the London Examiner on 14 September 1850), and Michala’s story of a Victorian bigamist (reported in the Newcastle Weekly Courant, 20 August, 1858) rivals the plot of any TV period drama!
Then to round things off, a menagerie of creatures from sheep to birds feature in this episode’s News In Brief section!
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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Articles and Clippings from Episode 4: A Flying Pony and The Victorian Bigamist
Fatal Accident to Lieut. Gale, the Aeronaut Sat, Sep 14, 1850 – 12 · The Examiner (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com
Trial and Sentence of Boromeo for Bigamy Fri, Aug 20, 1858 – 2 · The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England) · Newspapers.com
Sheep Stealing on Dartmoor Sat, Nov 19, 1898 – 8 · The Exeter Flying Post or, Trewman's Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, Devon, England) · Newspapers.com
Curious Circumstance Wed, Jul 29, 1835 – 3 · The Derby Mercury (Derby, Derbyshire, England) · Newspapers.com