First Annual Histortea Awards

01/19/22 • 98 min

Happy 2022! After a short and unplanned break we are back with a bang with the First Annual Histortea Awards.
Who is the longest reigning monarch? What is the scariest urban legend? Whose survival was the most incredible, or death the most ridiculous? Have a listen and all shall be revealed!

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Episode 3 - You'll Snow This Queen's Story

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This week, in a special wintry episode of A Nice Cup of Histortea, we invite you to wrap up warm as we bring you the story of The Snow Queen, originally written by Hans Christian Anderson. We look at a possible inspiration behind the woman herself, as well as what sort of things have been spawned by the telling of this story.
Then in this week's ridiculous death we have a look at why munchies aren't always the best things to have...
Thank you so much for listening to us throughout 2021, we hope we've entertained as much as educated you. We will be back early in 2022 with a very special episode - The Histortea Awards. If you can think of a historical figure, event or ridiculous historic death that deserves an award, let us know via Facebook or Instagram and you may get a mention on the show!

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Episode 5 - It Hamptons To Be A Royal Residence

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This week we return from illness to talk about the construction, history and hauntings of one of the most famous British royal residences, Hampton Court Palace.
How much of this historical residence is still part of the original construction? How many of its former residents have refused to leave? Does it have a tea room?
An on our Ridiculous Death segment, we discuss why you should think twice before drinking gold.

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