An Alleged Outrage - Part 1

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11/10/23 • 45 min

A newspaper article titled, 'Alleged Outrage by a Walsall Man', led to the discovery of an interesting couple living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in the late 1800s. This episode throws some 'sidelights on low life' and explores the circumstances of two less than fortunate people. Were they really so outrageous?

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In 1863, a rural village in Essex made news all over the world after some of its inhabitants took part in a ‘witch trial’ of sorts. What happened that summer night at the Swan Inn in Sible Hedingham? Who was accused of practicing witchcraft and why? How would it all end?

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An Alleged Outrage - Part 2

A newspaper article titled, 'Alleged Outrage by a Walsall Man', led to the discovery of an interesting couple living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in the late 1800s. In part 2, we continue to throw some 'sidelights on low life' and explore the circumstances of two less-than-fortunate people. This episode focuses on the life of the so-called 'Walsall Man', Samuel Hartshorne.

For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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