news of the times short

News of the Times Short 53  
The Time: 1840  
The Story: The killer cordial killing a child  
 | Cordial - a type of syrup one adds to water - in Victorian times could contain opium extracts such as laudanum. This is the story of what heppens when given to small children to keep them quiet.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 20
The Time: 1919
The Story: Unlivable high cost of living
 | Post war: the Spanish flu running rampant, over 2 million people unemployed in the UK, empty shelves in stores, and incredibly high prices for food. The more things change, the more things stay the same...   
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller yearly episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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The Time:1919 to 1921
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1919 to 1921
 
You can find the complete podcast from this time period  in our Series 1 / Episode16. 
Individual stories from this time period can be found in our Series 2.
All of our stories come from historical news archives.
 
Series 1: In depth review of historical times
Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people
Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times

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News of the Times Short 41
The Time: 1880
The Story: A country neighbour ongoing quarrel
 | The troublesome pain in the backside neighbour who makes everyone's life a misery. Quite a fun story where you can hear the exasperation by all involved.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 33  
The Time: 1829  
The Story: Murder by Arsenic Poisoning  
 | Murder by arsenic in one form or another seemed to be quite the thing. There are several shorts where arsenic is used as the murder weapon. This one is rather obvious.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 24  
The Time: 1723  
The Story: Beaten into speech  
 | Despite the rather lurid title, this was meant as a funny story in its day. We chose the story as it gives a flavour of what life was like in 1723 England and what was considered funny back then. 
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 39  
The Time: 1800  
The Story: Murder attempt of intimate friend tragedy  
 | A very sad story all stemming from an attack on "his intimate friend",  but which ends up with much tragedy all around.   

 We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  

 Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at newsofthetimespodcast@gmail.com
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News of the Times Short 18  
The Time: 1911  
The Story: The importance of teaching girls in schools to be gentle and modest  
 | A discussion on the teaching in school required by boys and girls in the national school system.   
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at newsofthetimespodcast@gmail.com
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News of the Times Short 26  
The Time: 1726  
The Story: Couple's public street fright tragedy  
 | A drunken fight between a couple in the street ends unexpectedly and tragically.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 17  
The Time: 1911  
The Story: Launch of the unsinkable Titanic -marvel of marine architecture  
 | Launch of the Titanic: "a marvel of marine architecture" - an interesting story retrospectively.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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The Time:1911 to 1913
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1911 to 1913

You can find the complete podcast from this time period  in our Series 1 / Episode15. 
Individual stories from this time period can be found in our Series 2.
All of our stories come from historical news archives.

Series 1: In depth review of historical times
Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people
Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at newsofthetimespodcast@gmail.com
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News of the Times Short 16  
The Time: 1728  
The Story: The ghost child seen by a village  
 | A real ghost story from the 18th century recounted in the papers of the day.   
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 35  
The Time: 1831  
The Story: Buried alive horror  
 | The dog knew but no one in authority would pay attention.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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News of the Times Short 40  
The Time: 1800  
The Story: Destitution of a family 
 | The incredibly awful levels of poverty in pre-Victorian England times highlighted in this one story.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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News of the Times Short 64  
The Time: 1729  
The Story: Out of his senses  
 | A man "out of his senses" and the very terrible events associated. Were the actions due to the chemicals he regularly inhaled? You decide.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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News of the Times Short 32 
The Time: 1790 
The Story: The Despondency of  Philip Vth, King of Spain  
 | We generally stay clear of royalty stories, but this one is really unusual as far as royal stories are concerned .  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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 | News of the Times Short 15  
 | The Time: 1735  
 | The Story:  Testing to Check if Someone Was a Witch  
 | What happened to suspected witches and wizards in the 1700's?  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 14  
The Time: 1712 - 1714  
 The Story: The Plague Raging Across Europe  
 | News stories of the plague across Europe: the deaths and the impact  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 13  
The Time: 1896  
The Story: A unique form of torture in Iran (Formerly Persia)  
 | The story of another use for plaster as a form of execution  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

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News of the Times Short 12   
The Time: 1889  
The Story: The famous murder case by using flypaper  
 | The famous in its day case of the murderous cheating wife and the flypaper  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
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