I agree 💯% There is a man they could have brought on that was better suited but however it seems like they want to have a joke and laugh! He is/was a Hollywood costume maker . He said a this point in time, there was NO suit that could have looked like the footage and if you look close you can see the calf moving!

The Kellys sound kind of like the Black Donnellys here in Ontario around the same time, though it was a sort of vigilante force that brought them down. You should cover the Black Donnellys, I think I’ve mentioned before.

And this so-called DNA evidence sounds very sketchy on the whole of it.

I had heard that the graffiti had referred to ”Juwes”. And that some contend that this was not actually a misspelling of ”Jews”, but it refers to some legendary characters in Freemason mythology. This, too, was touched upon in the movie ”Murder by Decree”, which used the writing of Stephen Knight as a jumping off point.

I love your podcast. Always engrossing. Thank you!

Fitzpatrick is rumoured to have raped Ned’s sister. Also Ned probably saw the Irish police as traitors for working for the English. That would explain his referring to them as part of the English oppression.

I’m Australian. I was keen to see this subject, but I’ve got mixed feelings. My initial comments follow- though I do intend to listen again. When Aboriginal Trackers were discussed as not valued for their skill, I hope that was meant in a historical context. That’s certainly not been the thoughts of people I know. Bushrangers - my first thought was, to the British, I’d compare them to your highwaymen. In the comments about Ned Kelly being universally accepted - No. Kelly has always been divisive

Have you not seen ”Murder by Decree”? Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper—positing that the murders were by loyal Freemasons trying to find this supposed child of the prince.

The ”other” Greek story referred to (the one about the flying too close to the sun) involved Daedalus as well. It was his son Icarus that didn’t heed his father’s warning and flew too high with the wings Daedalus made for him.

There was also friction between the two sides of town due to one being less puritanical. There was already suspicion of others not being devout enough. Lots going on.

Hi. These trials were possibly influenced too by land disputes and the Putnam family. The whole thing was a great excuse to get rid of people standing in the way of others getting what they felt entitled to. Also I think the girls were threatened with severe punishment from Parris so as kids do, they pointed the finger at others and had to keep it going in fear of being found out. There’s a great book by Stavy Schiff called The Witches.

Like people weren’t getting sick and dying enough from the Plague, other people had to go out and risk septicaemia from self-inflicted wounds and dirty shoes walking on the same, grinding dirt and germs in. I guess they thought they weren’t suffering enough to get into Heaven already. What a dreary place it would be.

As a point of note, when the soldiers who revolted during the rum rebellion came to capture Bligh, they said that they found him hiding under his bed.

Love the pod. They keep me up to date on all the ghoulish happenings. Thanks from mid Japan.

I would love to hear an episode about paranormal experiences from historical reenactors, costumed docents or tour guides at historic locations, etc. I’m curious if people in period costumes at historical locations are more prone to paranormal events. Do you have any thoughts on this theory? Thanks for all the work you put into your show!

This comment pertains to the Great Irish Famine...where was the humanity for people to stand by and allow this to occur? It’s absolutely disgusting and an indictment on those in power at the time...excellent to infer possible problems with future food security...an excellent presentation

Splendid! Which might seem ironic but extremely informative!

Once again, did nobody wonder why these supposed witches in a pact with the Devil never increased their standard of living through their supernatural machinations. They are always the poorest of the poor. Not much of a threat to the society, other than being inconveniently destitute.

Please do an episode on 19th century murdering priest Hans Schmidt.

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