History + True Crime UNCOVERED
History + True Crime UNCOVERED: A New Podcast Series is about stories of fascinating facts on various cases and historical figures from history. If you enjoy these, this may be the perfect podcast for you! Hosted by Jayme Peters.
Episodes
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Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V, she was firmly allied to the House of Lancaster.
Friday May 10, 2024
The Women of the War of the Roses: A Short History
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
This era is traditionally defined as being shaped by the actions of Kings, dukes and earls but recent attention has turned to the pivotal roles played by the women of the dynastic houses.
Sunday May 05, 2024
The True Story of Snow White: Margaretha von Waldeck
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
The Snow White fairytale is based on a real person, Countess Margarete von Waldeck of Bavaria. The countess, was raised in an area where children working in copper mines, were so stunted that they were called dwarfs.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
The Keller Family Tragedy: 1894 Murder-Suicide
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
29-year-old Mary Keller killed her husband, 30-year-old Emil Keller, and her child, 9-month old Anna Keller. Then, she turned the gun to herself.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Brides in the Bath - A Very Victorian Serial Murder
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Capital punishment was effectively abolished in the country nearly forty years ago. Before that, people from all walks of life were hanged for all manner of reasons, often in cases that we, today, would consider unjust, as in a ‘crime of passion’, say. But if there was ever going to be justice in hanging anybody, then the case of George Joseph Smith, the infamous ‘brides in the bath’ killer who murdered three women, would surely be top of the list or thereabouts.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Infamous - Kidnappings Throughout History Part II
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
One minute they're here, the next they're gone. The history of infamous kidnappings in America is long and stretches back centuries.
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Infamous - Kidnappings throughout History Part I
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
From the disappearances of Charley Ross and Charles Lindbergh Jr. to the abductions of Patty Hearst and Adam Walsh, these kidnappings made history
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Trunk Murders - The Cases
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
With the advent of passenger rail travel in the 1800s, people started taking trains to destinations all over the United States and beyond. At the time, it was common for travelers to pack their belongings in large trunks, making it easy for them to transport enough clothing to last them several weeks. However, these trunks were soon used by cunning criminals for a decidedly sinister purpose: concealing and transporting dead bodies. In fact, these containers were used so often by killers to hide and move their victims that the crimes were referred to as "trunk murders."
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Henry VIII - The Fight for a Male Heir
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Back in the 1500s the eldest male was given priority in inheritance - whether that was to a family's country estate or the illustrious Crown of England. Henry VIII married six times to try and achieve a litter of male heirs and spares. It's obvious that he needed male heirs. Let’s discuss the possible causes.
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Jack The Ripper - How Criminal Profiling Started
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron.