Behind the Headlines of History is a podcast that explores intriguing news stories from the past, hosted by historian and genealogist Michala Hulme and Brad Argent.
In each episode, Brad and Michala share weird, wonderful, eye-opening and sometimes tragic stories that they’ve uncovered from the Newspapers.com archives. Then, they dive into Ancestry’s billions of other records and shake those family trees to find out more about the people behind the headlines.
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Behind the Headlines of History is a podcast that explores intriguing news stories from the past, hosted by historian and genealogist Michala Hulme and Brad Argent.
In each episode, Brad and Michala share weird, wonderful, eye-opening and sometimes tragic stories that they’ve uncovered from the Newspapers.com archives. Then, they dive into Ancestry’s billions of other records and shake those family trees to find out more about the people behind the headlines.
S3 - Ep. 4: Seduction, Balloons, and a Drunken Monkey
Behind the Headlines of History
28 minutes
5 years ago
S3 - Ep. 4: Seduction, Balloons, and a Drunken Monkey
What happens when a promise to marry is broken? What if the lawsuit for "seduction" is filed against the man's estate after his death, and the woman bringing the suit has already found a new husband? This episode opens a scandalous 1850s court file filled with love poems and questionable motives. Then, we take to the skies for the baffling mystery of a Member of Parliament whose balloon adventure turns into a terrifying disappearance over the English Channel. And finally, discover exactly how much chaos one very intoxicated monkey can unleash on a New York bar when it's denied another cocktail.
Behind the Headlines of History
Behind the Headlines of History is a podcast that explores intriguing news stories from the past, hosted by historian and genealogist Michala Hulme and Brad Argent.
In each episode, Brad and Michala share weird, wonderful, eye-opening and sometimes tragic stories that they’ve uncovered from the Newspapers.com archives. Then, they dive into Ancestry’s billions of other records and shake those family trees to find out more about the people behind the headlines.
