Death, Jewels and Ravens: The Bloody Tower of London

About this episode

Douglas and Hugh explore the history and ghost stories of the Tower of London in a comedic manner.

For this episode, Douglas and Hugh take you up the river Thames, through Traitors' Gate and into the heart of England's most infamous place of execution: The Tower of London. Find out why there are ravens nailed down to the ground. Discover the true relationship Beefeaters have with beef. Marvel at the priceless gems the English royal family stole from other countries and shudder at the ghosts of dead queens and German spies said to haunt the grounds. Douglas would also like to give a full and frank statement to address rumours that he has murdered the landlord of rival pub up the road the Nut and Squirrel and buried him under the newly lain car park. Because he hasn't. Understand? ------ History for You with Douglas and Hugh is a spoof comedy podcast about history written, performed and produced by Adrian Mackinder and James Devonshire , with music by Mike Jones . Let us know your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes. Connect with us here: https://tinyurl.com/History4UFacebook https://tinyurl.com/History4UBlueSky https://tinyurl.com/History4UInstagram Adrian and James are also published authors: The Wonder 1: Blood Red https://amzn.eu/d/0gk3Qiq Stan Lee: How Marvel…

People in this episode

Hosts: Douglas Wrattle, Hugh Canard

Topics covered

• Tower of London
• history
• execution
• royal jewels
• ghost stories
• comedy

Keywords

• Tower of London
• Beefeaters
• ravens
• royal jewels
• execution
• ghosts
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nut and Squirrel

Places: Tower of London, Thames

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