Locksmith on the Loose and Classy and Glassy
In this spooky episode Suzie follows the exploits of William Brodie and Trevor analyses the strange life of Charles the VI of France. What the history?
WHAT THE HISTORY?
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Sources:
WILLIAM BRODIE
Brocklehurst S 2015, ‘The Real Jekyll & Hyde? The Deacon Brodie story’, BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-31018496
Holland S 2018, ‘My British Adventures!’
Johnson B n.d, ‘Deacon Brodie’, Historic UK https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Deacon-William-Brodie/
Radeska T 2017, ‘Gambler William Brodie, Edinburgh’s “real” Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, had keys to every rich family’s house’, The Vintage News https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/25/william-brodie-edinburghs-real-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/
Royal Mile.com n.d, ‘Brodie’s Close’ http://www.royal-mile.com/closes/close-brodies.html
Scotland’s Pubs and Bars – A Story to Tell 2014, ‘Deacon Brodies Tavern – A story of Architecture, History and Literature’ https://www.scotlandspubsandbars.co.uk/location/deacon-brodies-tavern/
The National Archives n.d, ‘History of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors’ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C15703
Undiscovered Scotland 2018, ‘Deacon Brodie’ https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/deaconbrodie.html
Young A 2013, ‘Deacon Brodie: The Real-Life Jekyll and Hyde’, Picture Britain – One Girl’s Journey http://www.picturebritain.com/2013/02/deacon-brodie.html
CHARLES VI
The “Glass Delusion” Was The Most Popular Madness Of The Middle Ages – Gizmodo (18 Sep 2014)
Charles VI Of France – The King Who Was Made Of Glass – Ancient Pages (22 Jan 2016)
Charles VI of France – New World Encyclopedia (6 Feb 2017)
The French King Who Believed He Was Made of Glass – JSTOR Daily (29 Mar 2018)
Charles VI of France – Biography.com (2 Apr 2014)
History’s Nutcases: Charles VI – History Things (5 Jun 2016)
Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out – Dr Heckyl and Mr Jive – Men At Work (1983)
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