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Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4E24 Hearth & Home HorrorsIn this first-ever Hearth & Home Horrors, we step away from grand events and turn instead to the darker histories hidden in the places we grow up, walk through, and call home. These are the stories that don’t make national headlines — the ones carried quietly in local memory, passed down in families, spoken of in pubs, whispered across generations. In this special post-Christmas bonus episode, Rob shares three true tragedies rooted in three very different hometowns: • Wigan, UK (1908): A coal mine explosion that tore through the Maypole Colliery, killing 75 miners and boys, and leaving a perman...
2025-12-2915 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4E24 Hearth & Home Horrors Bonus EpisodeIn this first-ever Hearth & Home Horrors, we step away from grand events and turn instead to the darker histories hidden in the places we grow up, walk through, and call home. These are the stories that don’t make national headlines — the ones carried quietly in local memory, passed down in families, spoken of in pubs, whispered across generations. In this special post-Christmas bonus episode, Rob shares three true tragedies rooted in three very different hometowns: • Wigan, UK (1908): A coal mine explosion that tore through the Maypole Colliery, killing 75 miners and boys, and leaving a perman...
2025-12-2915 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4E24 Hearth & Home HorrorsIn this first-ever Hearth & Home Horrors, we step away from grand events and turn instead to the darker histories hidden in the places we grow up, walk through, and call home. These are the stories that don’t make national headlines — the ones carried quietly in local memory, passed down in families, spoken of in pubs, whispered across generations. In this special post-Christmas bonus episode, Rob shares three true tragedies rooted in three very different hometowns: • Wigan, UK (1908): A coal mine explosion that tore through the Maypole Colliery, killing 75 miners and boys, and leaving a perman...
2025-12-2915 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E21 The Beak and the Spade: A Plague Doctor’s ChronicleSeason 4, Episode 21 marks a milestone: the 100th episode of The Dark History Podcast—and the beginning of a new era as the show officially joins the Radcast Network. In this immersive, narrative-driven special, Rob takes you deep into the choking streets of London in 1349, at the height of the Black Death. Told through the final day of an imagined plague doctor, Thomas Avery, this episode blends historical fact with vivid storytelling to capture the fear, superstition, and relentless human suffering of a city on the edge of collapse. You'll walk with Avery through plague-ridden parishes, mass grave pi...
2025-11-2638 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E21 The Beak and the Spade: A Plague Doctor’s ChronicleSeason 4, Episode 21 marks a milestone: the 100th episode of The Dark History Podcast—and the beginning of a new era as the show officially joins the Radcast Network. In this immersive, narrative-driven special, Rob takes you deep into the choking streets of London in 1349, at the height of the Black Death. Told through the final day of an imagined plague doctor, Thomas Avery, this episode blends historical fact with vivid storytelling to capture the fear, superstition, and relentless human suffering of a city on the edge of collapse. You'll walk with Avery through plague-ridden parishes, mass grave pi...
2025-11-2638 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E19 The Black Monk of Pontefract: Britain’s Most Violent Haunting | Halloween SpecialSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 This Halloween, The Dark History Podcast takes you inside one of the most terrifying true hauntings in British history — the Black Monk of Pontefract. In the 1960s, the Pritchard family’s ordinary council house at 30 East Drive became the site of violent paranormal attacks that defied explanation. Furniture moved on its own. Objects flew across rooms. And a dark, hooded figure watched silently from the shadows. Was the infamous Pontefract poltergeist the restless spirit of a medieval monk, condemned and buried beneath the est...
2025-10-3128 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E19 The Black Monk of Pontefract: Britain’s Most Violent Haunting | Halloween SpecialSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 This Halloween, The Dark History Podcast takes you inside one of the most terrifying true hauntings in British history — the Black Monk of Pontefract. In the 1960s, the Pritchard family’s ordinary council house at 30 East Drive became the site of violent paranormal attacks that defied explanation. Furniture moved on its own. Objects flew across rooms. And a dark, hooded figure watched silently from the shadows. Was the infamous Pontefract poltergeist the restless spirit of a medieval monk, condemned and buried beneath the est...
2025-10-3128 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E18 Vanished Without a Trace: Four Strange DisappearancesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 What happens when a person simply ceases to exist? When one moment they are here—walking to work, stepping onto a train, or marching into history—and the next, they’re gone? No struggle, no evidence, just a void where a life should be. In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob takes you into the chilling world of unexplained disappearances—real stories where the trail ends in silence and speculation fills the gap. From modern America to Victorian England, from the dawn of...
2025-10-2224 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E18 Vanished Without a Trace: Four Strange DisappearancesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 What happens when a person simply ceases to exist? When one moment they are here—walking to work, stepping onto a train, or marching into history—and the next, they’re gone? No struggle, no evidence, just a void where a life should be. In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob takes you into the chilling world of unexplained disappearances—real stories where the trail ends in silence and speculation fills the gap. From modern America to Victorian England, from the dawn of...
2025-10-2224 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E17 Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: Crime, Chaos, and the Birth of the Secret ServiceSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 During the American Civil War, the nation was bleeding on the battlefield—but another war was being waged in the shadows. Counterfeiters flooded the Union with fake money, threatening to destroy its fragile economy from within. Amid the chaos, Abraham Lincoln faced an invisible enemy that struck at the very idea of trust itself. In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob Bradley speaks with historian Andrea Nolen, author of Lincoln’s Counterfeiters, to uncover the hidden story of 19th-cent...
2025-10-081h 05Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E17 Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: Crime, Chaos, and the Birth of the Secret ServiceSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 During the American Civil War, the nation was bleeding on the battlefield—but another war was being waged in the shadows. Counterfeiters flooded the Union with fake money, threatening to destroy its fragile economy from within. Amid the chaos, Abraham Lincoln faced an invisible enemy that struck at the very idea of trust itself. In this episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob Bradley speaks with historian Andrea Nolen, author of Lincoln’s Counterfeiters, to uncover the hidden story of 19th-cent...
2025-10-081h 05Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E16 1914: Sleepwalking into Catastrophe – Are We Making the Same Mistakes Today?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The summer of 1914 was dazzling. Electric lights blazed in great cities, ocean liners crossed the Atlantic in record time, and the world was bound together by telegraph wires and trade. Politicians, scholars, and ordinary people alike told themselves the same comforting story: war was impossible in a modern, interconnected age. And then, with the crack of a gunshot in Sarajevo, that illusion shattered—and the world plunged into the bloodiest conflict humanity had ever seen. In this episode of The Dark History Podca...
2025-09-2432 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E16 1914: Sleepwalking into Catastrophe – Are We Making the Same Mistakes Today?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The summer of 1914 was dazzling. Electric lights blazed in great cities, ocean liners crossed the Atlantic in record time, and the world was bound together by telegraph wires and trade. Politicians, scholars, and ordinary people alike told themselves the same comforting story: war was impossible in a modern, interconnected age. And then, with the crack of a gunshot in Sarajevo, that illusion shattered—and the world plunged into the bloodiest conflict humanity had ever seen. In this episode of The Dark History Podca...
2025-09-2432 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E14 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School ExplosionSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School Explosion On March 18th, 1937, an ordinary school day in East Texas became one of the darkest tragedies in American history. At 3:17 p.m., a massive natural gas explosion ripped through the pride of a booming oil town—the New London School—instantly reducing a state-of-the-art building to rubble and silencing nearly 300 innocent lives, most of them children. In this chilling episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob tak...
2025-08-2722 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E14 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School ExplosionSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Invisible Killer: Gas, Grief, and the New London School Explosion On March 18th, 1937, an ordinary school day in East Texas became one of the darkest tragedies in American history. At 3:17 p.m., a massive natural gas explosion ripped through the pride of a booming oil town—the New London School—instantly reducing a state-of-the-art building to rubble and silencing nearly 300 innocent lives, most of them children. In this chilling episode of The Dark History Podcast, Rob tak...
2025-08-2722 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E12: The Oubliette: Trapped, Tortured, Forgotten – Inside the Darkest Prison of the Middle AgesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Trapped in total darkness. No sound, no escape—just the slow breakdown of your body and mind. In this chilling episode of The Dark History Podcast, we descend into the terrifying world of the oubliette, one of the most inhumane torture devices ever devised. Used across medieval Europe, these hidden pits were built to erase people completely—no trial, no grave, no memory. Just a sealed trapdoor and silence.  Join host Rob as he explores the origins of the oubli...
2025-07-3033 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E12: The Oubliette: Trapped, Tortured, Forgotten – Inside the Darkest Prison of the Middle AgesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Trapped in total darkness. No sound, no escape—just the slow breakdown of your body and mind. In this chilling episode of The Dark History Podcast, we descend into the terrifying world of the oubliette, one of the most inhumane torture devices ever devised. Used across medieval Europe, these hidden pits were built to erase people completely—no trial, no grave, no memory. Just a sealed trapdoor and silence.  Join host Rob as he explores the origins of the oubli...
2025-07-3033 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E1 Boots Of The Boer WarSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the dusty battlefields of South Africa, where imperial ambition collided with fierce resistance, and humanity's darkest instincts came to the surface. In this episode of Dark History, Rob takes you deep into the Second Boer War—a brutal conflict fought between the British Empire and the Boer republics at the turn of the 20th century. Through haunting stories and vivid narration, experience the war as the soldiers did: the endless marches, the unrelenting heat, and the guerrilla tactics that turned every...
2025-01-2237 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS4 E1 Boots Of The Boer WarSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the dusty battlefields of South Africa, where imperial ambition collided with fierce resistance, and humanity's darkest instincts came to the surface. In this episode of Dark History, Rob takes you deep into the Second Boer War—a brutal conflict fought between the British Empire and the Boer republics at the turn of the 20th century. Through haunting stories and vivid narration, experience the war as the soldiers did: the endless marches, the unrelenting heat, and the guerrilla tactics that turned every...
2025-01-2237 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E30 The Avalanche of Christmas Past (Bonus Episode)Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 As the festive season wraps us in warmth and cheer, nature reminds us of its unpredictable power in this chilling Christmas bonus episode of Dark History. Join Rob and special guest Leon McAnally, author of A Guide to Dark Attractions in the UK, as they uncover a forgotten tragedy from 1836—the devastating Lewes avalanche that claimed lives and shattered a small English town between Christmas and New Year. This is not the story of snowflakes and merriment but one of towering snowbanks, a thu...
2024-12-2709 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E30 The Avalanche of Christmas Past (Bonus Episode)Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 As the festive season wraps us in warmth and cheer, nature reminds us of its unpredictable power in this chilling Christmas bonus episode of Dark History. Join Rob and special guest Leon McAnally, author of A Guide to Dark Attractions in the UK, as they uncover a forgotten tragedy from 1836—the devastating Lewes avalanche that claimed lives and shattered a small English town between Christmas and New Year. This is not the story of snowflakes and merriment but one of towering snowbanks, a thu...
2024-12-2709 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E29 Jingle Bells and Peculiar Tales: The Strange History of Christmas TraditionsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Dive into the chilling shadows of the holiday season with this special Christmas episode of Dark History. Beneath the twinkling lights and festive cheer lies a world of strange, eerie, and unsettling traditions that have shaped the way we celebrate. Join Rob as he unravels the mysteries of Christmas past—from the dark and dehumanizing jobs of Victorian mudlarks to the sinister legends of Greek Christmas monsters, the Kallikantzaroi. Explore the ancient magic of mistletoe, its ties to Druidic rituals, and it...
2024-12-2429 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E29 Jingle Bells and Peculiar Tales: The Strange History of Christmas TraditionsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Dive into the chilling shadows of the holiday season with this special Christmas episode of Dark History. Beneath the twinkling lights and festive cheer lies a world of strange, eerie, and unsettling traditions that have shaped the way we celebrate. Join Rob as he unravels the mysteries of Christmas past—from the dark and dehumanizing jobs of Victorian mudlarks to the sinister legends of Greek Christmas monsters, the Kallikantzaroi. Explore the ancient magic of mistletoe, its ties to Druidic rituals, and it...
2024-12-2429 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E27 Beyond the Murders Where Did Jack Go?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London in "Beyond the Murders: Where Did Jack Go?" This episode of Dark History goes beyond the blood-soaked crimes and into the unsettling mystery of Jack the Ripper’s disappearance. What became of history’s most infamous killer after his reign of terror in Whitechapel? Did he escape justice, die in obscurity, or was he hiding in plain sight all along? Join host Rob as he dismantles the myths surrounding the Ripper, delves into overlooked suspect...
2024-12-0447 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E27 Beyond the Murders Where Did Jack Go?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London in "Beyond the Murders: Where Did Jack Go?" This episode of Dark History goes beyond the blood-soaked crimes and into the unsettling mystery of Jack the Ripper’s disappearance. What became of history’s most infamous killer after his reign of terror in Whitechapel? Did he escape justice, die in obscurity, or was he hiding in plain sight all along? Join host Rob as he dismantles the myths surrounding the Ripper, delves into overlooked suspect...
2024-12-0447 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E26 : Echoes of Rebellion: The Irish War of Independence and the Legacy of Michael CollinsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In this special collaborative episode, Dark History teams up with Ireland Crimes and Mysteries to bring you an in-depth exploration of one of the most transformative and tumultuous chapters in Irish and British history—the Irish War of Independence and the complex legacy of Michael Collins. Hosted by Rob from Dark History and Nules from Ireland Crimes and Mysteries, this episode blends unique perspectives and rich storytelling to unpack the conflict that reshaped a nation. Join Rob and Nules as they delve into...
2024-11-2037 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E26 : Echoes of Rebellion: The Irish War of Independence and the Legacy of Michael CollinsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In this special collaborative episode, Dark History teams up with Ireland Crimes and Mysteries to bring you an in-depth exploration of one of the most transformative and tumultuous chapters in Irish and British history—the Irish War of Independence and the complex legacy of Michael Collins. Hosted by Rob from Dark History and Nules from Ireland Crimes and Mysteries, this episode blends unique perspectives and rich storytelling to unpack the conflict that reshaped a nation. Join Rob and Nules as they delve into...
2024-11-2037 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E22 Graves, Ghosts, and Rites with Leon McAnallySend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the shadows with Rob and special guest Leon McAnally, author of A Guide to Dark Attractions in the UK, as Dark History uncovers the haunting beauty of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries. These sprawling Victorian graveyards weren’t just built to house the dead – they tell the story of a city grappling with mortality, superstition, and the macabre. In this episode, we’ll explore the eerie legacy of these monumental resting places while diving deep into the evolution of funerary rites acros...
2024-10-171h 10Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E22 Graves, Ghosts, and Rites with Leon McAnallySend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Step into the shadows with Rob and special guest Leon McAnally, author of A Guide to Dark Attractions in the UK, as Dark History uncovers the haunting beauty of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries. These sprawling Victorian graveyards weren’t just built to house the dead – they tell the story of a city grappling with mortality, superstition, and the macabre. In this episode, we’ll explore the eerie legacy of these monumental resting places while diving deep into the evolution of funerary rites acros...
2024-10-171h 10Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E19 Mystery of the Hinterkaifeck MurdersSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 19 Whispers in the Dark: The Unsolved Mystery of the Hinterkaifeck Murders.Today’s episode is dedicated to one of Germany's most haunting and perplexing unsolved mysteries—the Hinterkaifeck murders. This grisly crime, which unfolded in a secluded Bavarian farmhouse in the spring of 1922, remains one of the most disturbing and unresolve...
2024-09-1829 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E19 Mystery of the Hinterkaifeck MurdersSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 19 Whispers in the Dark: The Unsolved Mystery of the Hinterkaifeck Murders.Today’s episode is dedicated to one of Germany's most haunting and perplexing unsolved mysteries—the Hinterkaifeck murders. This grisly crime, which unfolded in a secluded Bavarian farmhouse in the spring of 1922, remains one of the most disturbing and unresolve...
2024-09-1829 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E18: The Mysteries of RomeSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 18 The Mystery of Rome. Last season, I delved into the enigmatic world of Ancient Egypt, uncovering the secrets and mysteries that have fascinated humanity for millennia. But today, we shift our focus to another cornerstone of ancient history, a civilization that, on the surface, seems far more familiar yet holds just...
2024-09-0433 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E18: The Mysteries of RomeSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 18 The Mystery of Rome. Last season, I delved into the enigmatic world of Ancient Egypt, uncovering the secrets and mysteries that have fascinated humanity for millennia. But today, we shift our focus to another cornerstone of ancient history, a civilization that, on the surface, seems far more familiar yet holds just...
2024-09-0433 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E16 Feed Swap Episode: The Rainy Day Rabbit Holes Salish Sea FeetSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 16, In today's episode, I'm taking a brief hiatus and handing the reins over to two remarkable hosts Shea and Jody from the Rainy Day Rabbit Holes podcast.  Dive into one of the Pacific Northwest’s eeriest mysteries in this gripping episode of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes. The host...
2024-08-0743 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E16 Feed Swap Episode: The Rainy Day Rabbit Holes Salish Sea FeetSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 16, In today's episode, I'm taking a brief hiatus and handing the reins over to two remarkable hosts Shea and Jody from the Rainy Day Rabbit Holes podcast.  Dive into one of the Pacific Northwest’s eeriest mysteries in this gripping episode of Rainy Day Rabbit Holes. The host...
2024-08-0743 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E14: Exploring Britain’s Dark Side: A Deep Dive into A Guidebook to Dark Attractions in The UKSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 15 Exploring Britain's Dark Side: A Deep Dive into 'A Guidebook to Dark Attractions  in the UK. So today's episode is going to be something very different to what we are used to, today we are going to be talking about an amazing and interesting book that is right up my street a guid...
2024-07-1149 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E14: Exploring Britain’s Dark Side: A Deep Dive into A Guidebook to Dark Attractions in The UKSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 15 Exploring Britain's Dark Side: A Deep Dive into 'A Guidebook to Dark Attractions  in the UK. So today's episode is going to be something very different to what we are used to, today we are going to be talking about an amazing and interesting book that is right up my street a guid...
2024-07-1149 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E11: Unleashing Hell: Exploring History’s Most Devastating BattlesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Since the dawn of time, armed conflict has been a tragic and devastating fact of human life. Whether over land, resources, or politics, human beings have always managed to find new reasons to wage war against one another. Often as part of larger conflicts or wars, countless individual battles have ensued throughout history. Some are short and relatively uneventful while others changed the fate of entire nations and people. All battles are terrible, but some have managed to stand out in history as a particularly hor...
2024-05-2929 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E11: Unleashing Hell: Exploring History’s Most Devastating BattlesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Since the dawn of time, armed conflict has been a tragic and devastating fact of human life. Whether over land, resources, or politics, human beings have always managed to find new reasons to wage war against one another. Often as part of larger conflicts or wars, countless individual battles have ensued throughout history. Some are short and relatively uneventful while others changed the fate of entire nations and people. All battles are terrible, but some have managed to stand out in history as a particularly hor...
2024-05-2929 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E10: Shattered Homeland: Exploring the Trail of TearsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In the early 1830s, the landscape of the southeastern United States was home to a vibrant mosaic of Native American cultures, encompassing approximately 125,000 individuals who resided on expansive territories spanning Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. These lands held profound significance, having been inhabited and nurtured by their ancestors for countless generations. However, as the decade drew to a close, the once-thriving communities faced a harrowing fate. Driven by the insatiable demand for cotton and the relentless expansion of white settlers, the fed...
2024-05-1529 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E10: Shattered Homeland: Exploring the Trail of TearsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In the early 1830s, the landscape of the southeastern United States was home to a vibrant mosaic of Native American cultures, encompassing approximately 125,000 individuals who resided on expansive territories spanning Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. These lands held profound significance, having been inhabited and nurtured by their ancestors for countless generations. However, as the decade drew to a close, the once-thriving communities faced a harrowing fate. Driven by the insatiable demand for cotton and the relentless expansion of white settlers, the fed...
2024-05-1529 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E9: New York Citys Dark HistorySend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 As the glittering skyline of Manhattan rises majestically above the Hudson River, casting its shimmering reflection upon the waters below, it’s easy to be captivated by the city’s dazzling facade. But behind the gleaming skyscrapers and bustling streets lies a hidden history steeped in mystery, intrigue, and tragedy. From the sordid tales of gangland violence that once gripped the streets of the Five Points to the haunting echoes of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers in a bl...
2024-05-0131 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E9: New York Citys Dark HistorySend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 As the glittering skyline of Manhattan rises majestically above the Hudson River, casting its shimmering reflection upon the waters below, it’s easy to be captivated by the city’s dazzling facade. But behind the gleaming skyscrapers and bustling streets lies a hidden history steeped in mystery, intrigue, and tragedy. From the sordid tales of gangland violence that once gripped the streets of the Five Points to the haunting echoes of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers in a bl...
2024-05-0131 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E8: Tales Of Botched Execution Part 2Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 A botched execution refers to an execution attempt that does not proceed as planned, resulting in complications, errors, or failures in carrying out the intended method of capital punishment. These complications can range from malfunctioning equipment, such as the failure of the electric chair or lethal injection apparatus, to errors in judgment or execution by the appointed officials, leading to prolonged suffering or even survival of the condemned individual. Botched executions often raise questions about the efficacy and humanity of the chosen method of execution, as...
2024-04-1731 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E8: Tales Of Botched Execution Part 2Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 A botched execution refers to an execution attempt that does not proceed as planned, resulting in complications, errors, or failures in carrying out the intended method of capital punishment. These complications can range from malfunctioning equipment, such as the failure of the electric chair or lethal injection apparatus, to errors in judgment or execution by the appointed officials, leading to prolonged suffering or even survival of the condemned individual. Botched executions often raise questions about the efficacy and humanity of the chosen method of execution, as...
2024-04-1731 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E7: Six Feet Under: Unearthing the History of Being Buried AliveSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive. Though probably not a worry rooted in much truth today, being buried alive used to be a lot more common. In the absence of medical technology and morgues, ways of determining whether someone had really died ranged from pinching to burning. Even then, sometimes the person had simply entered into a coma or was paralysed.  It wasn’t until 1846 that French doctor Eugène Bouchut suggested that they use new stethoscope technology to listen f...
2024-04-0330 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E7: Six Feet Under: Unearthing the History of Being Buried AliveSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive. Though probably not a worry rooted in much truth today, being buried alive used to be a lot more common. In the absence of medical technology and morgues, ways of determining whether someone had really died ranged from pinching to burning. Even then, sometimes the person had simply entered into a coma or was paralysed.  It wasn’t until 1846 that French doctor Eugène Bouchut suggested that they use new stethoscope technology to listen f...
2024-04-0330 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E6: WTF historical tales vol 1Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Today I thought a change of pace would be in order, I know people tune in for the dark or mysterious tales of history but sometimes it’s just better to leave the heavy stuff for an episode or two. Today we will celebrate some of the mind-bending, bizarre, absurd, and downright unbelievable stories that have happened in history. Join us as we uncover the weirdest, wildest, and most WTF stories that have shaped the course of human history. Hi everyone and welco...
2024-03-2126 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E6: WTF historical tales vol 1Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Today I thought a change of pace would be in order, I know people tune in for the dark or mysterious tales of history but sometimes it’s just better to leave the heavy stuff for an episode or two. Today we will celebrate some of the mind-bending, bizarre, absurd, and downright unbelievable stories that have happened in history. Join us as we uncover the weirdest, wildest, and most WTF stories that have shaped the course of human history. Hi everyone and welco...
2024-03-2126 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E5: Into the Abyss: Exploring the Secrets of the Bermuda TriangleSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, has long been a subject of fascination and speculation due to its reputation for unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. This enigmatic stretch of ocean is roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, covering an area of about 500,000 square miles.               The Triangle is most famous for its alleged ability to make things vanish. For centuries, more than 50 ships and 20 aircraft along with all of their passengers have disappeared in the large triangular area of the...
2024-03-0632 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E5: Into the Abyss: Exploring the Secrets of the Bermuda TriangleSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, has long been a subject of fascination and speculation due to its reputation for unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. This enigmatic stretch of ocean is roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, covering an area of about 500,000 square miles.               The Triangle is most famous for its alleged ability to make things vanish. For centuries, more than 50 ships and 20 aircraft along with all of their passengers have disappeared in the large triangular area of the...
2024-03-0632 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E2: Sacrificial Legacies: The History Of Human SacrificeSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Payed Sponsor Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 2, Sacrificial Legacies: The history of Human sacrifice. Human sacrifice, the ritual killing of a person as an offering to a god or deity, has been practiced by various civilizations throughout history. From the ancient Aztecs and Mayans to the Celtic druids and Norse Vikings, the act of sacri...
2024-01-1734 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E2: Sacrificial Legacies: The History Of Human SacrificeSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Payed Sponsor Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to season 3 episode 2, Sacrificial Legacies: The history of Human sacrifice. Human sacrifice, the ritual killing of a person as an offering to a god or deity, has been practiced by various civilizations throughout history. From the ancient Aztecs and Mayans to the Celtic druids and Norse Vikings, the act of sacri...
2024-01-1734 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E1: Inquisitive Echoes: Unveiling the Shadows of the Spanish InquisitionSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Paid Sponsor Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Happy New year and Welcome to season 3 episode 1, i hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New years festivities, unlike me, I hope you didn't over indulge in Turkey, chocolate and far far to much alcohol.          Today's episode is about the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition is quite famous and has a bad...
2024-01-0330 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS3 E1: Inquisitive Echoes: Unveiling the Shadows of the Spanish InquisitionSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Paid Sponsor Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Happy New year and Welcome to season 3 episode 1, i hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New years festivities, unlike me, I hope you didn't over indulge in Turkey, chocolate and far far to much alcohol.          Today's episode is about the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition is quite famous and has a bad...
2024-01-0330 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E25: Dark History’s Christmas Special: A Very Mysterious ChristmasSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Sponsored Episode Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new bonus episode, A Very Mysterious Christmas.  I hope everyone enjoyed the escapades of the gatherer that was my attempt at the long forgotten tradition of my country, it was no Dickens lets put it that way.    Anyway welcome I can't believe we are at another Christma...
2023-12-2037 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E25: Dark History’s Christmas Special: A Very Mysterious ChristmasSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Sponsored Episode Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new bonus episode, A Very Mysterious Christmas.  I hope everyone enjoyed the escapades of the gatherer that was my attempt at the long forgotten tradition of my country, it was no Dickens lets put it that way.    Anyway welcome I can't believe we are at another Christma...
2023-12-2037 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E24: Dark Biography: Saddam Hussein The Necessary Evil?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Today, we embark on a riveting exploration of a life laden with intrigue, conflict, and the enduring echoes of power – the legacy of Saddam Hussein and the tumultuous landscape of Iraq.                          As we delve into the corridors of time, let us peer into the rise of a man who would become a central figure in the complex narrative of the Middle East. Saddam Hussein, a name that resonates with both fascination and dread, steered Iraq through an era marked by authoritarian rule...
2023-12-1329 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E24: Dark Biography: Saddam Hussein The Necessary Evil?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁   Today, we embark on a riveting exploration of a life laden with intrigue, conflict, and the enduring echoes of power – the legacy of Saddam Hussein and the tumultuous landscape of Iraq.                          As we delve into the corridors of time, let us peer into the rise of a man who would become a central figure in the complex narrative of the Middle East. Saddam Hussein, a name that resonates with both fascination and dread, steered Iraq through an era marked by authoritarian rule...
2023-12-1329 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E23: The Denial Of Slaughter: The Armenian GenocideSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Armenia, located in the South Caucasus region, is a landlocked country with a rich history dating back to ancient times. The country boasts a distinctive cultural heritage, Armenian history spans thousands of years, marked by a unique cultural and historical trajectory. One of the world's oldest civilizations, Armenians have faced various empires, invasions, and periods of independence. Notably, they adopted Christianity as a state religion in 301 ce, making Armenia the first nation to do so.     Throughout history, Armenians have endured foreign rule, including the P...
2023-11-2930 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E23: The Denial Of Slaughter: The Armenian GenocideSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Armenia, located in the South Caucasus region, is a landlocked country with a rich history dating back to ancient times. The country boasts a distinctive cultural heritage, Armenian history spans thousands of years, marked by a unique cultural and historical trajectory. One of the world's oldest civilizations, Armenians have faced various empires, invasions, and periods of independence. Notably, they adopted Christianity as a state religion in 301 ce, making Armenia the first nation to do so.     Throughout history, Armenians have endured foreign rule, including the P...
2023-11-2930 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E22: The History Of Slavery: Mans Ownership Of Fellow MenSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode, the history of Slavery: Man’s ownership of other men. The history of slavery is a large and untellable story, full of tragedy and cruelty that spans both centuries and continents. Although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact year that slavery began, historians can trace the roots of this in...
2023-11-1527 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E22: The History Of Slavery: Mans Ownership Of Fellow MenSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode, the history of Slavery: Man’s ownership of other men. The history of slavery is a large and untellable story, full of tragedy and cruelty that spans both centuries and continents. Although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact year that slavery began, historians can trace the roots of this in...
2023-11-1527 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E21: The Halloween Special: The Tamers Of The Black CatSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. I hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode and the eagerly awaited Halloween special well I hope the eagerly awaited Halloween special anyway. Strap yourselves in because this is going to be a monster episode pun most defiantly intended.         I hope you all enjoyed the modernised rendition of Edgar Allen Poe’s the black cat, I know it i...
2023-10-3141 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E21: The Halloween Special: The Tamers Of The Black CatSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. I hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode and the eagerly awaited Halloween special well I hope the eagerly awaited Halloween special anyway. Strap yourselves in because this is going to be a monster episode pun most defiantly intended.         I hope you all enjoyed the modernised rendition of Edgar Allen Poe’s the black cat, I know it i...
2023-10-3141 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E20: Spooky Season special: The Truth Behind Horror MoviesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 I just love playing games, they're my favorite! There are many I love, tag, hide and seek, stuck in the mud, they're all up there on my favourites list! But, there's one I love more than any other, and it's called "The Cellar". It isn't too tough, really! All you need is five people, and a cellar. The people shouldn't be to difficult to "persuade" but if you need to "encourage" them a blunt weapon should be fin...
2023-10-2625 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E20: Spooky Season special: The Truth Behind Horror MoviesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 I just love playing games, they're my favorite! There are many I love, tag, hide and seek, stuck in the mud, they're all up there on my favourites list! But, there's one I love more than any other, and it's called "The Cellar". It isn't too tough, really! All you need is five people, and a cellar. The people shouldn't be to difficult to "persuade" but if you need to "encourage" them a blunt weapon should be fin...
2023-10-2625 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E19: Spooky Season Special: The Worlds Haunted PlacesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 A father went to say good night to his son, as it was routine since he knew his son would have trouble sleeping if he didn’t. It was a sort of silent tradition between them, one he never forgot to attend. The room was dimly lit by the lamp, but the father could clearly see there was something unusual about his son tonight. He looked the same, just with a huge grin that drew from ear to ear.   “You okay, buddy?”...
2023-10-1827 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E19: Spooky Season Special: The Worlds Haunted PlacesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 A father went to say good night to his son, as it was routine since he knew his son would have trouble sleeping if he didn’t. It was a sort of silent tradition between them, one he never forgot to attend. The room was dimly lit by the lamp, but the father could clearly see there was something unusual about his son tonight. He looked the same, just with a huge grin that drew from ear to ear.   “You okay, buddy?”...
2023-10-1827 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E18: Spooky Season Special: History’s Worst ExecutionSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode, again I hope you enjoy our short little ghost story to start, This if the second instalment of our spooky season special. Today we will be looking into some of histories most gruesome executions, I don't think I need to tell you that this could get a little disgusting so for p...
2023-10-1128 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E17: Spooky Season Special: Talking To DemonsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 I hate it when my brother Charlie has to go away. My parents constantly try to explain to me how sick he is. That I am lucky for having a brain where all the chemicals flow properly to their destinations like undammed rivers. When I complain about how bored I am without a little brother to play with, they try to make me feel bad by pointing out that his boredom likely far surpasses mine, considering his confine to a dark room in an institution. I a...
2023-10-0427 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E16: The Franco Prussian War: The First Step To World War 1Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast where we explore the darkest parts of human history. hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Welcome to the new episode, The Franco-Prussian War, The battlefield of the Franco-Prussian War was a harrowing and haunting landscape, marked by the devastation and brutality of 19th-century warfare. Stretching across northeastern France, particularly around areas like Sedan and Metz, this war zone bore witness to a clash of two formidable European powers in the summe...
2023-09-2736 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E15: Dark Biography: Burke and Hare The Anatomy KillersSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In the dimly lit streets of 19th-century Edinburgh, a thick shroud of fog hung in the air, casting an eerie atmosphere over the city. The gas lamps flickered, their feeble glow barely piercing the veil of mist. It was a night where secrets thrived, and malevolence concealed itself in the shadows. On one such fog-choked evening, two men, slinked through the cobblestone alleys tea chest in hand weighed down with tonight’s spoils.   As they moved quickly down roads, streets and avenue...
2023-09-1433 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E14: The Tragedies Below The SurfaceSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hundreds of feet below the surface man has toiled for millennia to unearth the hidden treasures our plant has to office. For thousands of years people have stared in the ink black abyss, ready for another day of horrendous heat and claustrophobia.  Lowered down into the bowels of the earth into a confusing labyrinth of tunnels and warrens sometimes Ladened with riches, sometimes ladened with death. Whether it be precious metals like gold and silver or mundane elements like tin and coal humanity has delved belo...
2023-08-3026 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E13: The Ustasha : World War 2 Forgotten EvilSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Croatia, located in southeastern Europe along the Adriatic Sea, is known for its stunning coastline, picturesque islands, and historic cities. The country boasts a diverse landscape that includes rocky shores, pristine beaches, and lush national parks. The ancient city of Dubrovnik, with its well-preserved walls and charming streets, is a highlight. Inland, you'll find rolling hills, vineyards, and historic towns like Split with its Roman influence. Croatia's rich cultural heritage, combined with its natural beauty, makes it a popular destination for travelers seeking both relaxation and...
2023-08-1630 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E13: The Ustasha : World War 2 Forgotten EvilSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Croatia, located in southeastern Europe along the Adriatic Sea, is known for its stunning coastline, picturesque islands, and historic cities. The country boasts a diverse landscape that includes rocky shores, pristine beaches, and lush national parks. The ancient city of Dubrovnik, with its well-preserved walls and charming streets, is a highlight. Inland, you'll find rolling hills, vineyards, and historic towns like Split with its Roman influence. Croatia's rich cultural heritage, combined with its natural beauty, makes it a popular destination for travelers seeking both relaxation and...
2023-08-1630 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E12: The Land Of Blood: The British Empire In AfricaSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The British Empire was a vast and influential colonial power that existed from the 16th to the 20th centuries. At its peak, it encompassed territories across six continents, with Britain serving as the center of power. The empire was characterized by its immense territorial holdings, spanning diverse regions such as North America, India, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, and parts of Southeast Asia. It was fueled by exploration, trade, and colonization, facilitated by advancements in naval technology and a drive for economic dominance. ...
2023-07-2731 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E11: The Cult From Hell: Roch Theriault And The Ant Hill KidsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Cults are groups that revolve around a charismatic leader and promote a set of beliefs or practices that are typically unconventional or extreme. These groups often exhibit manipulative tactics to control and influence their members. Cult leaders can use psychological, emotional, and sometimes physical coercion to maintain their power. Members may become isolated from friends and family, as cults typically emphasize strict loyalty to the group. Cults often employ various techniques, such as mind control, indoctrination, and thought reform, to shape the beliefs and behaviors of...
2023-07-0622 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E9: The Mystery Of EgyptSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Imagine a vast expanse of golden desert stretching endlessly, its undulating dunes reminiscent of a colossal sea frozen in time. The scorching sun hangs high in the sky, casting its intense rays upon a land of captivating mysteries and ancient wonders.                   At the heart of this mesmerizing terrain, the mighty Nile River carves its serpentine path, a lifeline of emerald green amidst the arid surroundings. Its waters flowing nurturing the fertile soil                          Here, monumental structures rise like giants from the sands, their weathered facades t...
2023-06-0728 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E8: The Superstition Of The VampireSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Vampires, monsters that haunts our nightmares. The undead walking among the living feasting on the blood of humans. They possess the Power to live forever and enchant humans were the gaze.       Maybe vampires are characters from the pages of bram stoker or Stephenie Meyer. Maybe they are just folklore a manifestation of superstitions an uneducated population.         Or maybe just maybe back in time they were truly real to these people, an actual legitimate fear that stalked the dimly lite streets of towns and v...
2023-05-1730 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E7: 100 Days of Death: the Rwandan GenocideSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 As the sounds of crickets filled the warm and dry night air, I uncomfortably tossed and turn in bed. Was it the warmth that kept me awake or was it the fact Rwanda was again on a knife edge?        The Two main tribes in our country have been at each other's throats for decades and I  couldn’t help but feel the palpable tension blanketing the capital Kigali.                 Surely the violence that plagued the country in 1990 couldn’t return, surely the ceasefire  signed by...
2023-04-2730 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E6: Dark Biography: The Demon Baby Farmer Amelia DyerSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Dimly flickering gas lamps glowed into the darkened Victorian cobbled streets. The peaceful slumber of the twilight, interrupted by the sounds of footsteps. Number 400 the woman thought as she tossed the small paper package into the Thames River. Little did she know this heinous act would be the last in a devilish career that spanned decades.     Soon a grisly discovery would be made, the body of a tiny little girl. This innocent little girl would bring about the end of the dark and e...
2023-04-1232 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E5: The Crusades: A Pilgrimage or Holy War? part 1Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 During the last four decades, the Crusades have become one of the most dynamic areas of historical enquiry, which points to an increasing curiosity to understand and interpret these extraordinary events. What persuaded people in the Christian West to want to recapture Jerusalem? What impact did the success of the First Crusade (1099) have on the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities of the eastern Mediterranean? What was the effect of crusading on the people and institutions of western Europe? How did people record the Crusades and, fin...
2023-03-1525 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E4: When The Axeman Is In TownSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 There is something graphic and Gorey when it comes to axe murders, Unfortunately for mankind, history has seen a lot of psychotic ax murderers in its time. You have probably heard of some of these ruthless slayers, like the infamous Lizzie Borden, but other stories you may have not.Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hopes everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. In episode 4 were going to talk about axe murders, if you hadn’t guessed, there will be...
2023-02-2729 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E3: The Dark Tale Of The Black DeathSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hell on Earth, the nightmare depicted by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel in his mid-16th-century "The Triumph of Death" reflects the social upheaval and terror that followed the plague that devastated medieval Europe. Thought by most to be a scourge of the past, the bacteria of the plague still appears from time to time and has even been researched as a biological weapon by some countries.Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hopes everyone is well I’m Rob your host as al...
2023-02-0829 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E2: The Death Of YugoslaviaSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Yugoslavia is a name that to some of the framkenstien creation and the death of two empires. To some it hold find memory of sun sea and sand, the younger among us may never had heard of this once Baltic country but to some it brings memorys of war, death, destruction and genocide.Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. In episode 2 were going to look at the former country of Yugos...
2023-01-2735 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS2 E1: Why Is The Middle East Such A Basket Case?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 The Middle East, is a land of mystique, wonder and is the cradle of civilization. A land where people have flourished for thousands of years in the backdrop of a harsh and arid landscape, but unfortunately just like many places on this earth the ground is soaked in blood. This once prosperous and technologically advanced part of the world has decayed into a land of pain torture and misery.Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob y...
2023-01-1231 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E23: The Tales Of The Gory And Scary Ghost Stories Of Christmas’ Long Long AgoSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Thank you for all your support through this first year of the podcast. I really hope you enjoy the Christmas special Christmas is a time for cozying up in front of a roaring fire with family and friends, with gifts for giving and receiving, a time to eat drink and be merry and over indulgence. For those who are more religious amount us it’s a spiritual time of ye...
2022-12-1620 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E20: The German Extermination MachineSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. In episode 11 I’m going to talk about some that I alluded to way back in the first episode and that is Germany in Africa and the genocide of the nama and herero people, now if you’ve listen to the episode you will have heard about some of the imperialism in Africa by European power and if not then maybe go a listen to that f...
2022-12-0522 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E19: Tales Of Botched ExecutionsSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Botched executions occur when there is a breakdown in, or departure from, the 'protocol' for a particular method of execution. The protocol can be established by the norms, expectations, and advertised virtues of each method or by the government’s officially adopted execution guidelines. Botched executions are 'those involving unanticipated problems or delays that caused, at least arguably, unnecessary agony for the prisoner or that reflect gross incompetence of the executioner.'Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m R...
2022-11-2916 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E18: Dark Biography: King Leopold II of BelgiumSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 King Leopold II ruled over Belgium from 1865 to 1909. Today, the memory of his reign still lives on, and he is glorified with golden statues of his likeness in every major city in Belgium. In history classes, each generation is taught that he was a humanitarian who brought Christianity and the wonders of civilization to The Congo Free State. However, the truth has been kept away from the Belgian people. The reality is that King Leopold II is responsible for the murder and mutilation of 10 million Con...
2022-11-1529 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E17: Halloween Special: The Pendle WitchesSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In the 16th and 17th centuries suspicion of witchcraft was at its height. In England and other nations across Europe there were trials and executions of suspected witches, Hundreds died in England as a result. Perhaps the most notorious witch trial of the 17th century, the legend of the Pendle witches is one of the many dark tales of imprisonment and execution at Lancaster Castle. just over three centuries saw witch trials held in England but fewer than 500 people were executed for this crime. This one...
2022-10-3118 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E16: The Missing Part 1Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 In the United States National Park System alone there are more than 84 million acres (35 million hectares) of preserved woods, deserts, mountains and other wilderness, so it's no surprise that in the past 100 years there have been a number of cases of hikers going missing. Many of those who vanished were young children and inexperienced hikers, but some were healthy and seasoned outdoorspeople. But is there more to these disappearances than just kids wandering off, or hikers becoming disoriented?Hi everyone and welcome back to the dar...
2022-10-1819 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E15: The Flannan Island MysterySend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 It was the transatlantic steamer Archtor that first noticed something was wrong. On its voyage to the port of Leith from Philadelphia, the Archtor passed the lighthouse on the Flannan Isles on the night of the 15th of December 1900 and the crew saw that its light was off. After docking in Leith three days later, the news was passed on to the Northern Lighthouse Board that something was amiss on Flannan. The question of what happened to the lighthouse keepers would become one of Scotland’s mos...
2022-09-2916 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E14: What Happened Immediately After Hitler Died?Send us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler took his life in his subterranean Berlin bunker. The impact of Hitler's suicide on the war was more emotional than strategic. He killed himself because he understood that surrender and capture were inevitable. Still, in the aftermath of Hitler's suicide, there were many consequences and reactions on an individual and a collective level. Individual German government figures and the German people had radical and diverse reactions to the news of Hitler's demise. Some officials rightfully anticipated that it was time to van...
2022-09-1221 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E13: The Case of The Black DahliaSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 At 10 AM. January 15, 1947. Betty Bersinger, a local housewife, was walking down Norton Avenue in Los Angeles when she saw something disturbing in an empty lot on the street. When she first saw the corpse, Bersinger said that the body was so white that at first she assumed it had to be a mannequin. But when she realized that what she was actually looking at was a severed corpse, she ran to contact the authorities.The body Bersigner found was Elizabeth Short, known posthumously as the Bla...
2022-08-2520 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E12: Nakam And The Jewish AvengersSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Episode 15 I can’t believe it, it seem a lifetime ago i published my first episode way back in January scary how time flies. Since then The show is so close to have 10 thousand individual plays which is insane and also the show has had its first episode to reach a thousand plays which is unreal so I’m so grateful to you all thank you...
2022-08-1127 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E11: The Great Irish HungerSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. in the mid 1840 an un wanted visitor came to the Irish shores , this visitor brought the country to its knees and their overlord did absolutely nothing to help. The visitor caused so many people to die and even more to leave. A visitor which would bring one of the worse famines of the 19th century and change the destinies of London and Dublin a like...
2022-07-2825 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E10: Dark Biography: The Real Dracula Vlad The ImpalerSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Today we’re going to talk about the life of a man that to some is the very embodiment of evil, the very incarnation of the devil himself. but to l many Romanians he’s viewed as a national hero. He was one of the most respected rulers of Wallachia, a true defender of Christianity, a great warrior, and a brilliant politician who stood up agains...
2022-07-1320 minDark History: Where The Darkness See’s The Light
Dark History: Where The Darkness See’s The LightS1 E9: Story TimeSend us a text. Thank you for your messages I really appreciate it 😁 Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. In This episode it though I’d change the pace a little and bring you a collection of stories, some you may have heard some you may have not but I guarantee they will be bone chilling. First story takes us to Europe in the 60s and the Alexander family pretty unremarkable I know but when you hear this story, un remarkable it is not my...
2022-06-2820 min