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Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast

The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!

If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!

Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.

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#3 A Woman Willing To Die & A Divorcee Looking For Justice

May 09, 2025 • Mostly Unsung • Season 1 • Episode 3

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Everybody, its time to put your history hats on and be patient while Andrea and Annie go off on some wild tangents involving ghosts, privacy screens and a call to arms for the citizens of Guildford.

This week on Mostly Unsung, Andrea is off to Japan to tell the story of a tragically short life of courage and the never-ending battle to rid the world of creeps trying to look at ladies with no clothes on. Then Annie is going to make Andrea very angry by talking about just how fun it was to try and get divorced in the 1800's if you were a woman. Content warning-it was not fun. We don't go into details but we do mention spousal abuse so be gentle if that's not something you want to hear about.

To follow our friend Kenia and for more information on Japanese, Spanish and French Classes:

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=languages%20with%20kenia

Andrea used the following sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakano_Takeko

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/takeko-nakano

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/nakano-takeko.html

Annie used the following sources:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/norton_caroline.shtml

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/caroline-norton/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caroline-Norton

Where you can find us:

https://www.instagram.com/mostlyunsung/