Mostly Unsung
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.
Mostly Unsung
#23 A Woman Looking For Love & An Unsung London Mudlark
Hey hey, it's Friday, and what does your day need, but a friendly story telling session with a cup of tea and a few laughs! It's that time again, two new historical biographies of people you never learned about in history class, celebrated right here in podcast land!
This week Andrea follows a woman who married once for her parents, once for the money, once for a title and was determined that the fourth time could only be for love. Sadly, the husband was an absolute garbage person, thank goodness it all had a happy ending and there is even a ghost story just for good measure!
Then Annie is delving, literally, into the stories of a forgotten class of people in Old London Town. Mudlarks might be collectors and antique hunters now, but back in the day they were a hard working people, the poorest of the poor. One woman, so unsung we aren't even sure of her name, became a symbol for the working classes of London and inspired charity and regulations in equal measure.
This episode Andrea used these sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/fermanagh/lady_cathcart.shtml
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20513061
https://www.shortstories101.com/story/the-amazing-life-of-lady-cathcart/
This episode Annie used these sources:
https://www.wickedwilliam.com/an-account-of-peggy-jones-the-london-mudlark/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/04/treasure-hunting-in-the-thames/
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