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.
Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
#45 A Warrior Who Switched Sides & The Green Man (Jandamarra & Henry Cope)
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Welcome to Mostly Unsung, the weekly, comedy history podcast that brings you not one but TWO bitesize biographies every week!
Join Annie and Andrea, two old friend huddled in a blanket fort somewhere in England, as they unravel the stories your history teacher never taught you.
This week on Mostly Unsung Andrea is in Australia.Tensions are running high between British settlers and the local Bunuba tribe, lands are getting destroyed, sacred places defiled and the police present an ever going threat. Until one young man named Jandamarra is forced to choose a side. A fascinating and bloody period of Australian history ensues.
Then Annie is back with the English History books. Brighton in the Georgian Era was the place to see and be seen. Strolling Dandies walked the Steine and one young man went to new and eccentric lengths to express himself. Henry Cope gained the nickname The Green Man for his eccentric way of life. But rigorous study of the law combined with heartbreak led to a tragic end.
For this episode Andrea used these sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jandamarra
https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/jandamarra-8822
https://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/story-of-jandamarra.html
For this episode Annie used these sources:
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/the-green-man-of-brighton-henry-cope/
https://www.joannemajor.com/post/the-green-man-of-brighton-or-the-bath-bugabo
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