6 Podcast Episodes
9 October 1918 - Florrie Wilson
9 October 1918 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1918, a cavalryman called Fowler was discovered after being presumed dead since August 1914, and in Folke... Read more
9 Oct 2018
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12mins
27 September 1918 - Florrie Wilson
27 September 1918 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1918, it was revealed that Despised and Rejected, an apparently "pernicious book" at the centre of a cens... Read more
27 Sep 2018
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11mins
18 April 1918 - Florrie Wilson
18 April 1918 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1918, the Ministry of National Service announced that they would conscript a further 50,000 coal miners, ... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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12mins
31 August 1917 - Florrie Wilson
31 August 1917 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1917, a retired Captain and his wife were fined £50 for food hoarding, and in Folkestone, Florrie goes sh... Read more
31 Aug 2017
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12mins
8 June 1917 - Florrie Wilson
8 June 1917 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1917, the Tenth Battle of Isonzo ended, with heavy losses on both sides, while in Folkestone, Kitty only ... Read more
8 Jun 2017
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12mins
19 September 1916 - Florrie Wilson
19 September 1916 - Florrie Wilson
On this day in 1916, the Times celebrated a boy scout whose information helped catch a spy and sink a submarine, and Flo... Read more
19 Sep 2016
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12mins