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Honourable Mentions: Hilarious History

Join two brothers for some casual chat as they unearth the untold stories of history’s most obscure figures. It’s the hidden history your teachers forgot to mention, all served up with a healthy side of sibling rivalry and a big dollop of banter and laughs.

Podcast · By Steve and Neil Webb · British English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Gamaliel Ratsey: The Theefe of England (opens the original)

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    Send us Fan Mail Step into the shadows of Elizabethan England and meet Gamaliel Ratsey, the original gentleman highwayman who terrorized the roads with a hideously deformed mask, a sharp wit, and a flair for the theatrical. Long before Dick Turpin captured the public imagination, "Gamaliel Hobgoblin" was kick-starting the world's very first true crime phenomenon. Following his return from the brutal Nine Years’ War in Ireland, a destitute soldier turned to a life of highway robbery, transform...

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