Rapscallions!

"surprised and excited"

A grab bag of Confederate plots: Fake peace conferences! Robbing banks! Burning down cities! Kidnapping the vice president!

Categories: History, Series 14

Tags: Abraham Lincoln Canada Captain Robert Cobb Kennedy Colonel Robert Martin Confederate States of America crime criminal law international law Jacob Thompson James P. Holcombe Lieutenant John Headley Montreal, QC New York State New York, NY Niagara Falls, ON Ontario Phineas Taylor Barnum Presented by #13 Quebec United States Vermont WIlliam Cornell "Colorado" Jewett

Published: October 7, 2024

Dangerous Excitement

good times never felt so good

The Canadian revolution seemed over... and then the Redcoats seized an American ship, set it on fire, and sent it plunging over Niagara Falls.

Categories: History, Series 13

Tags: Amherstburg ON Buffalo, NY Canada Cleveland, OH Detroit, MI international law Michigan Montreal, QC New York State Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, ON Ohio Ontario Presented by #13 Quebec Toronto, ON United Kingdom United States Vermont War of 1812 Windsor, ON

Published: January 1, 2024

The Realest Housewife of Beverly Hills

confidante of kings, movie stars, and mobsters

The Countess di Frasso was the most famous hostess in the world, who threw parties for kings; actors, athletes and aviators; Nazis and mobsters.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Entertainment & Media, People & Places

Tags: architecture art art history Countess Dorothy Cadwell Taylor Grahame-White di Frasso crime Erik Freiherr Raven von Barnekow fascism Federal Bureau of Investigation Hollywood Las Vegas, NV London, England Mafia Mexico Mexico City motion pictures New York State New York, NY Presented by #13 United Kingdom United States World War I World War II

Published: November 20, 2023