Colonel Thomas Blood - All I want for Christmas is an extensive range of Irish estates

Consistently Eccentric History

English - December 23, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 96 MB
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For a special extra-long Christmas episode come with us into the swashbuckling world of Colonel Thomas Blood. A protestant Irish landowner who was determined to keep alive his family legacy. Claiming things he hadn't technically been entitled to by cosying up to whoever was in power at the time.

But when the powers that be took away his lands and titles Thomas decided that he would just cut out the middleman, arrange a quick coup and make himself ruler of a country (preferably Ireland, but any country would do at a pinch).

What followed was a decade of daring escapades that made Thomas the king of all traitors in the British Isles. All he really needed to confirm it was a crown of his very own....

Guest Host: Ollie Green

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