Sir Gilbert Heathcote - Tangential family history from London, New York and Derbyshire
Consistently Eccentric History
English - October 13, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 50.1 MBHistory Society & Culture british english history comedy weird victorian georgian tudor stewart empire Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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WE'RE BACK!
... and ready to get rolling with the new series of episodes by introducing Evie to the concept of family history via the story of a fellow Heathcote made good.
Hailing from the same area of Derbyshire as the forefathers of Consistently Eccentric, Gilbert Heathcote was the eldest of a set of very industrious brothers who raised the bar for the concept of social mobility. To the point that he was even able to claim ownership of a swan or two. We follow his sometimes rocky rise from an apprentice merchant to the heights of Georgian society.
With a special appearance from an irate Queen Anne.
Guest Host: Evie Heathcote
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