"The Strangest Gathering of Men"

August 10, 1792. At midnight, a single church bell begins to ring in Paris. Then another. And another. It's not a call to mass… it's a call to arms. For three years, King Louis XVI and his family have been living as prisoners in a palace, under virtual house arrest at the Tuileri ...  Afficher plus

August 7, 1889. In Liverpool's St. George's Hall, an American woman named Florence Maybrick stands behind iron bars, dressed in mourning black… for the husband she's accused of murdering. The evidence against her is thin: James Maybrick was a longtime arsenic addict who bought th ...  Afficher plus

In this episode, join a fictional family as they tour the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. There families from all over the world came to marvel at the wonders of the modern age. What it might have been like for a family exploring the awe-inspiring exhibits, thril ...  Afficher plus

If you have not listened to part 1, please do so as this story is great The World's Columbian Exposition was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in ...  Afficher plus

It was all wide open. Great awakenings shattered the old religions. Showmen made spectacles of cutting-edge science. Radicals campaigned for a social revolution. The nation waited with bated breath for a new kind of prophet to take the stage. Learn more about your ad-choices at h ...  Afficher plus

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