Ep 51 - Sarah Chesham & The Essex Panic
We're off to Essex this week to look at the case that may well have started poison panic in Victorian England - the troubling case of Sarah Chesham.
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Show Notes
We're off to Essex this week to look at the case that may well have started poison panic in Victorian England - the troubling case of Sarah Chesham.
Why was Sarah so interested in an illegitimate baby born in her village? What happened to her sons? And how much natural poison does it take to kill you?
The secret ingredient is...rice!
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Excellent resources by Linda Stratmann for this episode, do check out her book The Secret Poisoner.
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