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The Servants' Revenge: Poisoners Who Killed Their Masters
Why did two servants living in Plymouth, England, poison their household in 1675?
Why did two servants living in Plymouth, England, poison their whole household in 1675? How did they sneak arsenic into the food? And what on earth is pottage?
Today Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney talk to Dr Blessin Adams, author of "Thou Savage Woman: female killers in early modern Britain".
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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
