october 2022
8 October
Statue of Licoricia of Winchester in Winchester, England, via Wikimedia Commons (Lategatsby23, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Who Murdered Licoricia of Winchester?
It’s an unsolved mystery: Licoricia of Winchester, once the wealthiest woman in England, was found stabbed to death, with her maid, in 1277. Licoricia was a businessperson, whose clients included the king of England. She was a wife and a mother. She was also Jewish. The life, times, and circumstances of this extraordinary woman reveal a lot about the history of women and Jews in medieval England, and her death remains a puzzle to historians. Host: Kristin |
22 October
On Hallowe'en. Postcard from the 1910s, via NYPL
HISTORY FOR HALLOWEEN IX
From haunted houses to hysterical historical happenings, our team is here again with snippets of creepy stories from the past to celebrate Halloween. |