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&lt;p&gt;This week we take a look at a few &lt;strong&gt;bizarre deaths&lt;/strong&gt; from the &lt;strong&gt;Victorian Era&lt;/strong&gt;. From fits of laughter, to alarm clock mishaps. Our oddity is &lt;strong&gt;Tight-Lacing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONNECT WITH US:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast"&gt;https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BONUS CONTENT:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OFFICIAL MERCH:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/"&gt;https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT THE PODCAST:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings"&gt;https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast"&gt;https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL"&gt;https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://Newspapers.com"&gt;Newspapers.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br&gt;Evening Sentinel:&lt;br&gt;-          31 Dec 1875&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Nevada Journal:&lt;br&gt;-          20 Jan 1854&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Spirit of Democracy:&lt;br&gt;-          27 Jun 1871&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Indianapolis News:&lt;br&gt;-          28 Nov 1893&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pontypool Free Press:&lt;br&gt;-          04 Sep 1891&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Independent:&lt;br&gt;-          09 Jan 1886&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004102/18930429/068/0004"&gt;https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004102/18930429/068/0004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006130/18700807/172/0008"&gt;https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006130/18700807/172/0008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-cigarette-tragedy-that-killed-an-18-year-old-austrian-archduchess-145036/"&gt;https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-cigarette-tragedy-that-killed-an-18-year-old-austrian-archduchess-145036/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;a href="https://frankensteindiaries.com/assassination-of-empress-sisi-in-geneva/#:~:text=Lucheni%20declared%20at%20his%20trail,was%20whom%20I%20should%20kill"&gt;https://frankensteindiaries.com/assassination-of-empress-sisi-in-geneva/#:~:text=Lucheni%20declared%20at%20his%20trail,was%20whom%20I%20should%20kill&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/31/world/relic-of-an-1898-crime-goes-home-to-vienna.html"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/31/world/relic-of-an-1898-crime-goes-home-to-vienna.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://caasbrey.com/obscure-and-mysterious-victoriana/strange-and-unusual-deaths-in-the-19th-century/"&gt;https://caasbrey.com/obscure-and-mysterious-victoriana/strange-and-unusual-deaths-in-the-19th-century/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://historycollection.com/10-historical-deaths-weirder-than-the-movies/"&gt;https://historycollection.com/10-historical-deaths-weirder-than-the-movies/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25340525"&gt;https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25340525&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills#:~:text=In%20her%20book%2C%20Strevens%20says,forced%20to%20shift%20from%20their"&gt;https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills#:~:text=In%20her%20book%2C%20Strevens%20says,forced%20to%20shift%20from%20their&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/killer-fashion-the-consequences-of-corsetry/"&gt;https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/killer-fashion-the-consequences-of-corsetry/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/#_ftn1"&gt;https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/#_ftn1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;a href="https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/#:~:text=Her%20origins%20are%20rather%20mysterious,the%20Irish%20ballad%20Kitty%20Tyrrell"&gt;https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/#:~:text=Her%20origins%20are%20rather%20mysterious,the%20Irish%20ballad%20Kitty%20Tyrrell&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/smallest-waist-living-person"&gt;https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/smallest-waist-living-person&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/effects-of-the-corset/"&gt;https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/effects-of-the-corset/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

Mortal Musings Podcast

BLACKCAT Network

131. Bizarre Victorian Deaths

APR 8, 202669 MIN
Mortal Musings Podcast

131. Bizarre Victorian Deaths

APR 8, 202669 MIN

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<div> <p>This week we take a look at a few <strong>bizarre deaths</strong> from the <strong>Victorian Era</strong>. From fits of laughter, to alarm clock mishaps. Our oddity is <strong>Tight-Lacing</strong>.</p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US:<br></strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast">https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast<br></a><br><strong>BONUS CONTENT:<br></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast<br></a><br><strong>OFFICIAL MERCH:<br></strong><a href="https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/">https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/<br></a><br><strong>SUPPORT THE PODCAST:<br></strong><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings">https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings<br></a><a href="https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast">https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast<br></a><br><strong>10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN<br></strong><a href="https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL">https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL</a></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong><br><a href="http://Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>:<br>Evening Sentinel:<br>-          31 Dec 1875</p><p>The Nevada Journal:<br>-          20 Jan 1854</p><p>The Spirit of Democracy:<br>-          27 Jun 1871</p><p>The Indianapolis News:<br>-          28 Nov 1893</p><p>Pontypool Free Press:<br>-          04 Sep 1891</p><p>The Independent:<br>-          09 Jan 1886</p></div><br><div><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004102/18930429/068/0004">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004102/18930429/068/0004</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006130/18700807/172/0008">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006130/18700807/172/0008</a></div><br><div><a href="https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-cigarette-tragedy-that-killed-an-18-year-old-austrian-archduchess-145036/">https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-cigarette-tragedy-that-killed-an-18-year-old-austrian-archduchess-145036/</a></div><br><div> <a href="https://frankensteindiaries.com/assassination-of-empress-sisi-in-geneva/#:~:text=Lucheni%20declared%20at%20his%20trail,was%20whom%20I%20should%20kill">https://frankensteindiaries.com/assassination-of-empress-sisi-in-geneva/#:~:text=Lucheni%20declared%20at%20his%20trail,was%20whom%20I%20should%20kill</a>.</div><br><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/31/world/relic-of-an-1898-crime-goes-home-to-vienna.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/31/world/relic-of-an-1898-crime-goes-home-to-vienna.html</a></div><br><div><a href="https://caasbrey.com/obscure-and-mysterious-victoriana/strange-and-unusual-deaths-in-the-19th-century/">https://caasbrey.com/obscure-and-mysterious-victoriana/strange-and-unusual-deaths-in-the-19th-century/</a></div><br><div><a href="https://historycollection.com/10-historical-deaths-weirder-than-the-movies/">https://historycollection.com/10-historical-deaths-weirder-than-the-movies/</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25340525">https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25340525</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills#:~:text=In%20her%20book%2C%20Strevens%20says,forced%20to%20shift%20from%20their">https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills#:~:text=In%20her%20book%2C%20Strevens%20says,forced%20to%20shift%20from%20their</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/killer-fashion-the-consequences-of-corsetry/">https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/killer-fashion-the-consequences-of-corsetry/</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/#_ftn1">https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/#_ftn1</a></div><br><div> <a href="https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/#:~:text=Her%20origins%20are%20rather%20mysterious,the%20Irish%20ballad%20Kitty%20Tyrrell">https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/#:~:text=Her%20origins%20are%20rather%20mysterious,the%20Irish%20ballad%20Kitty%20Tyrrell</a>.</div><br><div><a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/smallest-waist-living-person">https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/smallest-waist-living-person</a></div><br><div><a href="https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/effects-of-the-corset/">https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/effects-of-the-corset/</a></div>