18. England’s Hurricane: 10,000 Dead (Ep 1)

Journey Through Time

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History

4.3 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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How did a storm in November 1703 turn into one of the deadliest natural disasters in England’s history? Why is Daniel Defoe, ‘father of the British novel’ and author of Robinson Crusoe, at the centre of this story? With 10,000 people dead, why has this storm been forgotten? Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they tell the story of the Great Storm of 1703. To find out more about Find My Past visit: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/journey-through-time Email: journeythroughtime@goalhanger.com X: @ThroughTimePod Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod Instagram: @ThroughTimePod Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:34.6	available in select countries and languages to users over the age of 18. This calamity was so sensible to the whole nation that the Honorable House of Commons voted an address to her majesty,
1:56.0	that care might be taken to supply the present necessities of the widows and orphans of such seamen
2:02.0	cast away in this storm. The queen likewise caused a form of prayer to be read in all churches
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