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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

London: The Maxwells' Mysterious Wealth

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5992 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Maxwell family were initially poor but as Robert Maxwell's empire grew, so did the families wealth, and in 1959 they moved into Headington Hill Hall in Oxford, which they rented from Oxford City Council. Headington Hill Hall was a huge, imposing building, with the oldest part of the building dating back to 1824. The house was originally built for a local brewing family, called the Morrell's.  Find us online. Support the show by joining our Black Label by becoming a Patron on Patreon. Black Label can also be subscribed to on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook. Hosted by Shane Waters. You can find his history podcast Hometown History here. Find Foul Play: Crime Series on all podcasting outlets here. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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And I'm going to see.

0:03.0

I'm going to be in a subject here. One of the the security were V. A space space and it's totally with the

0:15.0

subject of the picture. Robert Maxwell and Elizabeth Betty Maynard, married on March 15th, 1945 in France.

0:39.0

Betty came from a wealthy well-respected family and she was very intelligent studying law and working as a

0:46.7

Holocaust researcher. During Betty's research into the Holocaust she was able to find over 300 of Maxwell's immediate and extended

0:56.3

family who perished under Nazi rule. Maxwell and Betty had nine children in total,

1:02.4

four boys and five girls. Maxwell and

1:03.3

Betty had nine children in total, four boys and five girls, all who were born in Maison's,

1:07.6

Lafitte, in France.

1:10.1

And all were delivered by her sister Yvonne, who was a gynecologist.

1:15.2

The family were initially poor, but as Maxwell's empire grew, so did the family's wealth.

1:21.5

And in 1959, they moved into Hetington Hill Hall in Oxford, which they rented

1:28.5

from Oxford City Council. Hetington Hill Hall was a huge imposing building, with the oldest part of the building

1:36.2

dating back to 1824.

1:39.4

The house was originally built for a local brewing family called the Morrels.

1:45.0

In 1939, heading Hill Hall was requ positioned by the government to be used as a military hospital during World War II.

1:54.0

It then became a rehabilitation center,

1:57.0

run by the Red Cross until 1953

2:00.0

when James Morel, the third, sold it to Oxford City Hall.

2:05.0

The council continued to run the home as a rehabilitation center until 1958.

2:11.0

When the center was closed and the house was then rented to Maxwell and his family.

2:17.6

The house had 53 rooms and 14 acres of land. Maxwell originally took on the lease for 2,400 pounds,

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