Have you heard? The history checks are going back to London this fall. September 22nd to the 30th,

2023. Among the fabulous places we'll see, Haikler Castle, the real Downton Abbey.

Jane Austen's house in Chauten where she wrote her beloved novels, and Hampton Court Palace,

once home to Henry VIII and his famous six queens. We'll also see the musical about them,

six live in the West End. For more information, to view the itinerary and to book your tickets,

please visit like mines travel.com. That's like mines travel.com. We can't wait to see you there.

Welcome to the history checks where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 32nd summary.

Ona Judge defied one of the most revered historical figures in America to escape the institution

of slavery. Though she spent the rest of her life as a fugitive, she managed to direct her own

existence on her own terms, answering to no one, free at last. The End. Let's talk about Ona Judge.

But first let's drop her into history. In 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed Commander

in Chief of the French Army, and then he got busy with war with Austria, forced starters.

The first elephant arrived in the United States from India. President George Washington paid to see

it in Philadelphia. Edward Jenner inoculated an eight-year-old boy with the very first smallpox

inoculation. Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state in the United States, and John Adams

was elected the second president. Walter Hunt, the future inventor of the safety pin, and Princess

Charlotte Augusta of Wales, future history check subject number 13, were both born, Catherine

the Great, and all Langsign writer Robert Burns died. And in 1796, a woman enslaved by Martha

Washington took her future into her own hands. Hello and welcome to the show. During our last

episode, we covered the life of Martha Washington, and while it is of course not strictly necessary

to listen to that one first, we did give more context as to politically what was going on in the

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