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Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

Outliers – Crack of Thunder

Historic Royal Palaces Podcast

Historic Royal Palaces

London, Palace, Tower, Historic, Conservation, Royal, Lecture, Learning, Kensington, Hampton, Kew, Banqueting, History, Court, Of, House, Palaces

4.6635 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Leech is a man who knows about fire, how it burns and how it feels. But when Whitehall Palace, the largest palace in Europe, becomes the greatest kindling pile for a seemingly unquenchable blaze, even he is left dazzled. Everything burns, even the home of kings.  

Outliers – Stories from the edge of history is an historic fiction podcast that explores how big events are viewed and shaped by the people in the shadows. Listen to Outliers - Stories from the edge of history wherever you get your podcasts or go to: https://sites.libsyn.com/109217/site 

Please note, these episodes are released in a different order than on the original podcast. 

To read more about the lost palace of Whitehall go to:  

 

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome back to the Historic Royal Palaces podcast.

0:04.0

Over the next few episodes, we're going to be featuring something a bit different.

0:08.0

We'll be releasing some episodes from Outliers, our Historic Fiction podcast,

0:13.0

that explores how big events filter down and are viewed and shaped by the people in the shadows of our palaces.

0:19.0

We'll be back with our usual non-fiction history in no time,

0:23.5

but for now, sit back and enjoy these stories from the edge of history.

0:30.0

Though based on documented history, the following is a work of fiction.

0:35.1

Please be aware.

0:36.4

This episode contains adult themes, including violence, fire, and explosions.

0:46.6

Historic Royal Palaces, in association with Rusty Quill, present.

0:52.8

Outliers.

0:54.5

Stories from the Edge of History. Episode 1.

1:21.7

Crack of Thunder by Gabrielle Urbina.

1:32.3

Bad night to be out. How long do you think it'll do that?

1:35.3

Oh, come out by the fire.

1:37.3

You look like a dread rat sitting in the dark.

1:41.3

Get yourself dry before you catch your death.

1:48.0

That's better, isn't it?

1:51.0

I'm sorry you'll... You'll have to speak up. There's no much hearing left in this ear.

1:54.0

Just a bit of a ring.

1:56.0

One more time.

1:59.0

No, I'm quite fine.

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