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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Without a Trace

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Two individuals. Two amazing stories. And even more incredible: both of them are true. You're sure to enjoy their addition to the Cabinet of Curiosities.

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0:00.0

Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

0:08.7

and Mild.

0:13.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:16.3

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:22.2

just waiting for us to explore.

0:25.4

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:30.0

Some soldiers only feel at home on the battlefield.

0:40.3

They know peace when a weapon is in their hand and pointed at their enemy.

0:44.5

Those who make it out of the military still carry a piece of it with them forever.

0:48.2

It's etched onto them like a tattoo.

0:52.0

For William, the battlefield was more than a home.

0:54.7

It was everything.

0:56.0

He was born in Wiltshire, England in 1620 and couldn't wait to become a soldier.

1:01.1

At the age of just 13, he enlisted and fought for King Charles I.

1:05.3

At the time he turned 22, William had already become a seasoned fighter.

1:11.1

In October of 1642, the young soldier joined 15,000 of his brothers to fight in the first

1:16.4

battle of the English Civil War, known as the Battle of Edge Hill.

1:20.5

The first day of fighting left hundreds dead and wounded.

1:23.8

After a chilly night of rest, both sides reconvened the next morning to continue the fray.

1:29.1

Unfortunately, nobody felt like fighting any longer.

1:33.4

The Battle of Edge Hill didn't bode well for the rest of the Civil War, which ended almost

1:37.1

a decade later with King Charles's execution.

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