16. Discussing 'Nothing for Something: The Violet Charlesworth story' with Mark Bridgeman

On this episode, Mark welcomes author Mark Bridgeman to the syndicate to discuss his newly released book 'Nothing for Something: The Violet Charlesworth Story'. Mark discussed the story of Violet Charlesworth, an Edwardian con-artist who defrauded many to steal the equivalent of over £4,000,000 in assets. It is likely that she stole far more and when her creditors caught up with her, along with other collaborators, she staged her own death in a car accident in North Wales, only to spark a media storm to locate her. Unbelievably, Violet managed to continue the scam until her day in court and subsequent prison sentence, but what happened to her after that, nobody fully knows as she disappeared from all records, perhaps as Mark Bridgeman states, pulling off her best scam ever. In discussing his research and Violet's story, Mark has uncovered new clues that his discusses alongside some tantalising possibilities of what happened to Violet, which he refers to in this pod and can be found in detail within the book.From the macro to the micro topics of history, The History Syndicate Podcast is the forum for all with a common interest in all things history.The views expressed are those of the author and guest. They do not necessarily represent any views of any other organisation or institution.Hosted by Mark Martin.With Mark Bridgeman.Edited and produced by Andy Hewitson and Mark Martin.Music: Throughout History available via Podcastle.Audio: Mixed using Podcastle.Cover Art and images created using Canva and Canva DreamLab AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.