Death in the Theatre with Chris Wood

The premiere of our podcast features a chat with Chris Wood about his new book 'Death in the Theatre', published by Pen & Sword. Here's a link:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Death-in-the-Theatre-Hardback/p/23295/aid/1238Theatres in Victorian and Edwardian era weren't huge on Health & Safety, and mishaps were the norm, which would lead to a number of deaths.Deaths including lions, horses and even cannonballs all feature in this book and are mentioned by us in this interview.Mentioned throughout is Chris' first book 'Famous Last Words', please find here: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Famous-Last-Words-Confessions-Humour-and-Bravery-of-the-Departing-Paperback/p/18951/aid/1238Please find more history fodder on our website https://www.ifitaintbaroque.art/ and if you would like to come with me on a walking tour of London, please check out https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.