S3 Ep19: John the Painter's Burning Ambition

In the spring of 1777 Britain held its breath as the mysterious, terrifying 'John the Painter' embarked on a campaign to burn England's naval dockyards to the ground, one by one. If he hadn't been such a frankly rubbish arsonist Britain's maritime power could have been all but wiped out and history taken a very different course indeed. Come and see Charlie telling Coastal Stories in Canterbury:https://www.waterstones.com/events/the-channel/canterbury-rose-laneBuy Coastal Stories a pint, if you like:https://ko-fi.com/coastalstoriesCoastal Stories on Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/PodcastCoastal