Things in Jars | A History and Museums Podcast

Episode 34: Lion-Washing, Hunting the Gowk, and the Nit Combs of the Mary Rose

April 01, 2021 Season 1 Episode 34
Things in Jars | A History and Museums Podcast
Episode 34: Lion-Washing, Hunting the Gowk, and the Nit Combs of the Mary Rose
Show Notes

In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy are on the hunt for the very best of April fools! We bring you tales of mischief and mayhem from seventeenth-century pranksters, explore the drowned villages of Armboth and Wythburn, and discover a mysterious lion-washing ceremony at the Tower of London...

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