"London Gin Craze" with Niall Johnson Absurd Real History

Special guest Niall Johnson is a big gin fan, but before this episode he didn't know who his precious alcohol almost ruined London when it was first introduced.

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Episode Source Material
https://www.history.co.uk/history-of-london/18th-century-gin-craze
https://www.historyhit.com/what-was-the-gin-craze-and-why-did-it-happen/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/gin-craze-panic-18th-century-london-when-came-england-alcohol-drinking-history/
http://publin.ie/2015/how-many-pubs-are-there-in-dublin/
https://www.timeout.com/london/news/most-googled-how-many-pubs-are-there-in-london-071018
https://www.vice.com/en/article/53jj7z/how-a-gin-craze-nearly-destroyed-18th-century-london
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5vCXrfRLrShpj4fLb4B3hMt/when-the-gin-craze-swept-london
https://www.gintime.com/features/gin-madness-weve-been-here-before/
https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/alcohol-history/the-gin-craze-britain-1700s/#life-in-the-gin-craze
https://evanevanstours.com/blog/london-gin-craze-history/
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/21/gin-craze-april-de-angelis-future-plays-royal-and-derngate
http://www.executedtoday.com/2016/03/08/1734-judith-defour-in-the-gin-craze/
https://hackaday.com/2018/08/23/the-first-vending-machine-hacked-liquor-laws-the-puss-and-mew/
https://curiousrambler.com/when-cats-sold-gin-in-the-streets-of-london/


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