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Tales From the Fiber Side,: Wool Smugglers. Video Version

In this episode we delve into the murky world of 18th Century wool smuggling on the south coast of England! We meet some interesting characters and discover just some of the tales and legends they created. It is amazing to think of wool as such a valuable commodity that its trade was protected and limited, and contraband wool bales clandestinely shipped to other countries! You can listen to the audio only version of this podcast on the website at https://www.fiberygoodness.com/tiny-t... If you are interested in following up these stories with some more reading, here are some great links to get you started: Rattenbury wrote a complete dairy which became his memoirs (published 1837) can be read here: https://archive.org/details/memoirsas... Wadhurst History Society — Wadhurst History Society | The History of Smuggling in Sussex and Kent wadhursthistorysociety.org Mysterious Britain — Brede Place – Mysterious Britain & Ireland mysteriousbritain.co.uk Clare Flynn — Smugglers of Sussex | Clare Flynn clareflynn.co.uk