40. The Tale of Rattenbury
Update: 2025-09-07
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Join us in welcoming Jamie back to the show! This week she covers the life and death of Francis Rattenbury, the architect behind (now) Victoria's Parliament Building and Empress Hotel.
TW: adultery, murder, death, colonization
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Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Rattenbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rattenbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings
https://ywcavan.org/blog/2024/05/understanding-indigenous-history-land-now-called-vancouver#:~:text=In%201887%2C%20the%20creation%20of,erected%20to%20represent%20cultural%20resilience.Â
https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1880/stanley-park-established
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury#gsc.tab=0
https://hallmarkheritagesociety.ca/archives/history-articles/the-negotiations-to-relocate-the-songhees-1843-1911/
https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-empress/ghoststories.php
TW: adultery, murder, death, colonization
Share your comments, questions and personal ghost stories with us! E-mail them to ghoulsocietypod@gmail.com
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram at @ghoulsocietypod to keep up to date with what we're doing. Oh, and welcome - you are now a member of the Ghoul Society. 👻
Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Rattenbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rattenbury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings
https://ywcavan.org/blog/2024/05/understanding-indigenous-history-land-now-called-vancouver#:~:text=In%201887%2C%20the%20creation%20of,erected%20to%20represent%20cultural%20resilience.Â
https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1880/stanley-park-established
https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury#gsc.tab=0
https://hallmarkheritagesociety.ca/archives/history-articles/the-negotiations-to-relocate-the-songhees-1843-1911/
https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-empress/ghoststories.php
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