Episode #77: 1907 Timeline Twist & The Irish Crown Jewel Heist

11/16/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie presents some major strides in women’s rights and transportation during the Edwardian Era, some sweet new releases (whoop, whoop!), possibly the creepiest fine arts clip we’ve EVER had, and some important dates in aviation history, in the 1907 Timeline Twist. Next, Amy Jo tells the wild tale of the Jewels of the Order of St. Patrick, which mysteriously disappeared from Dublin Castle in July of 1907. The bungling was prominent, but the safety of the jewels depended solely on one easily compromised man. Theories abound, but the most intriguing - a scandalous and far-reaching coverup by those closest to the case.

Cover Photo: Police notice picturing the jewels

By Dublin Police(Life time: 1907) - Original publication: Dublin Metropolitan Police

Mud March, 9 February 1907. Caption in The Illustrated London News, "Distinguished leaders of the suffragettes: Lady Frances Balfour, Lady Stachey and Mrs Henry Fawcett leading the procession"

1918 Tootsie Roll advertisement celebrating American troops returning home from WWI

The cotton candy flavored Faygo soda

Jack the Ripper’s Bedroom, Walter Sickert, 1906-1907

On Jan. 13, 1908, French aviator Henri Farman won with his Voisin-Farman I the Grand Prix d’Aviation for the first circular flight of more than 1 km (0.6 mile).

Dublin Castle panorama By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sir Arthur Vicars By George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress)

Encino Man

Bermingham Tower, Dublin castle. Vicars’ office was moved from this tower to the clock tower in 1903 By Dicklyon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources/Photo Sources

Intro Sources:

NA

Timeline Twist Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_era

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Products_introduced_in_1907

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey%27s_Kisses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_(tobacco)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie_Roll

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_%C3%89poque#:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_in_art

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper%27s_Bedroom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cochon_Danseur

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246507/

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196027/conquering-the-sky-dec-17-1903/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_in_aviation 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_in_science 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/1907

Timeline Twist Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie_Roll#/media/File:1918_ad_for_Tootsie_Rolls.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper%27s_Bedroom#/media/File:Walter_Sickert_-_Jack_the_Ripper's_Bedroom.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voisin_1907_biplane#/media/File:Voisin-Farman_I.jpg 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_March_(suffragists)#/media/File:Mud_March,_1907;_ILN.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faygo#/media/File:Faygo_Cotton_Candy_Soda.jpg

The Irish Crown Jewel Heist Sources:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/irish-crown-jewels-theft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Crown_Jewels

https://www.noiser.com/real-dictators/joseph-stalin-once-robbed-a-bank-yes-really

https://historyireland.com/the-theft-of-the-irish-crown-jewels-1907/

https://web.archive.org/web/20130511165435/http://www.nationalarchives.ie/digital-resources/online-exhibitions/the-theft-of-the-irish-%E2%80%9Ccrown-jewels%E2%80%9D-2007/

https://youtu.be/fPUtFFnQsIk?si=2apIxs1e5sHsZs_n 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/the-clues-the-louvre-thieves-left-behind/105976148 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/irish-crown-jewels-theft

https://historyireland.com/the-theft-of-the-irish-crown-jewels-1907/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-fde5876a-c35c-48a2-b4cf-d255bd25611b

The Irish Crown Jewel Heist Photo Sources:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47418224

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6080723

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62387537

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95736707

https://us.amazon.com/Encino-Man-Special-Features-DVD/dp/B0CR53NLNJ