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Episode #79: 1817 Timeline Twist & The Beguiling Story of Princess Caraboo

  • youaintawoofin
  • Dec 15, 2025
  • 2 min read



12/15/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie’s Timeline Twist features some 1817 history (and warcake), The Cook’s Oracle cookbook including 11 ketchups and a Wow-Wow sauce, a cheat sheet for nervous dancers, a crazy strong liqueur, and the invention of the first strider bike known as the Laufmaschine (among other names). Next, Amy Jo shares the fascinating tale of a mysterious woman who walked out of the water into an English village near Bristol wearing a turban and speaking an unknown language. Locals were stumped until an unexpected translator revealed her as royalty - Supertwist! The mystery woman was able to bask in her newfound notoriety for a while - until nosy Mrs. Neale had something to say.


Cover Photo: Engraving of Princess Caraboo, By Nathan Cooper Branwhite







A portrait of William Kitchiner
A portrait of William Kitchiner
Caricature of Richard Martin, William Kitchiner, Samuel Phillips Eady
Caricature of Richard Martin, William Kitchiner, Samuel Phillips Eady
“Asking to Dance,” 1817. Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
“Asking to Dance,” 1817. Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Lager Beer Ad 1817 is a photograph by Padre Art
Lager Beer Ad 1817 is a photograph by Padre Art
Centerba, typical liquor of Abruzzo (Italy)
Centerba, typical liquor of Abruzzo (Italy)
Wooden dandy horse (around 1820), a patent-infringing copy of the first two-wheeler. Original Laufmaschine' of 1817 made to measure.
Wooden dandy horse (around 1820), a patent-infringing copy of the first two-wheeler. Original Laufmaschine' of 1817 made to measure.

La Princesse Caraboo. By Edward Bird - Exposition Galerie des Beaux-arts de Bordeaux 2021, Public Domain.
La Princesse Caraboo. By Edward Bird - Exposition Galerie des Beaux-arts de Bordeaux 2021, Public Domain.

Baker’s Javasu writing
Baker’s Javasu writing
“Imposter” newspaper clipping
“Imposter” newspaper clipping


Sources/Photo Sources

Intro Sources:

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Timeline Twist Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1817

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow-Wow_sauce#  

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/04/contradancing-an-1817-tip-sheet-for-dancers.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Products_introduced_in_1817 

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

https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/1817


Timeline Twist Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centerbe#/media/File:Centerba.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_horse#/media/File:Draisine_or_Laufmaschine,_around_1820._Archetype_of_the_Bicycle._Pic_01.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_horse#/media/File:Draisine1817.jpg

https://pixels.com/featured/lager-beer-ad-1817-padre-art.html?srsltid=AfmBOor9-XhKtE02K7rTel6n6gAcqEjG13y-HJ2AyfeiVU6Jwi88RUd3

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/04/contradancing-an-1817-tip-sheet-for-dancers.html 

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kitchiner#/media/File:Caricature_of_R._Martin,_W._Kitchiner,_S._Phillips_Eady_Wellcome_L0015782.jpg


The Beguiling Story of Princess Cariboo Sources:

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

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/

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

http://www.resologist.net/carabooa.htm

https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/princess_caraboo 

Podcasts:

https://thebristolcable.org/2020/12/bristol-history-podcast-the-mystery-of-princess-caraboo/

https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com/episodes/17-princess-caraboo

https://youtu.be/Vhrde9sEOzA?si=dFbwWObnWzm9j70s


The Beguiling Story of Princess Cariboo Photo Sources:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112364457

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1466798

https://archive.org/stream/devonshirecharac00bariuoft#page/44/mode/2up/search/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11321663

https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?id=490319072&width=700&height=1933&crop=700_1357_591_1937&rotation=0&brightness=0&contrast=0&invert=0&ts=1548369181&h=94f0b4301979d1ab7244d1a994f40ecf  






 
 
 

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