Jack Black: The Greatest Rat Catcher
Podcast: History DispatchesPublished On: Thu Jul 24 2025
Description: In Victorian London rats were one of the nastiest pests, responsible for numerous diseases, and untold economic damages. To combat these rodents, the profession of rat catcher evolved. And the greatest of these rat catchers was a man named Jack Black - the self styled Royal Rat Catcher of Queen Victoria. Sources https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-selfappointed-king-of-victorian-rat-catchers https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/her-majestys-rat-catcher Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Black_(rat_catcher)#/media/File:Jack_Black.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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