In this episode, Mike tells us about the strange story of a Priest in Southern France, who apparently happened on a fortune in treasure and went on to spend millions, buying land, building a tower for his library, collecting exotic animals, and renovating the church with some odd additions – but what was the treasure? Listen in to find out more about Rennes-le-Château and it’s priest, Berenger Saunière…

We also talk about filling ducks with sponge fingers, misplaced plants, and other good stuff.

Here’s a rundown of the episode:

00:28 – Hello!

00:50 – Presented Piece: Numbers Stations

21:36 – Promo – Spooky Tales

22:20 – Discussion

51:56 – Thanks & Where You Can Find Us

55:30 – Bye!

Total Runtime: 56:11

Links

Promo

Our promo partner this week is the Spooky Tales podcast. We met up with John and Louise for a coffee recently as they live quite close to us, and spent a lovely afternoon chatting about podcasting, spooky topics and generally having a giggle. Check them out!

Research Links

• https://www.renneslechateau.com/mysteries-of-rennes-le-chateau-and-sauniere/
• https://www.francecomfort.com/en/sights/609/Rennes-le-Chateau-the-unsolved-mystery

• http://www.sacredmysterytours.com/treasure-rennes#sthash.ojhP0oKn.dpbs

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2018/jan/08/tiny-french-village-treasure-hunters-rennes-le-chateau

• https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/conspiracy-theories-berenger-sauni-re-and-rennes-le-ch-teau-002460

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/timeline/

• http://www.sacredmysterytours.com/secret-codes#sthash.sXmIbsfp.dpbs

• https://mysteriouswritings.com/the-mysterious-parchments-of-rennes-le-chateau-and-their-secret-codes-and-ciphers/

• https://sites.google.com/site/renneslechateauforbeginners/research/the-parchments-from-rennes-le-chateau

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/10/grand-parchment/

• http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~dietrich/rennes-summary5.htm

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/11/de-ngre-head-stone/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/11/de-ngre-tombstone/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/11/et-in-arcadia-ego/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/18/the-priory-of-sion/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2009/01/27/asmodeus-or-devil/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/11/les-dossiers-secrets/

• https://www.renneslechateau.nl/2007/11/11/pontils-tomb/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_in_Arcadia_egohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BérengerSaunière#Ecclesiasticaltrials,punishmentandsuspension

• https://erenow.net/common/the-secrets-of-rosslyn/18.php

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Castile

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GérarddeSède

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Plantard#Priory_of_Sion

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dossiers_Secrets_d%27Henri_Lobineau

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Blood_and_the_Holy_Grail

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Line

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Thorn

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