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56 History of Everything: The Wonderful Story Of The Chicago World Fair Pt 2

If you have not listened to part 1, please do so as this story is great The World's Columbian Exposition was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage Columbus took to the New World. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 9, 20221h 16m

55 History of Everything: The Wonderful Story Of The Chicago World Fair Pt 1

The World's Columbian Exposition was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage Columbus took to the New World. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 2, 20221h 7m

54 History of Everything: The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors

The nonfiction book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour is the first full narrative account of the Battle off Samar, which the book's author, James D. Hornfischer, calls the greatest upset in the history of naval warfare. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 25, 20221h 13m

53: History of Everything: HH Holmes, Americas First Serial Killer

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and serial killer, the subject of more than 50 lawsuits in Chicago alone. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 202225 min

52 History of Everything: Spartan Women

Sparta, which existed from 800 B.C. until A.D. 200, was renowned in the ancient world as a stoic and martial city-state, and most of what we know about Sparta concerns its military history and male-dominated social structure. But what of the women? Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 20221h 0m

51 History of Everything: The Worst Killer of Russia

EXPLICIT Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo was a Soviet serial killer nicknamed The Butcher of Rostov, The Rostov Ripper, and The Red Ripper who sexually assaulted, murdered, and mutilated at least fifty-two women and children between 1978 and 1990 in the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Uzbek SSR. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 4, 202251 min

Bonus History of Everything: Cleopatra and Mark Anthony

Happy Halloween Everyone! Mark Antony and Cleopatra were partners for 11 years and had three children together. Apart from their undoubted mutual affection, their alliance was politically useful. Cleopatra needed Antony to revive the old boundaries of her kingdom, and Antony needed Egypt as a source of supplies and funds. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 1, 20221h 10m

50 History of Everything: The Wonderful World of Food History

Hello all! Have I ever told you how much I love food history? Because I do and its really weird and fun. Don't forget to get this months book Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 28, 202249 min

49 History of Everything: The Zulu and the battle of Rorkes Drift

The Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, 24th Regiment of Foot began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from their main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. If you want to physically see us check out the history youtube channel Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 21, 202253 min

48 History of Everything: Wild Historical Conspiracy Theories

Hey all I am travelling this weekend so here is a patron exclusive episode now available to you all A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. If you want to physically see us check out the history youtube channel Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 14, 202250 min

History Daily Feature: The Mystery of D. B. Cooper

Hey everyone and welcome to the first feed swap we have ever done. Please make sure to check out History Daily as it is a fun channel just like ours! November 24, 1971. An unidentified man hijacks a Boeing 727 and extorts $200,000 of ransom money before parachuting to an uncertain fate over Washington State. Check out their Channel Here! https://www.noiser.com/history-daily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 11, 202218 min

47 History of Everything: The Dutch and the VOC

The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602 when the States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia. It is sometimes considered to have been the first multinational corporation in the world, and it was the first company to issue stock. If you want to physically see us check out the history youtube channel Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 7, 20221h 1m

45 History of Everything: Vikings and Valeria

Hey all, today I am having a conversation with Valeria Cuervo of Traveling Cuervo about vikings, their misconceptions, and other weird or awesome history things. Check her links here Youtube (Fight Over the Viking Legacy): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG35XKuSN_HOQKALH-ogIwQ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@travelingcuervo Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4729oZsBVL8lWwLmftMlzE?si=e16182a586d4453a If you want to physically see us check out the history youtube channel Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 30, 20221h 9m

44 History of Everything Fur Armageddon

The history of the fur trade is both very fun but also very dark. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 20221h 5m

43: History of Everything: Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and 15 at the time of her death. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20221h 1m

42 History of Everything: The Wacky Story of Banking

Banks have existed since at least the 14th century. They provide a safe place for consumers and business owners to stow their cash and a source of loans for personal purchases and business ventures. In turn, the banks use the cash that is deposited to make loans and collect interest on them. The basic business plan hasn't changed much since the Medici family started dabbling in banking during the Renaissance, but the range of products that banks offer has grown drastically. Join me and Bard as we go through this story Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 9, 20221h 18m

41 History of Everything: Ruins of Empire

A little more than a century ago, independent thinkers across Asia sought to frame a distinct intellectual tradition that would inspire the continent's rise to dominance. Yet this did not come to pass, and today those thinkers―Tagore, Gandhi, and later Nehru in India; Liang Qichao and Sun Yat-sen in China; Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Abdurreshi al Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire―are seen as outsiders within the main anticolonial tradition. Join me as we dive into the origin of this story and remember to get the audiobook below Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 202232 min

40 History of Everything: The Battle for Athens

The Battle of Athens was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of predatory policing, police brutality, political corruption, and voter intimidation. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 202246 min

39 History of Everything: The Wild world of Graffiti

I have updated the audio. the first upload had a 4 minute silent period for some reason but reuploading it has fixed it. Join us on this wacky trip into the world of graffiti. Graffiti is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19, 202251 min

38 History of Everything: The Great Wall

Enjoy this sneak peak into an extra episode that gets released for my patrons every week. If you want more content then make sure to check out my patreon and youtube! In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 202242 min

37 History of Everything: Nazi Sex Spies

Salon Kitty was a high-class Berlin brothel used by the Nazi intelligence service, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), for espionage purposes during World War II. And the story is absolutely wild. Here is the source Book Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 202247 min

36 History of Everything: Defenders of the Faith, Austria, The Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe

Defenders of the faith is an absolutely amazing book that you need to get. I have not been enthralled by a history book in quite a while. Every battle, detail, act of political intrigue is just perfect. Listen as the battle for Europe plays out and remember to join the book club on chirp Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 20221h 11m

Bonus Episode: Interview with the Grandson of Roy Benavidez

Surprise everyone it is a bonus episode and I am hoping I will be able to do more of these in the future. Let's talk with someone who can give us a little more information on this amazing figure from history and what effects that can have on ones family. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 27, 202251 min

35 History of Everything: The Badass Story of Roy Benavidez

Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a United States Army master sergeant who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 202244 min

34: History of Everything: Rhymes and their Dark Origins

Plagues, prostitution, burning at the stake—none of these are topics you would talk to a toddler about. However, so many of the nursery rhymes we all grew up singing have such dark origins that you'd be shocked to find you were taught these in school, and kids are still being taught these rhymes. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 202232 min

33: History of Everything: Aidan Mattis

Hello everyone, I am joined today by Aiden Mattis from Tiktok and Youtube to tell some wild medieval tales Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20221h 13m

32: History of Everything: Weapons and The Fat Electrician

A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to inflict physical damage, harm or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare, as well as murder or suicide. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20221h 21m

31: History of Everything: Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain flowering plants in the Coffea genus. From the coffee fruit, the seeds are separated to produce a stable, raw product: unroasted green coffee. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Get some delicious COFFEE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20221h 1m

Ep 3030: History of Everything: The Wonderful World of Beer

Hello Everyone, Drinks have an absolutely fascinating history. One that has shaped the human race from our very founding. At one point the world basically ran on beer and I wanted to share that story with all of you. Please support the podcast by following our book club and purchasing the audiobook A History of The World in 6 Glasses which is on sale right now for only $2.99. Check our links below and thank you for the support. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 20221h 14m

Ep 2929: History of Everything: Pancho Villa

Francisco Villa was a general in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on ChirpUpdate Description Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 202251 min

Ep 2828: History of Everything: Tomatoes

Yes everyone this was the first Patron Exclusive Podcast we ever did. It is being released to you all in the public as a tidbit to show what it is that you can get access to by becoming a patron today for only a dollar. Thank you to everyone who listens and I hope you enjoy. The history of the tomato just like the Potato, it's a wild one Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on Chirp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 3, 202234 min

Ep 2727: History of Everything: Battle for Castle Itter

The battle of Castle Itter was fought on 5 May 1945, in the Austrian village of Itter in the North Tyrol region of the country, during the last days of the European Theater of World War II. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 202256 min

Ep 2626: History of Everything: Battleships and The Fat Electrician

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Fat Electrician is a Tiktoker and Youtuber who makes amazing comedic history videos. You can find him at https://thefatelectrician.com/ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 202258 min

Ep 2525: History of Everything: Pirates

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, while the dedicated ships that pirates use are called pirate ships. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 202256 min

Ep 2424: History of Everything: The 7th and 8th crusade

The Seventh Crusade was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, it aimed to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Near East\ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 202242 min

Ep 2323: History of Everything: The 5th and 6th Crusade

The Fifth Crusade was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Egypt, ruled by the powerful Ayyubid sultanate, led by al-Adil, brother of Saladin. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 202237 min

Ep 2222: History of Everything: Mini Podcast: The Children's Crusade

The Children's Crusade was a failed popular crusade by European Christians to establish a second Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Holy Land, said to have taken place in 1212. The crusaders left areas of Germany, led by Nicholas of Cologne, and Northern France, led by Stephen of Cloyes. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 202218 min

Ep 2121: History of Everything: The Crusades Part 4

Also, I know we talked about the audio for the first little bit. I apologize. Something happened to our maono mic which completely messed with me. We are recording an additional mini podcast to go up on patreon to test another mic The Fourth Crusade was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate, the strongest Muslim state of the time. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 202251 min

Ep 2020: History of Everything: Saladin

Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known simply as Salah ad-Din or Saladin, was a Sunni Muslim Arab who became the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria, and was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin led the Muslim military campaign against the Crusader states in the Levant. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 202247 min

Ep 1919: History of Everything: The crusades part 3

The Third Crusade was an attempt by three European monarchs of Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings' Crusade. Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Sources: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 8, 20221h 9m

Ep 1818: History of Everything: Sieges and Crazy inventions

Hello Everyone, Yes it is not the crusades and I do apologize. You may be confused because I state in this that it is a Patreon Exclusive. Well the Reason for that is because I have pneumonia this week and have barely been able to speak. So no recording for me but my patrons were kind enough to let me use one of the many exclusives there. I am sorry about the delay. In the meantime I am doing a lot of writing and hope to share with those of you that want to join on patreon several weeks worth of podcasts next week. This is your all's freebie on sieges this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 1, 20221h 2m

Ep 1717: History of Everything: The Crusades part 2

The Second Crusade was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 202238 min

Ep 1616: History of Everything: The Crusades Part 1

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi?fan_landing=true The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were intended to recover Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Islamic rule. And Boy did things get messy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 20221h 10m

Ep 1515: History of Everything: Badass Women

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi?fan_landing=true Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, who was credited with 309 confirmed deaths, making her the most successful female sniper in recorded history. Pavlichenko was called "Lady Death" for her ability with a sniper rifle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 202229 min

Ep 1414: History of Everything: Ibrahim The Mad

hey support me on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi History is filled with incapable leaders (the modern world is too, but that’s another story), but it’s hard to find any that are quite as incompetent as Sultan Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Reigning from 1640 until his inevitable execution in 1648, he earned the title Ibrahim the Mad. However, considering the guy spent his entire upbringing in a cage, it’s not really a shock that he wasn’t a good ruler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 20221h 5m

Ep 1313: History of Everything: John XII

https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi Pope John XII, born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had dominated papal politics for over half a century. He became pope in his late teenage years or early twenties. And BOY was he wild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 20221h 18m

Ep 1212: History of Everything: Thomas Cochrane

www.patreon.com/stakuyi Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão, styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and Radical politician. He was a successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers, 'the Sea Wolf. A true badass of history and one whose story I am happy to tell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 202244 min

Ep 1111: History of Everything: Eunuchs

On todays episode we take a special look at the men who lost something very precious to most, but gained power and influence in a way that few could dream. The history of Eunuchs is truly insane though there are some details i will spare you from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 202244 min

Ep 1010: History of Everything: The Night Witches

Are you ready to hear about some of the most badass women in history? This is the tale of the Night Witches. The women that struck fear into the Nazis. Join us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 202255 min

Ep 99: History of Everything: Toys of the not kid variety

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Well folks this one is a spicy one. Definitely for mature audiences but hey we humans all have a history and came from somewhere right? And the tools people use to use? WILD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 20221h 13m