History of Everything

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is perhaps the wildest story yet. The story of a man who did everything wrong but somehow came out even better every time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode we look at extremely...crappy...ways to go. You will see what I mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

on todays episode we look at all the dumb and terrible ways that people have managed to unalive themselves in history. Please do not end up like any of them. On that note we are sick so it may sound a bit off or nasally so sorry folks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our first episode covering badasses we look at a much darker story than what we have covered before. This is the story of the man who voluntarily entered Auschwitz to save his country. The Tale of Witold is the story of Poland. And that is a rough and tumultuous one. See Patreon for an ad free experience and more perks https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi?l=it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode we look at the horror of gum all the way to reincarnation. Laws around the world are pretty crazy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode we do a deep dive on the history of ferrets and their varying uses throughout history. Things are way crazier than they would seem. Check us out on patreon for an ad free experience and additional content https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On todays episode we go into a few stories about animals such as Unsinkable Sam the navy cat. More to Come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Stakuyi takes a deep dive into the introduction of potatoes to Europe and the trials and tribulations that came with it. Did you know potatoes were EVIL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices