Who Did What Now

Who Did What Now

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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60. The Impotence Trials

60. The Impotence Trials

In Medieval Europe, especially France and England, it was basically illegal not to have sex with your spouse! In order to ensure that a marriage could be dissolved the couple had to go through the Tri...

7 Helmi 202347min

59. The Brides in the Bath Murders

59. The Brides in the Bath Murders

While the Great War rages on across the Channel, tragedy strikes on a chilly afternoon in London where a newlywed is found dead in the bathtub, a mere day into her honeymoon. But not all is as it seem...

31 Tammi 202356min

58. Coco Chanel - The Fascist Fashionista

58. Coco Chanel - The Fascist Fashionista

Coco Chanel, the creator of the couture French fashion house was a style icon, an astute business women and also a Nazi collaborator... From the poorhouse to the cream of Parisian high society, Gabrie...

24 Tammi 202356min

57. Evelyn Nesbitt - The First Supermodel

57. Evelyn Nesbitt - The First Supermodel

Evelyn Nesbitt was the original "It" girl, she was THE Gibson Girl, the world's first supermodel and unsurprisingly like most women in history, a victim to the men who surrounded her. Listen today on ...

12 Tammi 20231h 16min

56. Cleopatra - The Last Ruler of Egypt

56. Cleopatra - The Last Ruler of Egypt

Queen Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruling member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and perhaps the most famous. A woman who used her skills, knowledge and wits to align herself with powerful allies, ...

3 Tammi 20231h 8min

Bittisode 012: Weird History of Christmas

Bittisode 012: Weird History of Christmas

There are some Christmas traditions that are weird, creepy or downright illegal... Some have fallen out of fashion (looking at you , Feast of the Ass) while others are probably better off gone. So jum...

15 Joulu 202224min

55. Dame Alice Kyteler - Ireland's First Witch

55. Dame Alice Kyteler - Ireland's First Witch

Dame Alice Kyteler was the first woman to be officially charged for the crime of witchcraft in Ireland, and maybe all of Europe... Let Katie tell you all about the tale of Alice, the first witch of Ir...

13 Joulu 202245min

54. The War at Christmas

54. The War at Christmas

What says historically festive ore than wartime at Christmas? Join Katie as she shares yuletide tales of truces, more truces and clandestine gifts... From that festive football game that may or may no...

5 Joulu 202242min

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