Episode 103: The Insurrection Act of 1807
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the mixed legacy of the Insurrection Act of 1807, a two-hundred-year-old piece of American legislation that has been used in the pursuit of both fair-mi...
14 Jun 202042min
Episode 102: The History of Clocks - Part 2
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, explore the more recent history of timekeeping and clocks, including John Harrison's marine chronometer, how wristwatches eclipsed pocketwatches, and finally how...
7 Jun 202032min
Episode 101: The History of Clocks - Part 1
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the first half of the very interesting history of the humble clock, from its origins as a sundial and water clock, through to the technological developm...
31 Mai 202037min
Episode 100: Seven Short Stories
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about Liechtenstein's weird involvement in the Austro-Prussian War, the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, the doomed romance of Peter I and Ines de Castro, Wi...
24 Mai 202054min
Episode 98: Ching Shih, Pirate Queen
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Ching Shih, one of the most powerful pirates the world has ever seen, who at her peak led a fleet of hundreds and a crew of tens of thousands. ...
10 Mai 202036min
Episode 97: Colonel Blood, Thief of Crowns
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be amazed by the incredible exploits of "Colonel" Thomas Blood, a thief, kidnapper, con man, turncoat, impersonator, traitor, and rogue who attempted the heist o...
3 Mai 202036min
Episode 96: The Bone Wars
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, explore the bitter rivalry between Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, two palaeontologists whose undying hatred for one another resulted in the Bone ...
26 Apr 202039min
