Episode 172: The Erfurt Latrine Disaster
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the comedic tragedy - or is it the tragic comedy - of the Erfurt Latrine Disaster, when a huge group of mediaeval German lords plunged into a cesspit in the...
10 Okt 202129min
Episode 171: Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the story behind Sapa Inca Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca, the defining moment in the collapse of the mighty Inca Empire. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
3 Okt 202140min
Episode 170: King Shaka kaSenzangakhona, the Warrior King
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about King Shaka kaSenzangakhona, also known as Shaka Zulu, a man who went from a common soldier to a tribal chieftain to one of southern Africa's most ...
26 Sep 202141min
Episode 169: Attila the Hun, Breaker of Rome
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of Attila the Hun, one of history's most fearsome and bloodthirsty warriors, who rampaged across both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. Hosted...
19 Sep 202141min
Episode 168: Jadwiga of Poland, the Peacekeeper
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life story of Jadwiga of Poland, a monarch who guided her realm through a turbulent and difficult period while maintaining peace and prosperity for ...
12 Sep 202148min
Episode 167: Jeanne Baret, the First Woman to Circumnavigate Earth
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the first woman known to history to have circumnavigated the globe, Jeanne Baret, who went from being an impoverished peasant to a widely-travel...
5 Sep 202136min
Episode 166: Charles Ponzi, the Famous Con Artist
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life story of one of history's most famous con men, Charles Ponzi, whose name is still attached to the swindle he pulled off (but didn't invent!) in...
29 Aug 202149min
Episode 165: Wild Bill Hickok, the Frontier Lawman
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the extraordinary tale of Wild Bill Hickok, a famous gunslinger and lawman from the American Old West, who - amongst much else - once shot a man dead over a...
22 Aug 202145min
