2 Medieval England Mysteries: Richard the Lionheart and Herewald the Wake
Join me as we discuss why Richard the Lionheart is remembered as an English hero, and the story of Herewald the Wake, who rebelled against Norman rule in England.👇 Support My Work:🛍️ Merch: ...
18 Sep 202536min
3 Historical Mysteries: La Salle's Lost Ship, The Gloucester Serpent, Tomoko Takekawa
Join me as we discuss the historical rabbit holes of La Salle's Lost Ship Le Griffon, the Gloucester Serpent, and Tomoko Takekawa.👇 Support My Work:🛍️ Merch: https://lazy-chill-zone-shop.fou...
17 Sep 202540min
4 Historical Mysteries Scholars Debate: Apache the Sniper, Nero's Demise, The Island of Hy-Brasil, The Lost City of Zerzura
Join me as we discuss the historical rabbit holes of Apache the Vietnamese Sniper, Nero’s demise, the island of Hy-Brasil, and the lost city of Zerzura.👇 Support My Work:🛍️ Merch: https://laz...
15 Sep 202525min
Medieval Scandal: The Time A Pope's Corpse Was Put On Trial
Let's explore one of medieval history’s strangest scandals: the Cadaver Synod. In January 897, Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed, propped on a throne, and forma...
14 Sep 202519min
WW2 Facts From The Pacific Theatre: The 100 Man Killing Contest and the Rise of Kim Il-Sung
In this episode we're going unpack the infamous "hundred-man killing contest", a sensational 1937 Japanese propaganda story from the Nanjing campaign, and trace how Kim Il-sung rose from guerrilla fig...
13 Sep 202525min
3 Medieval Mysteries: The Papar, Round Table Tournaments, The Last Sultan of Granada
In this episode we discuss the Papar, elusive monks said to have lived in Iceland, the thunderous pageantry and deadly politics behind Round Table-style tournaments, and the mysterious disappearance o...
12 Sep 202526min
2 Medieval Mysteries: 1291 Genoese Voyage and the 1457 Pig Trial
Join me as we discuss the 1291 voyage by the Vivaldi Brothers that would take them into the unknowns of the Atlantic ocean.Then we'll go to France in 1457 where a pig and her piglets are on trial for ...
10 Sep 202527min
Medieval England Mysteries: The Death of William II and Arthur of Britanny
In the heart of medieval England, crowns were won and lost not on battlefields alone but in shadows where whispers carried more weight than swords. William II falls in the New Forest, an arrow carving...
8 Sep 202525min
