Episode #157- How Should We Remember Attila the Hun? (Part I)
Attila the Hun has been saddled with a truly terrible historical reputation. In many parts of the world his name is synonymous with barbarism. But, despite the fact that Attila the Hun has excellent n...
15 Jun 20221h 6min
Episode #156- What Became of the Benin Bronzes? (Part III)
In the last year the global conversation around the fate of the Benin Bronzes has shifted dramatically. In April of 2021 the German government announced that the vast majority of Benin Bronzes kept in...
1 Jun 20221h 4min
Episode #155- What Became of the Benin Bronzes? (Part II)
In 1897 Queen Victoria marked her diamond jubilee and Britain was in a celebratory mood. The British Empire had never been stronger. Few could imagine that this world-spanning empire might very well b...
18 Mai 20221h
Episode #154- What Became of the Benin Bronzes? (Part I)
Looting has been a part of warfare since the earliest times. Despite the fact that looting was common for much of history, it was always recognized as an especially harmful and humiliating by-product ...
4 Mai 20221h 11min
Episode #153- What Is The Titanic Myth? (Part III)
The Titanic myth isn't really built on lies, so much as a series of amplified "half-truths". Stories about the Captain imploring his crew to "Be British" and the band playing even as water sloshed aro...
19 Apr 20221h 6min
Episode #152- What Is The Titanic Myth? (Part II)
When the wreck of the Titanic claimed over 1500 lives in 1912 the tragedy seemed too full of irony and meaning for it simply to be a freak accident. Surely someone was to blame. There had to be villai...
6 Apr 20221h 3min
Episode #151- What Is The Titanic Myth? (Part I)
The sinking of the RMS Titanic is one of the best remembered nautical disasters in history. Over 1500 passengers died after the luxury ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North...
22 Mar 20221h 8min
OFH Special Presentation - What Should We Believe About the Knights Templar? (Part II)
In part two of this OFH Special Presentation Sebastian pulls a little something out from behind the Patreon paywall. What was once a massive extra episode on the history and weird mythology of the Kni...
9 Mar 202253min
