Episode 76: The Norman Conquest of England
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of the Norman Conquest of England, an event which put a new line of kings on the throne of England and forever changed the course of world history...
8 Dec 201946min
Episode 75: The Great Emu War
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover one of the most humiliating defeats ever suffered by the Australian Army - the Great Emu War, when artillerymen and machine guns from the Australian Army...
1 Dec 201924min
Episode 74: Mutiny on the Batavia
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of the Mutiny on the Batavia, when a Dutch ship ran aground off the coast of Western Australia and ended up with a murderous psychopath in charge,...
24 Nov 201936min
Episode 73: USS William D. Porter, History’s Unluckiest Ship
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the hilarious and near-world-changing story of the USS William D. Porter, a ship whose crew almost accidentally killed US President Franklin Delano Roos...
17 Nov 201931min
Episode 72: Bowie, Crockett, and the Battle of the Alamo
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out the truth about the famous Battle of the Alamo and its role in securing Texan independence, as well as the stories of some of the famous men who were th...
10 Nov 201947min
Episode 71: Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the tale of Queen Nzinga, who spent a lifetime fighting against the Portuguese colonisation of Angola - and in doing so, united two kingdoms and made a nam...
3 Nov 201934min
Episode 70: Four Generations of the Dumas Family
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the incredible story of the Dumas family, who for four consecutive generations produced a succession of "distinguished men" - a revolutionary general, a...
27 Okt 201950min
Episode 69: The Eighty Years’ War - Part 2
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear more of the ridiculous stories that came out of the Eighty Years' War, including a sixteenth-century Trojan Horse story, the establishment of the Dutch East...
20 Okt 201958min
