Half-Arsed History

Επεισόδια

• Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas 03.06.2026 27λ

  This week in history we’ve got an unlucky French astronomer, an absurd religious festival, and a riotous baseball game where beer was ten cents a cup - and we’ve got the history of a treaty that divided the world up between two European imperial powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 414: The Hindenburg Disaster 31.05.2026 57λ

  In this week's episode, learn all about the Hindenburg Disaster, when a German rigid airship went up in flames in Lakehurst, USA - and the very significant long-term impact of this catastrophe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 22: The Disappearance of Maurice Wilson 27.05.2026 30λ

  This week in history we’ve got French heroes burning and Byzantine cities falling, we’ve got the birthdays of singers and spies and activists - that’s all actually just one person - and we’ve got the tale of the man who decided to reach the top of Mount Everest… by flying there in a plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 413: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings 24.05.2026 58λ

  In this week's episode, meet J.R.R. Tolkien, the immensely influential fantasy author whose works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, revolutionised the fantasy genre and made it what it is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 21: Pepsi Number Fever 20.05.2026 31λ

  This week in history we’ve got assassinations and defenestrations and the release of a hugely popular global franchise, we’ve got the birthdays of palaeontologists and queens and jazz musicians, and we’ve got one of the most ridiculous promotional disasters you’ll ever come across. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 412: The Seven Voyages of Zheng He 17.05.2026 1ώ 3λ

  In this week's episode, get to know the famed Chinese admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages at the head of a huge treasure fleet for the glory of Ming China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 20: The Fall of Acre 13.05.2026 33λ

  This week in history we’ve got the test of the first-ever vaccine, and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, we’ve got the birthdays of artists and political leaders and walking disasters, and we’ve got the end of the Crusader States in the Holy Land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas 10.05.2026 52λ

  In this week's episode, meet Pocahontas, the famous Indigenous American woman, and uncover the truth of her story - or as much of it as we know, at any rate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 19: The Assassination of Spencer Perceval 06.05.2026 36λ

  This week in history we’ve got the theft of the crown jewels and of a Confederate steamboat, we’ve got the birthdays of nurses and composers and artists, and we’ve got the story of the only British prime minister ever to have been assassinated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 410: John Harrison’s Marine Chronometer 02.05.2026 1ώ

  In this week's episode, get to know John Harrison, and understand how his pioneering marine chronometers finally solved the famous longitude problem and ushered in a new age of navigation at sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax 29.04.2026 36λ

  This week in history we’ve got the union of crowns, the beginning of a revolution, and an aeronautical disaster, we’ve got the birthdays of political philosophers, and we’ve got the tale of one of the weirdest hoaxes you’ll ever hear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 409: The Donner Party 26.04.2026 1ώ 4λ

  In this week's episode, hear the gruesome tale of the Donner Party, when a group of westward migrants became trapped in snow on the Sierra Nevada, forced to horrifying and desperate lengths in order to survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 17: The Battle of Clontarf 22.04.2026 32λ

  This week in history we’ve got famous mutinies, huge canals, and wartime invasions, we’ve got the birthdays of writers of philosophy and plays and novels, and we’ve got something of a watershed moment in the history of Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 408: The 1973 Oil Crisis 19.04.2026 59λ

  In this week's episode, explore the lasting consequences of the 1973 Oil Crisis, and compare it with the current energy crisis the world is experiencing today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron 15.04.2026 38λ

  This week in history we’ve got several important or at least interesting chapters in Australian history, we’ve got the birthdays of actors and queens and… someone else… and we’ve got the downfall of the famous Red Baron, the German flying ace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 407: The Avignon Papacy 12.04.2026 54λ

  In this week's episode, learn all about the Avignon Papacy, to understand why and how the US recently invoked it as a threat against the Vatican. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes 08.04.2026 34λ

  This week in history we’ve got maritime disasters caused by iceberg and by toilet, we’ve got the death of a president and the birth of a mother of kings, and we’ve got the invention of a bland breakfast cereal alongside a certain rumour that goes with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 406: The East India Company - Part 6: Legacies and Lessons 05.04.2026 1ώ 9λ

  In this week's episode, explore the historical and contemporary legacies of the British East India Company, examined through nationalist, political, economic, and moral lenses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Week 14: The Rescue of Poon Lim 01.04.2026 25λ

  This week in history we’ve got volcanic eruptions and famous statues, we’ve got the birthdays of royals, representatives, and root rats, and we’ve got a bloke catching seagulls and killing sharks in a months-long ordeal of lonely maritime survival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Episode 405: The East India Company - Part 5: Downfall and Dissolution 29.03.2026 52λ

  In this week's episode, discover how and why the British East India Company, an immensely powerful and wealthy imperial institution, came crashing down after a slow and steady decline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.