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What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every week! Support the show and get ad-free content at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

History Obscura Mandy Gardner

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What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every week! Support the show and get ad-free content at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

    PT Barnum: The Great Showman's Favourite Human Exhibits

    PT Barnum: The Great Showman's Favourite Human Exhibits

    Phineas Taylor Barnum was a businessman from a tender age, his first venture having been a general store. A move to New York City in his early 20s--and a chance happening upon a highly marketable human being--changed everything for Barnum and the people he would eventually employ.
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    • 29 min
    Agatha Christie's Biggest Mystery

    Agatha Christie's Biggest Mystery

    Not many people realise that the queen of the mystery novel has her own mystery that not even Arthur Conan Doyle could solve.
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    • 16 min
    The Atrocity Beneath the Wolf's Lair

    The Atrocity Beneath the Wolf's Lair

    Wolfsschanze was the Nazi headquarters in Poland during the Second World War, as well as the residence of Herman Goring. Now, a potentially lost war crime has been unearthed from the renowned historical site.
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    • 13 min
    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Six (END)

    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Six (END)

    THE END
    The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.
    Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month.
    As always, thanks for listening :)

    • 17 min
    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Five

    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Five

    The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.
    Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month.
    As always, thanks for listening :)

    • 24 min
    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Four

    The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Four

    The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.
    Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month.
    As always, thanks for listening :)

    • 15 min

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