Footnoting History

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Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For further reading suggestions, information about our hosts, our complete episode archive, and more visit us at FootnotingHistory.com!

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So You've Been Elfshot

(Host: Kristin) Oh no, you’ve been shot by an invisible arrow and now you’re sick. What’s a person to do? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered this week with cures for those times when you’ve been elfshot, this week on Footnoting History. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com

26 min
31 AUG.

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Malet Coup

(Christine) In 1812, while France’s Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was on a military campaign in Russia, he learned of trouble back home: General Claude-François de Malet and several co-conspirators had tried to take control of the French government. Part of their plan centered around telling people that Napoleon had died - except, of course, he hadn’t. Learn all about the attempted coup from Christine in this episode. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com/

18 min
17 AUG.

The Adventure of Cabeza de Vaca

(Josh) In 1527, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca set off as a part of the Narvàez Expedition to conquer Florida. The expedition ended in disaster for the Spanish after several encounters with Native Americans defending their lands. Using makeshift boats, Cabeza de Vaca and a handful of other survivors drifted across the Gulf of Mexico before landing near modern day Galveston, TX. Cabeza de Vaca and three other men would spend the next 8 years wandering what is now the Southwestern United States. Come learn about their voyages on this episode of Footnoting History. Visit FootnotingHistory.com for further reading suggestions and additional information.

15 min
3 AUG.

Medieval Midwives Beyond Myths

(Host: Lucy) Who were medieval midwives and what did they do? As imagined in novels and films, the medical expertise of such women might be secret, mystical, persecuted, or some combination of all three. In the archives, traces of their activities can be tantalizingly hard to find. This podcast looks not only at the history of midwives in medieval Europe, but at the history of how scholars have tried to recover and reconstruct that history.

13 min
20 JULI

Tales from the Tower of London: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Ranulf Flambard

(Hosts: Christine and Kristin) Since the Middle Ages, the Tower of London has fulfilled many roles including hosting the Crown Jewels. It has, more infamously, also been a prison for many who were viewed as threats or criminals–leading to no shortage of fascinating stories tied to this property. In this episode, Christine and Kristin each share one of their favorite stories about riveting historical figures who found themselves captive in the Tower: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (son of a Welsh prince) and Ranulf Flambard (the Bishop of Durham).

23 min
18 MAJ

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Many Accounts of the Execution of Anne Boleyn

(Host: Kristin) Historians rely a lot on primary source evidence to interpret the past. But what do you do when multiple sources tell a different story of what happened? Learn about the many accounts of the execution of Anne Boleyn and consider what they tell us about a major moment in English history with Kristin in this week’s episode of Footnoting History!

22 min
4 MAJ

Alfred Packer, Notorious Cannibal?

(Host: Josh) Alfred, or sometimes Alferd Packer, is one of the most infamous villains in Colorado history. As the story goes, Packer, a trail guide, led his party into disaster and then killed them one by one before consuming their bodies in order to survive. He was arrested, tried, convicted, and then escaped. Once reprehended Packer changed his story once again. And now more recent evidence has emerged that seems to have exonerated him. We’ll try to sort of this out on this week’s episode of Footnoting History.

22 min
20 APR.

Owney: Star Pup of the US Railway Mail Service

(Host: Christine) In the late 1800s, a dog called Owney became a star as he won over the hearts of postal workers across the United States and sometimes, even, beyond. This episode is all about Owney, his adventures, the souvenirs he collected, and his revered place in postal history.

17 min

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Footnoting History

Footnoting History

So You've Been Elfshot

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Malet Coup

The Adventure of Cabeza de Vaca

Medieval Midwives Beyond Myths

Tales from the Tower of London: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Ranulf Flambard

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Many Accounts of the Execution of Anne Boleyn

Alfred Packer, Notorious Cannibal?

Owney: Star Pup of the US Railway Mail Service

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Footnoting History

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So You've Been Elfshot

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Malet Coup

The Adventure of Cabeza de Vaca

Medieval Midwives Beyond Myths

Tales from the Tower of London: Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Ranulf Flambard

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Many Accounts of the Execution of Anne Boleyn

Alfred Packer, Notorious Cannibal?

Owney: Star Pup of the US Railway Mail Service

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