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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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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!

    Tadeusz Kościuszko, Part II: ​Life and Legend

    Tadeusz Kościuszko, Part II: ​Life and Legend

    (Host: Lucy)
    How much is it impossible to know about an icon? This episode investigates Tadeusz Kościuszko’s place in historical memory. From the early 19th century onwards, myths coalesced around him and his role in the Polish struggle for independence. Paradoxically, his contemporary fame can make it harder for historians to find facts. As a disabled war veteran who fought for racial and religious equality, moreover, Kościuszko is a figure more complex than the heroic narratives that have often formed around him.

    • 19 min
    Tadeusz Kościuszko, Part I: ​International Icon, Revolutionary Hero

    Tadeusz Kościuszko, Part I: ​International Icon, Revolutionary Hero

    (Host: Lucy)
    Tadeusz Kościuszko was a leader in the Age of Revolutions, lending strategic expertise to the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and trying on no fewer than three occasions to secure lasting independence for his native Poland. He also managed to personally offend Napoleon. This podcast gets into lost love, international politics, peasants with pitchforks, the anti-slavery movement, and why Kościuszko crossed the Atlantic so many times.

    • 23 min
    Harry Washington

    Harry Washington

    (Host: Josh)
    When someone says "Washington" and "revolution" in the same sentence, George immediately comes to mind. But there's another Washington that we should know, one that George Washington enslaved. Harry Washington escaped from his enslavement, fought for the British in during the American Revolution, and eventually fought in his own revolution in Sierra Leone. Let's take another look at the American Revolution in this episode of Footnoting History.

    • 22 min
    Murder and the Mignonette

    Murder and the Mignonette

    (Host: Christine) 
    In 1884, a yacht called Mignonette left England for Australia but never reached its destination. After it was lost, those aboard were adrift at sea for weeks, resorting to desperate measures for survival. Here, Christine covers the ill-fated voyage, the murder trial it sparked, and how the story lives on in pop culture. 

    • 27 min
    History for the Holidays III

    History for the Holidays III

    (Hosts: Christine, Kristin, Josh)
    A tradition continues! Celebrate with us through this episode about the history surrounding a selection of end-of-the-year holidays.

    • 20 min
    The Many Adventures of Pope Innocent III

    The Many Adventures of Pope Innocent III

    (Christine and Josh) One of the most powerful popes of the Middle Ages, Innocent III made sure to have his hand in everything from religious wars like the Crusades to political squabbles with kings. Here, Josh and Christine take a look at some of the most interesting points in the life of the controversial pontiff. 

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
454 Ratings

454 Ratings

XFC6605 ,

Great podcast

I have listened to all the episodes this is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. Highly recommend

Grammy93 ,

Really enjoying!

I’m so happy to hear some history that isn’t about politics today!

cdm421 ,

Just skip Lucy’s

I thoroughly enjoy this podcast now.

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