Footnoting History

Footnoting History
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Footnoting History

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!

  1. NOV 9

    Thurkill’s Excellent Adventure: A Medieval English Peasant’s Tour of Hell

    (Host: Kristin) Hundreds of years before Dante took us on a tour through the afterlife, there was Thurkill, an English peasant from the 13th century, who described his journey into hell and the edge of paradise. What was it like and what can we learn from his story? Come on a vision quest with Kristin, in this episode of Footnoting History!    For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com

    24 min

  2. OCT 26

    History for Halloween XI

    (Hosts: Christine, Lucy, Kristin)  Spooky season is here again! To celebrate we have another selection of historical frights just for you.   For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com

    16 min

  3. OCT 12

    How to Avoid the Death Penalty in Medieval England, Part II

    (Host: Samantha) Not everyone who received the death penalty in medieval England was actually killed. Picking up where she left off in our last episode, Samantha explores two more methods of avoiding execution: gaining sanctuary and buying pardons.   For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com/

    15 min

  4. SEP 28

    How to Avoid the Death Penalty in Medieval England, Part I

    (Host: Samantha) In medieval England, just because you received the death penalty for your crimes doesn't mean you necessarily had to actually die. Here, Samantha looks at two methods of avoiding having your sentence carried out: benefit of clergy and turning to outlawry.   For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com/

    9 min

  5. SEP 14

    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

  6. AUG 31

    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

  7. AUG 17

    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

  8. AUG 3

    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
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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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  • Creator
    Footnoting History
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2024
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2013-2022. All rights reserved. 463704
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