Historaholics Podcast CJ Lane, Kent Taylor

This week C.J. reads and discusses some selections from the Orphic Hymns, a collection of ancient Greek poetry ascribed to Orpheus, a legendary hero.

This week C.J. talks about the incident in the House of Commons that led to James Tilly Matthews’ incarceration at Bedlam.

This week C.J. Talks about ancient poetry, including an Egyptian poem called the Cannibal Hymn, a Babylonian poem, and two poems by Sappho

This week C.J. talks about one of the mystery religions of the Mediterranean, the Eleusinian rites. This religion was centered around a nine-day festival that celebrated Persephone rising from the underworld.

This week C.J. talks about the competition between the Monro family and William Battie, who was the physician at St Luke’s Hospital, the rival of Bedlam.

This week C.J. returns in order to discuss the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. This battle, which took place near present-day Sauk City, was a part of the Black Hawk War. This war was fought across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. On one side was Black Hawk’s British Band and on the other the U.S. Military and local militias.