History is Sexy is a podcast presented by historian Dr Emma Southon and writer Janina Matthewson answering listener questions about history. What did the Romans do for us? Where did marrying for love come from? What was world war one all about? Produced and edited by Oliver Kealey. Theme music by Ketsa.
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Episode #98 - Who Were The Druids?
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The Druids, mysterious figures in pre-Roman British history, but who were they really??Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #97 - The Shroud of Turin & Veils of Veronica
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Miraculous holy faces! Where do they come from? What is their history? Join Emma and Janina as they take a trip through the bizarre world of face-based relics!Door History Is Sexy
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Episode 96 - Was Mansa Musa The Richest Person Ever?
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He's the legendary emperor of Mali, famed for his epic journey to Mecca, but was he really the richest person in history?Door History Is Sexy
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 4
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Tito is dead, what happens now?www.patreon.com/historyissexyDoor History Is Sexy
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 3
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It's Tito TimeDoor History Is Sexy
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 2
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This time on History is Sexy, Emma and Janina continue their deep dive into the tumultuous history of the Balkans.Door History Is Sexy
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 1
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This time on History is Sexy, Emma and Janina begin their deep dive into the tumultuous history of the Balkans.Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #91 - Why Have Chefs Historically Been Men/History of Restaurants?
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Why have chefs historically been men, and how did the concept of the restaurant take shape?Door History Is Sexy
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Support us at patreon.com/historyissexy! Thank you!Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #90 - Who Were The Luddites?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWho were the Luddites? Were they really "anti-technology", or were they about something entirely different? Was the problem capitalism all along?Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #89 - What's The History of Teddy Bears?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWhere do Teddy Bears come from? Why did they suddenly take over the world? Was Teddy Roosevelt really involved? Join Emma and Janina as they unravel the hairy truth behind our plush pals.Show notes: https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-89-whats-the-history-of-teddy-bears…
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Episode #88 - What Really Happened in Catiline’s Conspiracy?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWho was Catiline? Why did he try to do a coup? was it a big deal? Why did Cicero hate him? Find out all this and more in this episode!Further reading and show notes https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-88-what-really-happened-in-catilines-conspiracy…
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#87 - Janina's Top 3 Shipwrecks
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyJoin Emma and Janina on the high seas as Janina tells us all about her favourite shipwrecksDoor History Is Sexy
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Episode #86 - Napoleon III
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyHow big of a dickhead was Napoleon III, anyway?Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #85 - What Did The Romans Eat?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyDormice? Sow's Uterus? What on earth did the Romans eat? Join Emma and Janina for a culinary odyssey through the world of Roman Food.Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #84 - Badass Saints
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Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/historyissexyWho are some of the most badass saints? What were their lives like? What's a "desert father"? Find out all of this and more!Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #83 - The Borgias
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyThe most devious, murderous cut-throat family of renaissance Italy.. or misunderstood victims of slanderous propaganda? Emma and Janina take a look at one of Italy's most infamous families, their rise, and fall.Door History Is Sexy
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Episode #82 - What Makes The Dark Ages "Dark"?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy... and were they really so dark?Listener survey link: https://forms.gle/78wMyX42uQvpHf1Y8Show notes: https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-82-what-makes-the-dark-ages-darkDoor History Is Sexy
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Episode #81 - History is Rexy! Anne Boleyn (feat. Rex Factor)
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyGraham and Ali from Rex Factor are here and we're talking about England's most consequential Queen Consorts, and all the skulduggery she got up to!⚠ Listener survey! ⚠We want to get to know our wonderful audience (that's you) a little better, and find out how we can improve our podcast to be the b…
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Episode #80 - What's The Deal With Empress Elisabeth?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWillkommen in Österreich! Emma is joined by History Is Sexy producer and Austria Correspondent Oliver to have a look at a story that's captured Austrian hearts for a hundred years, the life of Empress Elisabeth.⚠ Listener survey! ⚠We want to get to know our wonderful audience (that's you) a little…
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Episode #79 - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys - Part 2! (Feat. HR Owen)
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyEmma is joined by HR Owen once again to discuss the most dramatic family in Classical Egypt!⚠ Listener survey! ⚠We want to get to know our wonderful audience (that's you) a little better, and find out how we can improve our podcast to be the best that it can be. To help us figure this stuff out, p…
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Episode #78 - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys, Part 1 (feat. HR Owen)
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyJanina's on a bit of a break, but history never sleeps, so Emma is joined by acclaimed podcaster HR Owen for a deep dive into perhaps one of the most dramatic families in history, the Ptolemys.⚠ Listener survey! ⚠We want to get to know our wonderful audience (that's you) a little better, and find …
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Episode #77 - Why Is The UK "United"?
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyHow did the various states that've existed on the British Isles/North Atlantic Archipelago coalesce, fracture, and coalesce over and over until it became the country we know today? A thousand years of history, all in just over an hour!⚠ Listener survey! ⚠We want to get to know our wonderful audien…
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Episode #76 - The Story of Boudica
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyIn 60CE, Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, led a violent uprising of unprecedented scale that tore across the southeast of Britannia, burning London and shocking the Roman world. But what's the real story? Was she real? Was she a literary construct? How are our modern conceptions of Boudica affected by…
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Episode #75 - On Debutantes, Balls, and "The Season"
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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyPut on your gown and get ready to enter high society, as Emma and Janina walk you through the bizarre world of Debutantes, Balls, and "The Season"Door History Is Sexy
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