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Cursed Gems of History
Season 1
Episode 9
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
Description
Rubies, sapphires, and bad omens. We're tracing the history of a couple of cursed gems and seeing what we can learn in the process. In this episode we encounter medieval civil wars, taking gems from dead people, rocks with names, cursed litter, bad friendship practices, and treating people how you want to be treated.
Questions answered:
Do gems have names? Do famous gems have stories? Who was the Black Prince? What happened to Spain after the Roman Empire fell? Who was Peter of Castile? Who was Muhammad the Red? What was the Kingdom of Granada? Did Muslims live in Spain?