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Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo’s madrigals are unique and captivating. But he was seen by many as a monster in his own time due to a double murder and associations w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss worked in high-level roles in the U.S. government during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. And then he was accused of using his ac…
1 year, 8 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Women's March Versailles
This 2017 episode covers the moment in 1789 when a group of protesters -- mostly women -- marched from Paris to Versailles to pressure King Louis XVI…
1 year, 8 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Crowns and Critters
Holly shares a story that appeared in a U.S. newspaper about Wawel that she was never able to substantiate. Tracy talks about wanting to cover animal…
1 year, 8 months ago
Medieval & Early Modern Animal Trials
There are some parallels between historical witch trials and trials of non-human animals in the same period, with a lot of the same procedures as wer…
1 year, 8 months ago
Wawel Castle
Wawel Hill in Krakow is home to the Wawel Hill complex, a historically important set of buildings that are central to Poland’s history. In many ways,…
1 year, 8 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Boatload of Knowledge
This 2019 episode covers work of William Maclure, who was tasked by Robert Owen with running the education system in Owens’s utopia. Maclure brought …
1 year, 8 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Anglo, Communist, French
Holly and Tracy discuss the use of the term Anglo-Saxon and its problems. Tracy discusses the way the perception of the word communism has shifted si…
1 year, 8 months ago
Étienne Cabet and the Utopia of Icaria
In the mid-19th century Étienne Cabet had an idea to establish a utopian society in Texas, and he moved his followers from France to do it. Things we…
1 year, 8 months ago
Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Brunanburh took place in 937, and is often referred to as the battle that made England. But there are a LOT of questions about that bat…
1 year, 9 months ago