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Monuments Episode 8: The Western Wall
This week's monument is the Western Wall, which in the Jewish faith is one of the holiest places in the world, but was originally built as a retainin…
2 years, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 46: The White Ship Disaster
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the White Ship Disaster, a shipwreck that saw the heir to the English throne die, directly leading to the outbreak of…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 295: King Stephen, Empress Matilda, and the Anarchy
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn all about the Anarchy, a devastating civil war that took place in 12th-century England in the wake of a …
2 years, 2 months ago
Monuments Episode 7: The Pantheon
This week's monument is the Pantheon, found in the Italian capital city of Rome - an ancient Roman temple built almost a thousand years ago, the exqu…
2 years, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 45: Louis Edward Curdes, the Friendly Fire Pilot
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Edward Louis Curdes, an American flying ace from the Second World War, who not only deliberately shot down an America…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 294: The Lost Secret of Greek Fire
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, uncover the mystery of a forgotten technology, an incendiary weapon that burnt even after being doused with wa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Monuments Episode 6: Mahabodhi Temple
This week's monument is Mahabodhi Temple, an ancient and exquisite place of worship found in northeast India, said to be where the Buddhist faith was…
2 years, 2 months ago
QAH Episode 44: Michael Howe, the Vandemonian Bushranger
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Michael Howe, a fearsomely cruel bushranger who terrorised the people of Van Diemen's Land - colonial Tasmania - in t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 293: The Treaty of Waitangi
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear all about the Treaty of Waitangi - how and why it was written, translated, and signed, as well as the man…
2 years, 3 months ago
Monuments Episode 5: Petra
This week's monument is Petra, an ancient city built thousands of years ago in what is today Jordan, with many of its most famous buildings exquisite…
2 years, 3 months ago