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QAH Episode 40: HMS Diamond Rock and the Stone Frigates
Quarter-Arsed History presents: HMS Diamond Rock, an island that the British Royal Navy once commissioned as a ship, leading to a tradition of creati…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 289: The Democratic Peace Theory
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the history of an international relations theory known as the Democratic Peace Theory, which argue…
2 years, 3 months ago
Monuments Episode 1: Stonehenge
This week's monument is Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle found in the United Kingdom that dates back to around 2500 BCE. While we don't know fo…
2 years, 3 months ago
QAH Episode 39: Jenny Diver, Master Pickpocket
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Jenny Diver, a notorious and infamous pickpocket who terrorised London's wealthy classes in the early 18th century wi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Episode 288: Charlemagne, Emperor of Europe
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the emperor Charlemagne, who had a foundational influence on the creation and development of moder…
2 years, 4 months ago
QAH Episode 38: The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, an act of state terrorism carried out by France against a Greenpeace ship in a Ki…
2 years, 4 months ago
Episode 287: Charles Darwin, Evolutionary Revolutionary
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the tale of one of the most important scientific figures in human history: Charles Darwin, and his re…
2 years, 4 months ago
QAH Episode 37: The Christmas Truce
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Christmas Truce, an unofficial and unauthorised ceasefire between soldiers fighting the First World War over Chri…
2 years, 4 months ago
Episode 286: Pedro II of Brazil, the Magnanimous Emperor
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the life story of one of the greatest monarchs ever to have lived: Brazil's Pedro II the Magnanimous.
Ho…
2 years, 4 months ago
QAH Episode 36: Alfred Nobel, Merchant of Death
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Alfred Nobel, a man who may have attempted to cover up his legacy as the inventor of dynamite by instituting the worl…
2 years, 4 months ago