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Episode 171: Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the story behind Sapa Inca Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca, the defining moment in the collapse …
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 170: King Shaka kaSenzangakhona, the Warrior King
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about King Shaka kaSenzangakhona, also known as Shaka Zulu, a man who went from a common soldier to a…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 169: Attila the Hun, Breaker of Rome
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of Attila the Hun, one of history's most fearsome and bloodthirsty warriors, who rampaged across…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 168: Jadwiga of Poland, the Peacekeeper
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life story of Jadwiga of Poland, a monarch who guided her realm through a turbulent and difficult…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 167: Jeanne Baret, the First Woman to Circumnavigate Earth
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the first woman known to history to have circumnavigated the globe, Jeanne Baret, who went fr…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 166: Charles Ponzi, the Famous Con Artist
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the life story of one of history's most famous con men, Charles Ponzi, whose name is still attached t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 165: Wild Bill Hickok, the Frontier Lawman
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the extraordinary tale of Wild Bill Hickok, a famous gunslinger and lawman from the American Old West, wh…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 164: The Time of Troubles
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the Time of Troubles, a period of Russian history brought about by a succession crisis that involv…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 163: Moondyne Joe, the Jailbreaking Bushranger
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of Moondyne Joe, a convict sent to Western Australia who became infamous for his many attempts t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 162: The History of the Bicycle
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the history of the bicycle, and how it went from being a wooden-wheeled, bone-shaking daredevil's pla…
4 years, 9 months ago