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Episode 131: The Mongol Invasions of Japan
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the Mongol Invasions of Japan, and the unlikely way in which the invasions ultimately failed.…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 130: The Historic Origins of Popular Sayings
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the origins of four commonly-used modern sayings: "beyond the pale", "fiddling while Rome burns", "re…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 129: The White Australia Policy
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about an often (and perhaps readily) overlooked part of Australia's history - the racist immigration law…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 128: Moctezuma II and the Fall of the Aztecs
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear how the Aztec Empire was destroyed by Spanish invaders led by Hernan Cortes, and the tale of the emperor …
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 127: Moctezuma I and the Rise of the Aztecs
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of the Mesoamerican Triple Alliance - better known to history as the Aztec Empire - and meet one…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 126: History’s Weirdest Deaths
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get across some of the weirdest and most ridiculous stories of how people have died, spanning from Ancient Gre…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 125: Burke and Hare, Murderous Bodysnatchers
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, be shocked at the murderous crimes of two profiteering maniacs, Burke and Hare, who killed their victims just …
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 124: History of Birth Control
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about the way that birth control has changed over the years, from Ancient Egyptian crocodile turds to th…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 123: The Lancashire Witch Trials
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the tale of one of history's best recorded witch trials, the Lancashire Witch Trials of 1612.
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5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 122: The Great Stink
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn of the time that raw sewage turned central London and the River Thames into a mephitic, malodorous hells…
5 years, 6 months ago