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Episode 11: The War of the Oaken Bucket
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the battle with the most ludicrous casus belli you've ever seen - the War of the Oaken Bucket.
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7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 10: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, where Marie Antoinette suffered at the hands of a daring…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 9: The Battle of New Orleans
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear of the stupidly unlikely outcome of the Battle of New Orleans, the final conflict of the War of 1812.
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7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 8: The War of 1812
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the insane stories that emerged from the War of 1812, an often-overlooked piece of history.
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7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 7: D.B. Cooper, the Mystery Hijacker
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear about the sky pirate D.B. Cooper and his clean getaway after skydiving away with over a million bucks.
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7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 6: The Fenian Raids
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about the absolute lunacy that was the Fenian Raids, where a group of Irish nationalists invaded Cana…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 5: The Fourth Crusade
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn about one of the most colossal stuff-ups in history, wherein an army of Crusaders managed to sack not on…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 4: Olga of Kyiv, the Merciless Queen
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear about how Olga of Kyiv took brutal vengeance for her husband's murder by burning down a city and burying …
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 3: The Assassination of James A. Garfield
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about how the 20th President of the United States, poor old James A Garfield, got gunned down by an a…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 2: The Terra Nova Expedition
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, find out about the first losers in the race to the South Pole - the Terra Nova expedition, let by Robert Falco…
7 years, 9 months ago