What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every Tuesday and Saturday!
This evening, we take a look at some compelling cases of reincarnation. Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show (and sweet Homer's vet bill) at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Or, subscribe to the ad-free Patreon feed at www.Patreon.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Perhaps you know him better as H. H. Holmes? Under a variety of names, this slick character swindled dozens of people out of their money, their properties, and even their lives. Music from Fesliyan Studios
Keeping on with the classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel! Music from Fesliyan Studios.
A reading from The New York Times' April 19, 1886 edition. Thanks for listening! Music from Fesliyan Studios.
Phineas Taylor Barnum was a businessman from a tender age, his first venture having been a general store. A move to New York City in his early 20s--and a chance happening upon a highly marketable human being--changed everything for Barnum and the people he would eventually employ. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show by registering for ad-free episodes at www.patreon.com/historyobscura
Not many people realise that the queen of the mystery novel has her own mystery that not even Arthur Conan Doyle could solve. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura And support our sponsor, Endless Ink Books, by visiting https://www.endlessinkbooks.com/ Thank you!
Wolfsschanze was the Nazi headquarters in Poland during the Second World War, as well as the residence of Herman Goring. Now, a potentially lost war crime has been unearthed from the renowned historical site. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobsura Thank you!
THE END The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland. Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month. As always, thanks for listening :)
Avast, matey! Here be another chapter o' Treasure Island. Music by Fesliyan Studios
Real or not, they did the trick for Mary Todd Lincoln! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thank you!
A special presentation by Minnie Mew. Do as she says and support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura! Music from Fesliyan Studios
The English Civil War claimed the King, and malaria claimed the Protectorate. But, one of those men got to keep his body. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Have you heard the music...err...noise, in the sky? Perhaps we'll all die. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura
Not many know--in fact, no one really does--how the king of goth literature died that day. Music by Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura
This week I delve into the journal of botanist and explorer Mary Shaffer, who took on the hard and unforgiving Canadian Rocky Mountains in the early years of the 20th century. Music from Fesliyan Studios www.patreon.com/historyobscura www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
Creepy genetic mutations affect our teeth, arteries and the likelihood of survival in the tropics. Do come in and help yourself to a biscuit! Music from Fesliyan Studios Look at show merch designs at these links: Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!
Back to Robert Louis Stevenson's 1873 classic pirate novel, Treasure Island! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! Look at show merch designs at these links: Thinkin' Ain't Easy But It's Necessary Tee/Tote/Mug etc.! Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!
From early attempts to capture radio signals from Mars to current debate on the 1977 WOW! signal, let's talk radio telescopes! Music from Fesliyan Studios Look at show merch designs at these links: Thinkin' Ain't Easy But It's Necessary Tee/Tote/Mug etc.! Giordano Bruno quotation Tee/Tote/Pillow etc.! Vampire Cat hoodie/tee/tote etc! Support the show at Patreon for ad-free episodes! Send a lovely tip at BuyMeACoffee! History Obscura Teacup tee/tote/cushion, etc.!
Do you ever feel heavy from the weight of your musings on existence? You aren't alone! Music from Fesliyan Studios. Remember to subscribe through Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! You can also donate to the show via BuyMeACoffee.com/historyobscura And by all means, sport some History Obscura merchandise, available at TeePublic!
Very Happy New Year, everyone! Enjoy this ochre-dyed creation story and its literal counterpart, uncovered from the sands of Egypt. I bring you Sekhmet, the Lionness! Music from Fesliyan Studios. Remember to subscribe through Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! You can also donate to the show via BuyMeACoffee.com/historyobscura And by all means, sport some History Obscura merchandise, available at TeePublic!
Please enjoy the entire story of Scrooge and his ghosts! Perhaps best consumed over the coming weeks, A Christmas Carol is 3.5 hours long and does not actually involve Kermit the Frog OR Michael Caine. Please support the show this Christmas by signing up for ad-free episodes (www.patreon.com/historyobscura), buying me a tea (www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura), or buying a t-shirt, cushion, mug, tote bag, hoodie, magnet, sticker, etc. (https://tinyurl.com/nhaytp6d)! Clothing comes in various styles, so please do browse! Here's another design to check out: https://tinyurl.com/ycxf4edx. Merry holidays, everyone!
Hello! This is your happy host, Mandy Gardner. Unfortunately, a demon has taken up residence in my throat this week, so I have decided to share a few pre-recorded chapters of my science fiction novel, Mission to Mars, with you tonight. As luck would have it, this very book and its predecessor, Letters to Earth, are currently on sale as whole audiobooks through Endless Ink Publishing. Please do buy yourself a copy! Thank you as always for tuning in, leaving great reviews, sharing episodes with your friends, and just being your lovely selves. Remember to subscribe through www.Patreon.com/historyobscura any time for ad-free episodes! Have a wonderful evening. Goodnight!
Does what it says on the tin! A Canadian soldier's paranormal experience during WWI. Music from Fesliyan Studios Subscribe for ad-free episodes at www.Patreon.com/historyObscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Baby farming wasn't always an evil side hustle--or was it? This is the story of Minnie Dean, neé McCulloch, a Scottish-born settler of southern New Zealand in the 19th century. Music from Fesliyan Studios Please sign up for ad-free episodes or support the show at www.Patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Bonus weekly episode! Chapter Two of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, Treasure Island.
The antiquated yet fascinating tale of humankind's religious awakening, as told by Life Magazine in 1955! Ah, the obsolete anthropological theory! Golly, the complete omission of all femalekind! That's what we call the history of history, friends. Do enjoy ;) Music from Fesliyan Studios Please subscribe for ad-free episodes every week at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or kindly tip the podcast at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura. Thanks!
Very Happy Hallowe'en to all of you special people! Thank you so much for joining me this season and every other season! There was great witchery afoot tonight; don't mind the lykoi's howling and jingling along with the conclusion of this classic spooky tale. It's their Hallowe'en, too ;) Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura,where you can sign up for ad-free episodes! You can also become a supporter at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
Not exactly as told by The Simpsons ;) Enjoy the Monkey's Paw short series this Hallowe'en season! Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura,where you can sign up for ad-free episodes! You can also become a supporter at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Halloween & Day of the Dead may epitomise the spooky season in Europe and North America, but Asia has its own terrifying annual festival in which swarms of ravenous spirits with bad karma flood into the land of the living. Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show by signing up for ad-free episodes at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or by donating at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Hear what American industry experts of 1955 had to say about the world of the future in 1980! Music from Fesliyan Studios Purr by FrankenTito Please support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura or by signing up for ad-free episodes at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thanks!
Today's reading is from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, Treasure Island. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the podcast and subscribe to ad-free episodes at www.patreon.com/historyobscura Thanks!
Who was "Eadberg", and does she represent a lost class of literate women in medieval England's nunneries? We don't know much yet, but a spark of personality has been discovered in the pages of a 1,200-year-old text! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show and subscribe to ad-free episodes via www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
The Mayan people did not disappear; in fact, they fought long and hard for their land and culture, which can once more be seen in Mexico's beautiful Quintana Roo and the Yucatan. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
King Henry VII had a lot on his plate after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, but he wasn't expecting a new plague to be one of them. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
A brief biography of autumn's favourite fallen deity...Satan, Lucifer, or the Devil, if you will! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura, or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
One night in 1666, it all started at a bakery in Pudding Lane.... Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura, or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
From the Ancient Greeks to modern extraterrestrial and UAP/UFO theory...is there really life out there? Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura, or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
Chapter 20 of Henry Myers' amazing historical novel, The Utmost Island! You can now find the entire audio of the book at the Historical Fiction Book Club. More to follow, so subscribe to the feed! Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura, or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
Human sacrifice was an architectural feature of feudal Japan, it seems. Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura or at www.patreon.com/historyobscura
Two great authors of the 19th century kept up a friendship writing letters for 9 years--until one day, the fairytale king came to stay with the London novelist. Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
The timeline for original human migration into the Americas is becoming more complex as researchers explore new ways to track early settlers. Music from Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thanks!
Chapter nineteen of Henry Myers' The Utmost Island. Music from Fesliyan Studios.
Medical students were long prohibited from studying human anatomy from the naked form itself--especially when the subject was dead. Once the study was begrudgingly accepted, however, everyone wanted a first-hand look. Music by Fesliyan Studios Support the show at www.BuyMeACoffee.com/HistoryObscura, or at www.Patreon.com/HistoryObscura
How many airships does it take to be called a "Flap?" You tell me. Music from Fesliyan Studios. Support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
18th-century explorer Alexander Humboldt found the vestiges of a dead South American language in the most unusual host! Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
Another chapter from Henry Myers' novel, The Utmost Island. Enjoy! Music from Fesliyan Studios Please support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura or at www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura Thank you!
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