Hodgepodge History

This weeks episode is about the smallpox epidemics in 18th century Boston and the attempts to slow the spread. Sources: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/smallpox/sp_variolation.html https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335227/#:~:text=Smallpox%20was%20a%20dreaded%20disease,and%201775%20were%20particularly%20severe.&text=In%20the%20epidemic%20of%201721,those%20who%20contracted%20the%20malady.

This week's episode is about the strange history of poison, both intentional and accidental. Enjoy! https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-killed-over-600-men-giulia-tofana/ https://slate.com/technology/2006/04/a-history-of-poison.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2012/feb/24/1 https://sites.dartmouth.edu/toxmetal/arsenic/arsenic-a-murderous-history/ https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/History_of_poison.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-deadliest-poisons-in-history-and-why-people-stoppe-5942161 https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-609/aconite https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/socrates#:~:text=Socrates%20was%20accused%20of%20corrupting,executioner's%20cup%20of%20poisonous%20hemlock. https://www.poison.org/articles/why-is-monkshood-considered-a-poison--174 https://www.healthline.com/health/hemlock-poisoning#treatment https://slate.com/technology/2014/08/poisonous-plants-socrates-drank-hemlock-tea-as-his-preferred-mode-of-execution.html https://medium.com/@editors_91459/meet-the-woman-who-poisoned-makeup-to-help-over-600-women-murder-their-husbands-cfb03929c36d https://time.com/4982099/quackery-medicine-history/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgajpd/medicina%20antiqua/sa_poisons.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23174/5-classic-poisons-and-people-who-used-them https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Strychnine#section=Other-Experimental-Properties https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/arsenic https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20120325/arsenic-medicinal-double-edged-sword https://jmvh.org/article/arsenic-the-poison-of-kings-and-the-saviour-of-syphilis/ https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinion/syphilis-and-the-use-of-mercury https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinion/syphilis-and-the-use-of-mercury https://www.livescience.com/37390-antimony.html#:~:text=Word%20origin%3A%20Antimony%20was%20named,was%20likely%20used%20even%20earlier. https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/51/antimony https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318180 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504802/5-dubious-historical-antidotes-poison-and-what-actually-works https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/jul/07/toxic-legacy-a-brief-history-of-poison-remedies

Today's episode is a little bit shorter than the others. I give a brief background on the legend of the Unicorn and will be expanding on this information on next weeks episode about the history of poison. Enjoy!

Today's story is about a couple who decided they were entitled to the fortune of their friend and felt the need to take his life. Their grisly act would result in their deaths and leave a lasting effect on those who witnessed their hangings.

The Attack of the Dead Men was a battle between the Germans and Russians in Poland during World War I. The Fortress held no significant value for either side's strategy but created a distraction that allowed the Russians to move their forces through Poland without German interference. This battle truly is a nightmare that came to life.

Chevalier d'Eon lived a fascinating and adventurous life full of secrets and rumors. d'Eon's life raises the question: Does society really change? Or were the important social issues of today prevalent through our past? d'Eon is certainly a character and worked their entire life to be who they knew they truly were only to be a topic of gossip on their death bed.

Hodgepodge History is a strange history podcast and a good reminder that people have always been crazy. The podcast is hosted by Antonia Humphrey. Antonia has a passion for history and is so excited to share all the useless facts that swim around in her head. Welcome to Hodgepodge History!