Tumblr, the online home of a certain ind of millennial, has a complicated relationship with history, mainly that relationship involves making up bonkers stuff and passing it off as real.Tumblr expert HR Owen joins Emma to discuss some of the nuttiest examples of Tumblr History.History Is Sexy által

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He's widely known as one of history's biggest freaks, but what was actually the deal with the Marquis de Sade?History Is Sexy által

All three of us take to the mic for this 100th episode celebration, answering questions supplied by the members of our patreon!www.historyissexy.comwww.patreon.com/historyissexyHistory Is Sexy által

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The Druids, mysterious figures in pre-Roman British history, but who were they really??History Is Sexy által

Miraculous holy faces! Where do they come from? What is their history? Join Emma and Janina as they take a trip through the bizarre world of face-based relics!History Is Sexy által

He's the legendary emperor of Mali, famed for his epic journey to Mecca, but was he really the richest person in history?History Is Sexy által

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This time on History is Sexy, Emma and Janina continue their deep dive into the tumultuous history of the Balkans.History Is Sexy által

This time on History is Sexy, Emma and Janina begin their deep dive into the tumultuous history of the Balkans.History Is Sexy által

Why have chefs historically been men, and how did the concept of the restaurant take shape?History Is Sexy által

Gabrielle Falloppia is credited with inventing the condom. He didn’t, but he did discover the fallopian tubes, all while battling academic rivals, accusations of heresy, a syphilis epidemic, and the pirates who kidnapped his boyfriend. He has been accused of vivisecting the criminals given to him by the Medicis—that is, dissecting them while they w…

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Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWho were the Luddites? Were they really "anti-technology", or were they about something entirely different? Was the problem capitalism all along?History Is Sexy által

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWhere do Teddy Bears come from? Why did they suddenly take over the world? Was Teddy Roosevelt really involved? Join Emma and Janina as they unravel the hairy truth behind our plush pals.Show notes: https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-89-whats-the-history-of-teddy-bears…

Ancient history has traditionally been dominated by the lives of great men, while ancient women are confined to the margins or omitted altogether. In The Missing Thread, award-winning classicist Dr Daisy Dunn pulls these women out of the shadows and puts them center stage, where they belong. This week, we talk about the lives of ancient women: love…

Burned, hanged, and symbolically “executed,” tea was a controversial commodity in 1770s America. This week we talk to Dr James Fichter about tea consumption, bans, the protests like the Boston Tea Party in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Dr Fichter’s new book is Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776.…

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyWho was Catiline? Why did he try to do a coup? was it a big deal? Why did Cicero hate him? Find out all this and more in this episode!Further reading and show notes https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-88-what-really-happened-in-catilines-conspiracy…

Under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act, Britain imprisoned 50,000 people as “moral imbeciles.” Many of them were young women—working class, poor or unwed mothers, often victims of sexual assault—and most were confined to so-called Mental Deficiency Colonies for the rest of their lives. It was all down to eugenics; as the middle-class birth rate decli…

Just this week, all but two Senate Republicans voted against the Right to Contraception Act. At the same time, the GOP is calling for a nationwide ban on abortion. But what happens when abortion is banned? It happened in Italy in 1588…but it didn’t work. It was overturned only three years later in 1591. This week, Jess talks to Dr John Christopoulo…

Nostalgia can be both good and bad—at its best, it manifests in historical reenactment, vintage fashion, and mid-century modern furniture. At its worst, it can drive regressive political policies, fascism, and book bans. But nostalgia itself isn’t a bad thing—it’s a bittersweet, rose-tinted longing for the past, but how did people in the past exper…

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexyJoin Emma and Janina on the high seas as Janina tells us all about her favourite shipwrecksHistory Is Sexy által

During Josephine McCarty’s trial for murder, she was portrayed as an ordinary woman—a mother of six, she was only looking out for her children when she shot her lover in the face in front of dozens of witnesses. Over the course of her trial, she told the story of her life—she had been a lobbyist, an abortion provider, one of the first female doctor…

This week we welcome back to the show Susan Wands, author of the Arcana Oracle Series. We’re looking at the extraordinary lives of Florence Farr and Ellen Terry, two incredible women who broke all the rules of Victorian society. Divorce! Affairs! Illegitimate children! And best of all—careers! Ellen was an incredibly successful actress, and Florenc…