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Our Fake History

Our Fake History

Author: PodcastOne Language: English Episodes: 50
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A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
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Episode #239 - Did a Welsh Prince Beat Columbus to the New World? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:09
There's a story that in the year 1170 a Prince from Wales, named Madoc, led a group of Welsh colonists over the Atlantic to North America. This group allegedly mingled with the local indigenous people and eventually assi…
Episode #238 - What Was the Last Elephant Duel? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:24
One of the most pivotal moments in the history of Thailand was the Battle of Nong Sarai in 1593. This confrontation between the Burmese Tuangoo Dynasty and the proto-Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya is remembered as the setting…
Episode #237 - What is the Hammer of the Witches? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:35
In 1487 a scandal prone Dominican inquisitor published one of the most notorious witch-hunting manuals in history. The Malleus Maleficarum, or Hammer of the Witches, argued that Europe was under siege by witches and that…
Episode #236 - Real Werewolves? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:24:42
Could Werewolf stories reflect a distant, if blurry, historical memory?
Episode #235 - Was The Parthenon Robbed? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:15
The Parthenon Sculptures have been hugely controversial objects from the moment that they arrived in England. The British public has long been split over the morality of keeping these famous works of art in London. In th…
Episode #234 - Was The Parthenon Robbed? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:12
The debate around the Parthenon sculptures has been clouded by many historical myths and misconceptions. Should the marbles remain in the British Museum, or should they be returned to Athens?
OFH Throwback - Episode #50 - Was There a Real Robin Hood? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:54
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you to the conclusion of this fan-favorite season 3 series. Almost as long as people have been telling stories about Robin Hood, historians have been trying to find the real pers…
OFH Throwback - Episode #49 - Was There a Real Robin Hood? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:22
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to this fan favorite episode from Season 3. Robin Hood is easily one of the most beloved characters in English storytelling. For centuries the forest outlaw has been the…

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