(Christine, Elizabeth, Kristin, Lesley, and Lucy) Ghosts, vampires, and more lurk in this year's...
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The Unquiet Afterlife of Elizabeth Siddal
(Christine) Following a tumultuous life entrenched in Britain's art world, Elizabeth Siddal was...
18:02
Haitian Revolution, Part 1: 1791-1793
(Elizabeth) In 1791, the enslaved people of France's wealthiest colony, Saint-Domingue, rose up...
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Haitian Revolution, Part II: ?1794-1804
(Elizabeth) Between 1794 and 1804, the newly emancipated people of the colony of Saint-Domingue...
23:54
(Nathan) The English Civil War of the mid-17th century ended in the beheading of King Charles I...
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Footnoting Disney: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
When Victor Hugo wrote his novel, Notre-Dame of Paris in 1831, the cathedral of Notre Dame was...
23:15
The story of Aladdin is one of the most popular and most produced of the tales from the One...
20:51
In 1995, Disney released Pocahontas, its first animated film based on a real person. Set in 1607,...
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In 1995, Disney released Pocahontas, its first animated film based on a real person. Set in 1607,...
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Footnoting History: The Little Mermaid
The first of Disney’s Renaissance films was a project in progress since 1930. Based on the...
17:15
(Lucy) Mulan is a story without a single historical precedent. From a medieval ballad to early...
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Prester John, a legendary Christian king, endured in the imaginations of many medieval crusade...
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(Kristin) In 1536, there were two Anne Boleyns in the Tower of London. One was a queen who helped...
23:12
Passing Exams in Imperial China
(Lucy) The civil service examinations taken by the bureaucrats and administrators of imperial...
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3.2 - In the Middle of Something
This week, we're in the Middle Ages, also known as the medieval era. We'll follow the state of...
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(Christine) In the late 1800s, Charles Stewart Parnell was a heavyweight in Irish politics -...
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Let's finish up with the Middle Ages this week. We'll talk about two illnesses that would shape...
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Slavery and the Colony of Georgia
(Elizabeth) Most likely, many of us have heard tales around how the colony of Georgia was founded...
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Revolutionary Movies, Part I: The Patriot and Les Miserables
(Christine and Elizabeth) How do modern films portray revolutions? What are some of the things...
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Revolutionary Movies, Part II: Dr. Zhivago and The Last Emperor
(Christine and Elizabeth) In our last episode we discussed revolutions in the United States and...
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