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Half-Arsed History

Half-Arsed History"s first book, History"s Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlWelcome along to Half-Arsed History! It"s a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Twice a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.comSupport the show on Patreon:

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QAH Episode 115: The St Scholastica Day Riot

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/18

Quarter-Arsed History present: the St Scholastica Day Riot, when the English university town of Oxford was thrown into the midst of a three-day riot over a disagreement about the quality of some wine.History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See

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5:19

Announcing: History's Strangest Deaths, the first...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/15

History's Strangest Deaths, the first Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 5th of August across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy at Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 364: Sir Francis Drake, the Dragon of the...

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/15

In this week's episode, meet Sir Francis Drake, whose lifelong vendetta against the Spanish led to a life of high adventure - including the circumnavigation of the globe.Pre-order History's Strangest Deaths and get 17% off: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:32

Inventions Episode 24: The Steam Engine

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/13

The steam engine is a foundational modern technology that underpins today's industrialised world; it also tended to explode and helped to precipitate a climate crisis. So there's that.Pre-order History's Strangest Deaths and get 17% off: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:22

QAH Episode 114: The Legend of Lasseter’s Reef

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/11

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the legend of Lasseter's Reef, a supposed immense fortune in gold that is lost somewhere out in the Australian desert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:49

Episode 363: The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/08

In this week's episode, uncover the details of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, when something caused nine Soviet hikers to abandon their mountainside tent and perish in the middle of a freezing night - for reasons that have never been conclusively determined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:35

Inventions Episode 23: The Thermometer

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/06

The thermometer has had a huge impact on many aspects of modern life, none more important than in the field of medicine - where it has helped in revolutionising diagnosis and patient monitoring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:10

QAH Episode 113: Mad Jack Mytton, the Regency Rake

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/04

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Mad Jack Mytton, a wild and eccentric character who wasted a colossal fortune away living a life of unbridled, reckless hedonism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:49

Episode 362: The Sacred Band of Thebes

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/06/01

In this week's episode, meet the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite heavy infantry unit, made up of 150 pairs of lovers, that took part in immensely important ancient battles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:37

Inventions Episode 22: The Microscope

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/30

The microscope has unlocked whole new worlds for us to explore, over the centuries - but the question of who actually invented it remains unresolved, even today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:21

QAH Episode 112: Elmer McCurdy, the Mummified Outlaw

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/28

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the tale of Elmer McCurdy, whose brief career as an unsuccessful criminal was overshadowed by a much longer posthumour career as a sideshow attraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:30

Episode 361: The Funniest Art Heists in History - Part 2

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/25

In this week's episode, get across a few more of the funniest art heists in history - including, unusually, an update on something featured in a previous episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:53

Inventions Episode 21: The Telescope

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/23

The telescope is a device that, for the last four hundred years, has helped us unlock the mysteries and secrets of our solar system, galaxy, and indeed universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:35

QAH Episode 111: The Egon Kisch Affair

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/21

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Egon Kisch Affair, when the Australian government went to ludicrous and ultimately unsuccessful lengths to block an anti-Nazi campaigner from entering the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:28

Episode 360: The Knights Templar

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/18

In this week's episode, learn all about the Knights Templar - who they were, why they were founded, what they did, and what led to their ultimate downfall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:48

Inventions Episode 20: The Flushing Toilet

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/16

The flushing toilet not only represents a very important development in the history of human sanitation and health, but is also a lot of fun to talk about on a tinpot history podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:12

QAH Episode 110: The Mary Celeste - Remastered

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/14

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the mysterious tale of the Mary Celeste - an abandoned, derelict ship that was discovered floating in the middle of the Atlantic, with no sign of what had happened to its crew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:52

Episode 359: History’s Longest Unfought Wars

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/11

In this week's episode, hear about some of the longest wars that were never actually fought - four different conflicts where war was declared before being ignored or just plain forgotten about, in some cases for several centuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:08

Inventions Episode 19: The Printing Press

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/09

The printing press is one of or perhaps the most important invention in human history, inspiring revolutions across science, religion, society, culture, and politics by making information more accessible than ever before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:02

QAH Episode 109: The Cadaver Synod - Remastered

Half-Arsed History ·

2025/05/07

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Cadaver Synod, the time a dead pope was dug up out of the ground and put on trial as a corpse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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