Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

BTPEp78: Heads Will Roll


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Heads will roll is often used to declare someone will be punished, but not with a literal decapitation. But it's predecessors origins - and our phrases re-popularization - are rooted in far more literal realms. This week's show features blood-lusting Kings, murderous Queens, tyrannical dictators, with surprise appearances by William Shakespear, Lewis Carroll, and Beetlejuice. #BunnyTrails

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Bunny Trails: A Word History PodcastBy Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh

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