Half-Arsed History

By Riley Knight

Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless histo

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The podcast currently has 629 episodes available.

Half-Arsed History episodes:

October 09, 2024 QAH Episode 79: The French Revolution, According to AI
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the French Revolution, with a dazzling AI-generated script that is astonishingly true to life, utterly indistinguishable from the real thing.
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30min
October 06, 2024 Episode 328: The Crusades - Part 2
In this week's episode, conclude the story of the Crusades, with a collection of ridiculous tales from the five later campaigns waged by Christians seeking to conquer Jerusalem.
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1h 6min
October 04, 2024 Monuments Episode 40: The Sagrada Familia
This week's monument is the Sagrada Familia, a huge and very unusually designed church in Barcelona, Spain - that after 140 years, still hasn't been finished.
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19min
October 02, 2024 QAH Episode 78: The Flemish Revolution
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Flemish Revolution, usually known by the name the Flemish Peasant Revolt of 1323-1328, which saw angry Flemish villagers take up arms against their hated feudal lord.
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19min
September 29, 2024 Episode 327: The Crusades - Part 1
In this week's episode, learn about the first three of the crusades undertaken by armed Christian pilgrims, seeking to bring the Holy Land under Christian rule.
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54min
September 27, 2024 Monuments Episode 39: The Palace of Westminster & Big Ben
This week's monument is the Palace of Westminster, the home of the British Parliament, and its famous clock tower, often (incorrectly) referred to as Big Ben.
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19min
September 25, 2024 QAH Episode 77: The Six O'Clock Swill
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Six O'Clock Swill, a name given to the backfired attempt that temperance laws made to curb Aussie and Kiwi alcohol consumption.
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18min
September 22, 2024 Episode 326: The History of Melbourne LIVE
In this week's episode, get across the history of the Australian city of Melbourne, recorded live at the Alex Theatre in Melbourne itself.

Here is a PDF of the slides used during the show: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CAi-OaBkp8SKreGQyBpawg3YyHvgrT-R/view
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2h 2min
September 20, 2024 Monuments Episode 38: The Arc de Triomphe
This week's monument is the Arc de Triomphe, yet another truly iconic Parisian landmark - one that celebrates the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods of French history.
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18min
September 18, 2024 QAH Episode 76: The Sydney Riot of 1879
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Sydney Riot of 1879, when a riot erupted on during a cricket match between England and NSW due a dodgy umpiring decision.
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21min

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How many episodes does Half-Arsed History have?

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