History Is Sexy

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It's Christmas!

To celebrate the season of goodwill, we're answering your excellent quick questions in our bumper Xmas special!

Where does Santa come from?

Is Christmas really a pagan thing?

Who is Father Christmas? How was he different to Santa? Why did the Puritans hate him?

And much more!

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In this episode, Emma and Janina take a deep dive into the history of menstruation!

What methods did people in the past use to cope during their periods? What cultural attitudes and taboos did historic societies have towards the subject of menstruation? Why do modern people tend to have heavier periods?

Featuring:

All manner of bizarre "feminine hygiene products" (designed by people who have not menstruated)

The Period Hut

Various belts and apparatuses!

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This time on History is Sexy, Emma and Janina dive into a listener's question about the history of people with albinism. Why did the Romans think they came from Albania? How has their history shaped understandings of race? and what challenges do they face in our modern world?

Featuring:

Noah being embarrassed 😳👴

The man who made Icelanders very angry ❄️🤬

Voltaire being awful 🇫🇷💢

And plenty more!

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Join Emma and Janina as they consult the oracle, examine the augurs, and read the stars in their quest to answer another question: What's the history of omens?

Featuring:

Magpies!

Some very unfortunate chickens!

Your mum's spine!

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As it's that time of year, we dive into history's most mysterious and macabre ghost stories.

What is a ghost anyway? Would you want to do the hoovering for eternity? Emma and Janina investigate these troublesome tales of terror and share their favourite spooky stories from history.

Featuring:

Spooky spectres! 👻😱

Mysterious mishaps! 🏴‍☠️

Gruesome ghouls! 🍔👶

Sexy skeletons! 💀👙

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Join Emma and Janina as they tackle a historical topic you might not have heard much about, just how have natural disasters changed the world we live in?

Featuring:

Volcanos, which we ought to worship really. 🌋🌋🌋

Earthquakes 🏚️

Famines 💀

and much more!

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Join Emma and Janina as they delve into the historic and linguistic mysteries of names. Why did medieval kings have nicknames? Where do surnames come from?

Featuring:

A million Gaius Juliuses

John le Fucker

If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned Barbon

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Join Emma and Janina as they dive into the depressing history of childhood, and explore how even children in the not-too-distant past suffered in ways that today's children can only dream of.

Featuring:

Spinning Jennies! 👩‍🏭🏭

Infant Mortality! 👶👻

Corporal Punishment! 👴💥

and much more!

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This week, Emma and Janina are joined by guest James Harland to discuss what exactly happened after the Romans abandoned Britain. Was it an apocalyptic event, or was it all a bit more complicated than that?

How did people wipe their bums a thousand years ago? How many messengers actually did get killed? Who was the first Barry?

It's another quick questions!