This is a new release of Part 1 on Joan of Arc. Where did she come from? What did she hear and see? What was her mission and was she successful?

At about age 13, Joan hears voices and visions. Joan says it is St. Michael and later, St. Catherine and St. Margaret. Were these visions real and what did they tell her? Tune in and find out on History Pondered

Here is the battle. The English army, starving, exhausted and greatly outnumbered by the French. What is the result? There is a slaughter but by whom? Tune in and find out

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers- Henry V- part of his speech courtesy of Shakespeare. This first episode of a two part series provides a brief overview of the 100 Years War, Henry V decision to do a siege on Harfleur....successful but at a cost, his march to Calais, that is interrupted by the French which leads to the Battle of Agincourt

We also touch on the question- why did the English longbow men cut big holes in the back of their pants? A great and needed setup for the actual battle. The actual battle is discussed in Part 2 of this series

Is it wise to put a beheaded head on your saddle? How about trying to hug the moon when drunk? Did someone actual laugh to death? How bad was Charles the Bad? Find out on this and more on this episode of History Offhand

#middleages #medieval #unusualdeaths

Johnny Appleseed lived a long and interesting life....or was he just another American folktale? Did he really wear a tin soup bowl for a hat? Did he just walk about throwing apple seeds and not worry at all about the bears nearby? Why did this guy have so many stories, poems and songs written about him?

#johnnyappleseed

#folktales

#americanfolktales

The accusations begin to fly and build up steam. Who were the accusers? Who were the accused? Why the hell didn't anybody stop this?

#Witch

#Salemwitchtrials

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What is the Massachusetts Bay Charter Colony? Think of the soundtrack to the movie "Midsommar"

A very religious community / business dealing with:

Devastation, Salvation, Starvation, Elitism, War, Predestination, Death by Animals and don't forget...Satan walks among you….at all times

#dread #Satan #Salemwitchtrials #didIsaydread #witches

#evil #salvation #war

Devastation, Salvation, Starvation, Wealth, Elitism, War,Predestination, Killed by Animals, Certainty resting on uncertainty, Scienceand yet Satan walks among you….at all times

So what else was TE Lawrence up to? What was he like as a person outside of his well known exploits during the Arab Revolt?

How much did PTSD potentially change the rest of his life? Find out this and more with History Offhand

#Lawrenceofarabia

No prisoners...the myth, legend and actual person, TE Lawrence... better known as Lawrence of Arabia

Strategy, tactics, battles...to what extent was Lawrence involved in the Arab Revolt during World War 1?

How much killing did he actually do?

This episode lets you in on the real Lawrence during the initial phases of his life and WW1

#Worldwar1

#Lawrenceofarabia

Washington Irving is often recognized as the first American author and influenced authors in America, such as Fenimore Cooper and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as British authors like Charles Dickens.