Because of the dangers faced by sailors and fishermen, there are countless superstitions around safety and luck on the sea. While most no longer apply, we do wonder if some of them still linger in the back of some sailors’ minds...

In this episode, Ellie takes us through some signs of good luck, bad luck, and even omens of death for sailors and pirates.

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This episode of Let’s Learn About D&D is all about characters and how to create them! We share our own characters that we’re currently playing and how our character creation processes differed. We then share some helpful tips on creating your own well-rounded characters.

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, Sarah, and Steve!

March 8th is International Women's Day, so in this episode, Charlotte covers the history of IWD, outlines some of the stats that show how far away we still are from global gender equality, and shares the story of 4 inspirational women who paved the way to the rights we have today (even if there is still a long way to go!).

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, Sarah, and Steve!

What is more British than the National Trust? And whilst we celebrate pride month during July on this podcast, in the UK it’s actually celebrated in February. So why not celebrate them both in one episode?!

Ellie talks about 7 National Trust properties that were once owned and loved by prominent LGBTQ+ figures throughout history, including Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf.

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In a couple of weeks (March 1st), the people of Wales will celebrate St David's Day, so it's finally time for some more Welsh mythology on this podcast! Charlotte tells the legend of the red dragon and how the tale has differed over the centuries, and also covers the history of why the Welsh flag has a red dragon on it.

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

On 6th February this year, Queen Elizabeth II will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.

In this episode, Ellie talks about how the UK will be celebrating this summer, and some other monarchs from around the world that have reigned just a little bit longer!

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

We're so excited to launch our new series, Let's Learn About D&D! We'll be sharing all sorts of tips and discussions about D&D for beginners, by beginners. In this first episode, we cover:

• What D&D is, how to play, and how we started playing it ourselves
• How we learned to play by watching things like Dimension 20 and Critical Roll
• How playing on a virtual tabletop like Roll20 is perfect for beginners
• ...and more!

Next time, we'll be talking about character creation, character sheets, and roleplaying tips.

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Where to Find Us: 

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

Eep, we're so excited to announce that we're starting a new monthly series on this podcast all about the tabletop roleplaying game D&D! We'll be bringing you all sorts of tips and discussions for beginners, by beginners.

In this short announcement episode, we talk about the series, why we're doing it, and what it'll involve. Look out for our first episode of Let's Learn About D&D on 31st January!

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Where to Find Us: 

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

We love awesome women of history on this podcast, so in this episode, we're covering not just one, but six!

This is the in-depth story of Henry VIII and his six wives: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr, and how their marriages to Henry changed Britain forever.

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

Ellie ventures into Norse mythology for this episode: she tells the story called The Lay of Thrym, otherwise known as Thor's Wedding Day. How far will Thor go when his precious hammer goes missing? It might somehow end up with him in a wedding dress...

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!