Murderhobos: Masculinity Throughout History

Today on Murderhobos, Alexander Hamilton: an orphan, rebel, lover, founding father, and America's most famous duellist. Hamilton's life and tragic death has inspired musicals, films, and books, but his personal writings expose the anxious reality of political and personal power in a time of duels and a culture of suspecion. What led Hamilton to his fatal duel, and what can we learn about the culture of American duelling in the early 19th century?

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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Donald McBane.

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Today on Murderhobos, Scottish duellist, adventurer, gambler, procurer, and gladiator Donald McBane, whose experiences as an enlisted soldier from 1689 to 1710 spanned three wars in three decades, including brothel keeping, running gambling tents, and fighting duels against peers, only to culminate as a professional champion in the Bear Gardens of peacetime England. What can McBanes experiences teach us about military life at the turn of the 18th century, and about the tumultuous life of non-soldiers in an army on the move?

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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about Jacques de Caylus, Louis de Maugiron, and a bunch of other French dudes whose names I'm not gonna type in the show notes cause I'm lazy.

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Today on Murderhobos, the Duel of the Mignons, a bloody duel in which six of King Henry III's courtiers fought to the death in the summer of 1578. These men were celebrities among the French elite, distinguished warriors, cultural icons, and alleged lovers of the king. The duel left two dead on the field, two to die in agony in the weeks following the encounter and two survivors. It was a low point in the troubled reign of King Henry III, a watershed moment in the history of the French duel and a prominent topic in historiography of sexuality.

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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about the man with the iron hand, Götz von Berlichingen.

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Today on Murderhobos, Götz von Berlichingen, a self-described "poor knight" whose career of plunder, feuding, and warfare continued for 50 years after the loss of his right hand in 1504. Armed with a prosthetic, Götz of the Iron Hand would ride as an enemy of bishops, in the service of rebel lords, and lead armies of revolutionary peasants, all in the supposed waning days of knighthood. Götz' autobiography shows the nature of knightly feuds, warfare in the period of military revolution, and the end of the medieval period.

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Adam is joined by Murderhobos producer Tony Williams to answer your questions about the life and times of William Marshal.

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Today on Murderhobos, William Marshal, a 13th century Norman knight who became a friend and advisor to a string of English kings, whose astonishing career in the Norman tournament circuit made him one of the richest and most influential knights in the Angovine empire. His skill at arms in tournaments, rebellions, and dynastic warfare led many to claim William Marshal as the most famous knight in history. What can his life tell us about 13th century chivalry, warfare, politics, and chivalric romance?

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Introducing Murderhobos, a new historical biography podcast from historian Adam Franti, focusing on men of violence and their historical context. First episode will be released 5/1.