Welcome back folks to Season Two of The Reluctant Historian!

On our first Wicked Wednesday episode, Liz shares the horrible true history of the world’s first recorded serial killer, Elizabeth Bathory.  Tune in to hear about how she gained power, her disturbing bloodlust, and historians reconsideration of her story.  Listener discretion advised.

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Show Notes:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/elisabeth-bathory

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-countess-elizabeth-bathory

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elizabeth-bathory

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Bathory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory

A topical conversation podcast hosted by Eric Paul Erickson.  Bringing the discovery of the open road into the discourse of modern conversation. The Open Highway brings conversation back to the world and allows us to learn about interesting topics and people. The show is available on Spotify, I Heart Radio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and wherever you go for your favorite podcasts! 

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On this week's episode, Dakota and Liz look back at The Reluctant Historian's first year in podcasting, with some shout outs, quizzes, and surprise guests.  Tune in to the last episode of 2021 to hear your favourite hosts talk about their best times on the show. 

The Reluctant Historian will be back on January 5, 2022

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This week, on the last regularly scheduled episode for 2021, Liz shares the history of Christmas, looking at how it came to be celebrated on December 25 and it’s pagan roots.  Then, she delves into eight different popular Christmas traditions.  Tune in to find out if your favourite tradition is discussed!

Episode Notes
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/yule-log.htm

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees

https://www.history.com/news/christmas-traditions-history

https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/christmas-and-advent/the-history-and-meaning-of-the-advent-calendar.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/ugly-holiday-sweater-parties-the-origin-of-the-seasons-sarcastic-trend/2011/11/29/gIQAzl3g9N_blog.html

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas

https://www.history.com/news/dont-forget-santas-cookies-and-milk-the-history-of-a-popular-christmas-tradition

https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/did-coca-cola-invent-santa#:~:text=Coca%2DCola%20did%20not%20create%20the%20legend%20of%20Santa%20Claus.,-But%20Coca%2DCola&text=But%20in%201931%2C%20Coca%2DCola,twinkling%20eyes%20and%20laughter%20lines.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/21/coca-cola-didnt-invent-santa-the-10-biggest-christmas-myths-debunked

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-unexpected-pagan-origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-unexpected-pagan-origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions/

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This week, Liz and Dakota talk about an interesting mythical being from Austria: Krampus. Listen as Liz shares the history of where Krampus came from, some things he’s known for, and how people around the world celebrate him.  Dakota tells us Krampus’s origin story.

Episode Notes

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/

https://www.history.com/news/krampus-christmas-legend-origin

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-st-nicholas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Day#:~:text=St%20Nicholas%20then%20comes%20during,with%20gifts%20and%20sugary%20treats.&text=Americans%20who%20celebrate%20Saint%20Nicholas,December)%20as%20a%20separate%20holiday.

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This week Liz and Dakota look at what happened when two individuals were forgotten on an island in the middle of Lake Superior.  Left to their own devices for ten months in the dead of winter, would they make it out unharmed? This episode is neat, because we get to hear the story from the survivor’s point of view.  Liz shares a newspaper clipping - the only recorded evidence - that shares Angelique’s story in her own words.

Episode Notes

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Minong_Traditional_Cultural_Property

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Voyageurs

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Isle_Royale_National_Park#/google_vignette

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/details.asp?ID=123154

https://mikelbclassen.com/starvation-on-isle-royale-the-story-of-angelique-mott/

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/08/20/an-indigenous-heroine-gets-her-due-170-years-later.html

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This week, Liz and Dakota talk about the scientifically proven worst year to be alive.   Any guesses?  Well this episode will tell you the truth! Featuring Ray Romano, they discuss Climate Change, snow in the summer, ice and tree records, and the importance of the sun. 

Episode Notes
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worst-year-to-be-alive-in-human-history-is-probably-not-the-one-you-think

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/what-was-the-worst-year-in-history

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-worst-year-in-history-is-2020-a-contender

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Justinian

https://nationalpost.com/news/the-worst-year-to-be-alive-in-human-history-its-not-what-you-think

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive

https://www.ranker.com/list/horrific-moments-in-history/melissa-sartore?ref=browse_list&l=1

https://www.history.com/news/536-volcanic-eruption-fog-eclipse-worst-year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3YTfhJmh1I

https://www.thoughtco.com/dust-veil-environmental-disaster-in-europe-171628

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This week, Liz makes Dakota listen to her talk about China's first Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi. Recounting his feats, as well as his tyrannical nature, Liz talks about mercury poisoning, burying people alive, and immortality. Dakota sleeps.

Episode Notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/qin-shi-huangdi

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qin-Shi-Huang

https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/emperor_qin_shi_huang.php

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/who-was-chinas-first-emperor

https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2020/01/rivers-and-seas-made-of-mercury-inside-the-tomb-of-chinas-first-emperor-sealed-2200-years-ago/

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In this week's episode, Liz and Dakota talk about some real spooky stuff: the Windigo.  A monster from Algonquian history, the Windigo was too scary for Liz to research on her own.  Take a listen to find out what made the cannibalistic monster so terrifying, and decide for yourself if they really exist.

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Episode Notes
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Wendigo

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo

https://www.megainteresting.com/arts-culture/article/the-legend-of-the-wendigo-an-anthropological-phenomenon-of-the-native-americans-411578392970

https://coffeehousewriters.com/the-algonquin-wendigo/

https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/

https://legionmagazine.com/en/2003/01/beware-the-windigo/

https://www.gods-and-monsters.com/swift-runner.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/canada-forest-howls-shrieks-video

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This week for spooky szn, Liz and Dakota look at a number of mysterious best attacks that occurred in the French region of Gevaudan in 1764.  With reports of over 100 gruesome maulings and deaths, what happened there, so many years ago, remains a mystery to this day. 

Episode Notes
https://www.history.com/news/beast-gevaudan-france-theories#:~:text=Between%201765%20and%201767%2C%20an,and%20captivated%20a%20horrified%20world.&text=Between%201764%20and%201767%20a,to%20La%20B%C3%AAte%20du%20G%C3%A9vaudan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/could_be_worse_the_beast_of_gevaudan_and_the_french_werewolf_epidemic

https://specifipedia.com/the-beast-of-gevaudan-a-monstrous-murder-mystery/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/06/28/terror-and-geology-the-beast-of-gevaudan/?sh=2df800db22c4

https://historyandimagination.com/tag/jeanne-boulet/

https://www.medievalists.net/2021/01/sheep-rearing-medieval-france/

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This week, Liz and Dakota continue to look at the effects of the witchcraft craze, with the case study of the Salem Witch Trials.  Starting with what made Salem ripe for a witch hysteria outbreak to how the trials progressed, Liz shares the story of how fear and wild accusations can tear apart a community.

Episode Notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVd8kuufBhM

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans#Beliefs

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/godinamerica-early-american-groups/

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/gilescorey.html

https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials/The-trials

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