What The History

In this spooky episode Suzie recounts the spooky tale of Half Hangit Maggie and Trevor examines the spooky show "Ghostwatch".  What the history?

Trigger warnings:

Pregnancy and child loss - 7:21 to 8:06

Mental health and suicide - 20:16 to 20:53

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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HALF HANGIT MAGGIE

Blanco J n.d ‘Margaret Dickson’, Murderpedia http://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dickson-margaret.htm

Burnett J, Craigie R 1811, ‘A treatise on various branches of the criminal law of Scotland’ p. 570

Colville I 2010, ‘Hauf-hangit Maggie' Dickson’ http://iainthepict.blogspot.com/2010/09/hauf-hangit-maggie-dickson.html

The Grassmarket n.d. ‘Half Hangit Maggie’ http://www.the-grassmarket.com/history/maggie-dickson.html

Undiscovered Scotland 2018, ‘Maggie Dickson’ https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/maggiedickson.html

GHOSTWATCH

Ghostwatch (1992) - IMDB

What was Ghostwatch? - The Sun (UK)

The BBC Halloween Hoax That Traumatized Viewers - Mental Floss

Ghostwatch: BBC Halloween spoof that 'gave children PTSD' turns 25 - The Independent

Ghostwatch: the Halloween hoax that changed the language of television - New Statesman

Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation - BBC News

BBC TV Schedule October 31 1992 - BBC Genome Project

Ghostwatch - Internet Archive

The Blair Witch Project (1999) - IMDB

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Everyday is Halloween - Ministry (2015)

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In this episode Trevor and Suzie celebrate two years of What The History, well, history!  We look back on some of our favourite tasty bits of history from the last twelve months.  What the history?

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Spring Heeled Terror and Spring Loaded Vice - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=spring-heeled-terror-and-spring-loaded-vice

The Tasty Shed and The Dire Digits - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=the-tasty-shed-and-the-dire-digits

Royally Peeved and The Long Run - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=royally-peeved-and-the-long-run

Bunny Battles and Catty Tactics - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=bunny-battles-and-catty-tactics

Highland Haunts and Japery Jaunts - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=highland-haunts-and-japery-jaunts

Riotous Behaviour and The Fleeing Nun - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=riotous-behaviour-and-the-fleeing-nun

The Unsinkable Story and the Storied Detective - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=the-unsinkable-story-and-the-storied-detective

The War of the Words Special - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=the-war-of-the-words-special

What The Christmas - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=what-the-christmas

Timely Wanderings and Lunar Wonderings - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=timely-wanderings-and-lunar-wonderings

Wunder Man and Covert Canines - http://www.wthpod.rufusproject.com/?podcast=wunder-man-and-covert-canines

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - The Happy Happy Birthday Song - The Arrogant Worms

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In this episode Suzie examines the controversy behind a major English landmark and Trevor investigates a very odd sound.  What the history?

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

NELSON'S COLUMN

Fitzgerald J 2016, ‘Everything You Need To Know About Nelson's Column’, https://londonist.com/london/history/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nelson-s-column

Hirsch A 2017, ‘Toppling statues? Here’s why Nelson’s column should be next’, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/22/toppling-statues-nelsons-column-should-be-next-slavery

Long D 2013, ‘Bizarre London’ Constable and Robinson, London, pp. 70-72

Nelson Museum 2013, ‘Nelson’s Injuries and Illnesses’ https://www.nelson-museum.co.uk/injuries-illnesses.html

Park Grand London Paddington 2015, ‘15 Facts About Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square’ https://www.parkgrandlondon.co.uk/blog/15-facts-about-nelsons-column-in-trafalgar-square/

Readers Digest 1988, ‘Strange Stories Amazing Facts’, Readers Digest Services Pty Ltd, Surry Hills, p. 470

The Telegraph 2016, ‘Greenpeace to foot bill as campaigners spared jail for damaging Nelson's Column’, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/16/greenpeace-to-foot-bill-as-campaigners-spared-jail-for-damaging/

van der Krogt R, van der Krogt P 2014, ‘Nelson's Column’ http://statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=gblo023

White C 2011, ‘Nelson: The Hero and the Man’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/nelson_01.shtml

THE BLOOP

The Bloop mystery has been solved: it was never a giant sea monster - WIRED

What is the bloop? - NOAA

PMEL Acoustics Program - NOAA

Recommended by 'The Bloop': The loudest underwater sound recorded hasn't been completely explained - Stuff NZ

This Is What Actually Caused That Underwater “Bloop” Sound - URBO

The Bloop: An Underwater Mystery That Took Nearly 10 Years to Solve - Motherboard

Remember that scary undersea "bloop" noise? At last we know what caused it. - io9

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Hey There Cthulhu - Eben Brooks

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In this episode Suzie looks at an Australian anti royal plot and Trevor follows the adventures of Shizo Kanakuri.  What the history?

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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HENRY JAMES O'FARRELL

Algate J 2017, ‘Prince and the Assassin: Australia’s first royal tour; portent of terror’ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/prince-and-the-assassin-australias-first-royal-tour-portent-of-terror/news-story/2496e2f3a6e47cc4b7fec9c91160c8df

Gibbney H J 1972, ‘Edinburgh, Duke of (1844–1900)’ Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/edinburgh-duke-of-3467

Harris S 2017, ‘The Irishman who shot Queen Victoria’s son and heir’ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-irishman-who-shot-queen-victoria-s-son-and-heir-1.3179202

Webb C 2017, ‘The Duke is shot!' The day a royal was gunned down in Sydney’ https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-duke-is-shot-the-day-a-royal-was-gunned-down-in-sydney-20170705-gx4srj.html

Wotherspoon G 2008, ‘Assassination attempt on Prince Alfred 1868’ https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/assassination_attempt_on_prince_alfred_1868

SHIZO KANAKURI

The Curious Case of Shizo Kanakuri’s 1912 Olympic Marathon Run - Today I Found Out

Better late than never for Japan’s first, “slowest” Olympian - The Japan Times

Shizo Kanakuri – The marathon runner who completed an Olympic marathon after 54 years - The Vintage News

The World’s Longest Marathon - Running Heroes

Shizo Kanakuri - Sports Reference

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Runnin Down a Dream - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

All music used under fair use provisions.

In this episode Suzie rediscovers the Wunderkid and Trevor infiltrates a super secret society.  What the history?

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

WHAT THE UPDATE

I Faked My Way to the Top of Paris Fashion Week - Vice Australia (Facebook)

MATTHIAS SINDELAR

Ashdown J 2018, ‘World Cup stunning moments: Austria's Wunderteam go close’ https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/22/world-cup-stunning-moments-austria-wunderteam

Four Four Two 2016, ‘The goal that defied the Nazis and killed a legend’ https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/goal-defied-nazis-and-killed-a-legend-0

Goal Profits 2017, ‘The Life of Matthias Sindelar: Austria’s Greatest Player’ https://www.goalprofits.com/matthias-sindelar-austrias-greatest-player/

History.co uk 2018, ‘History’s Forgotten People – Matthias Sindelar’ https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-forgotten-people-matthias-sindelar

History.com 2018, ‘This Day In History – March 12 1938 Hitler announces an Anschluss with Austria’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-announces-an-anschluss-with-austria

Wilson J 2007, ‘Sindelar: the ballad of the tragic hero’ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/apr/03/sport.comment3

THE ORDER OF THE PUGS

The Outlawed Secret Masonic Society of Pugs - Messy Nessy Cabinet of Chic Curiosities

The Order of the Pug, or Mopsorden - Freemasons for Dummies

There was a secret society for Catholics called “The Order of the Pug.” - The Vintage News

Mopsorden (the order of the Pug) - National Purebred Dog Day

The Lost History of the Freemasons - BBC Travel

In eminenti Papal Bull dealing with the condemnation of Freemasonry - Papal Encyclicals Online

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men

All music used under fair use provisions.

In this episode Suzie gets sporty about the World Cup and Trevor discovers the surprising place pigeon's hold in history.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

THE 1938 WORLD CUP

ESPN n.d. ‘World Cup History 1938’ http://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1834540/1938

FIFA 1996, ‘A problematic prelude to the 1938 World Cup’ and ‘1938 FIFA World Cup, France https://www.fifa.com/news/y=1996/m=4/news=problematic-prelude-the-1938-world-cup-71450.html and https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1938/awards/index.html

History.com 2009, ‘1938 Hitler announces an Anschluss with Austria’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-announces-an-anschluss-with-austria

Holocaust Enclyclopedia n.d., ‘The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936’ https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005680

PROJECT PIGEON

B.F. Skinner - Biography.com

The Pigeon-Guided Missiles And Bat Bombs Of World War II - Gizmodo Australia

B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon-Guided Rocket - Smithsonian.com

Pigeon-guided missiles - Military History Monthly

Hacking When It Counts: Pigeon-Guided Missiles - Hack A Day

Strange: In WWII Pigeons Were Trained To Guide Missiles - War History Online

That Time the U.S. Coast Guard Had a Pigeon-Powered Sensor - War Is Boring

Pigeons can help with searches at sea - Ocean Watch

Coast Guard clips wings of pigeon project - UPI.com

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Doing The Pigeon - Sesame Street

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In this episode Suzie examines the Chase vault and Trevor finds out how a Claire Danes ban came about.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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THE CHASE VAULT

Can You Actually 2018, ‘Why Do The Coffins In This Mysterious Vault In Barbados Keep Moving?’ http://canyouactually.com/why-do-the-coffins-in-this-mysterious-vault-in-barbados-keep-moving/

Dunning B 2014, ‘The Moving Coffins of Barbados’ https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4399

Swancer B 2014, ‘The Mysterious Moving Coffins of Barbados’ http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/07/the-mysterious-moving-coffins-of-barbados/

The Ghost Hunt UK n.d., ‘The Mysterious Moving Coffins of the Chase Family’ http://theghosthuntuk.com/mysterious-moving-coffins-chase-family/

THE CLAIRE DANES BAN

Brokedown Palace - IMDB

Manila Is Mad At Claire Danes - CBS News

Claire Danes Banned in Manila? - E News

5 celebrities who disrespected the Filipino people - kami.com

Manila Officials Ban Films That Feature Claire Danes - Orlando Sentinel

Manila Bans Claire Danes’ Movies - AP News

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Spirit Got Lost - Mental As Anything

All music used under fair use provisions.

In this episode Suzie finds Napoleon's most surprising foe and Trevor looks at the surprising way a Persian king took on the Egyptians.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

NAPOLEON AND THE RABBITS

History.com Staff, 2009 ‘Napoleon Bonaparte’ http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon

Raub O 2014, ‘Napoleons Greatest Failure (No, Not Waterloo)’ https://sites.psu.edu/interestinghistory/2014/03/20/napoleons-greatest-failure-no-not-waterloo/

Stepko B 2018, ‘Napoleon and the Battle of the Rabbits: Faced with the implacable animal horde, the Emperor beat a hasty retreat’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/18/napoleon-and-the-battle-of-the-rabbits/

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 2016, ‘Battle of Waterloo’ and 2014 ‘Treaties of Tilsit’ https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Waterloo and https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaties-of-Tilsit

The Liverpool Herald April 6 1901, ‘Napoleon and Rabbits’ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37254325

White F 2014, ‘Napoleon’s battle against rabbits’ https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/napoleons-battle-against-rabbits/

THE BATTLE OF PELUSIUM

The Battle of Pelusium: A Victory Decided by Cats - Ancient History Encyclopedia

War Cats: Egyptians Lost A War Because They Loved Cats - Ripley's Believe It or Not

Cambyses II, the Cat Throwing King of Persia - Fact Find

The Battle of Pelusium: ‘Cats’ and psychological edge lead Persians to victory - Realm of History

The Weapon that Conquered Ancient Egypt - History is Now Magazine

The Battle of Pelusium: Psychological warfare leads Persians to victory - Ancient Origins

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - I Have a Theory - Once More With Feeling Soundtrack

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In this episode Suzie follows the strange tale of a legendary terror and Trevor examines a pastime that was prohibited for a surprisingly long time.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

SPRING HEELED JACK

Comic Vine 2014, ‘Spring-Heeled Jack’ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/spring-heeled-jack/4005-64734/

D’Costa K 2016, ‘What's the Bogeyman?’ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/what-is-the-bogeyman/

Grundhauser E 2016, ‘Meet Spring-Heeled Jack, the Leaping Devil That Terrorized Victorian England’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-springheeled-jack-the-leaping-devil-that-terrorized-victorian-england

Jordan J 2015, ‘Boogeymen From Around The World’ https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/halloween-2014/

Strange Stories, Amazing Facts 1988, ‘Spring-Heeled Jack’, Readers Digest Services Pty Ltd, Surry Hills, p. 358

PINBALL PROHIBITION

That Time America Outlawed Pinball - History.com

The War On Pinball - Atlas Obscura

Pinball Prohibition: The Arcade Game Was Illegal in New York for Over 30 Years  - 6 Square Feet

When Pinball was Illegal - Today I Found Out

A menace to society: the war on pinball in America  - Aeon

Pinball Was Once Illegal - Kotaku Australia

The 22 Strangest Things That Have Been Banned Around The World  - Buzzfeed

Prohibition - Encyclopedia.com

The History of Pinball Machines and Pintables - BMI Gaming

Pinball Machines Almost Banned in 1978 - Aus Retro Gamer

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - Pinball Wizard - The Who (1969)

All music used under fair use provisions.

In this episode Suzie looks at some very strange reason's for riots and Trevor follows the adventure's of a very amazing individual.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

WHAT THE UPDATE

'Very Angry Badger' Seizes Part Of 500-Year-Old Scottish Castle - Huffington Post

CLOTHING RIOTS

McRobbie L 2011, ‘6 Articles of Clothing That Caused Riots’ http://mentalfloss.com/article/27298/6-articles-clothing-caused-riots

The British Newspaper Archive 2014, ‘The first top hat causes a commotion’ https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2014/01/15/the-first-top-hat-causes-a-commotion/

Calligeros M 2009, ‘Ugly scenes at swingers' resort as nudists war over dress code’ http://www.traveller.com.au/ugly-scenes-at-swingers-resort-as-nudists-war-over-dress-code-8ox3

CATALINA DE ERAUSO

Catalina de Erauso, the Lieutenant Nun - Headstuff

Catalina de Erauso - Rejected Princesses

From Spain to the Americas, from the convent to the front: Catalina de Erauso's shifting identities - Eurozine

Catalina de Erauso - The Female Soldier

Lieutenant Nun - Penguin Random House

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from...

History Never Repeats - Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating - Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees - Cold Chisel (1984)

You're History - Shakespeare's Sister (1989)

Centuries - Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out - I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs (2004)

All music used under fair use provisions.