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Episode #144- Who Was the Mother of Empires? (Part III)
Nov 17, 2021Eleanor of Aquitaine has been called the "Queen of the Troubadours" by fawning biographers. She has been credited with transforming medieval European culture through her patronage of the arts. It's al...
Episode #143- Who Was the Mother of Empires? (Part II)
Nov 03, 2021When the King and Queen of France went on crusade in 1147 it nearly destroyed their marriage. The campaign led by King Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine was an unmitigated disaster. But despite (or p...
Episode #142- Who Was the Mother of Empires? (Part I)
Oct 19, 2021Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the best remembered medieval Queens. She has been celebrated as one of the most daring and consequential women of her age. But despite her fame Eleanor is often misunder...
Episode #141- Who's Afraid of the 30 Years War? (Ft. Zack Twamley)
Oct 06, 2021The 30 Years War has reputation among history buffs as one of the most complicated conflicts you can study. Even though the war is filled with fantastic stories, it can sometimes scare away history po...
Episode #140- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part II)
Sep 22, 2021There are three main culprits in the alleged burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. But weirdly they all lived roughly 300 years apart from one another. How is that even possible? It’s weird anom...
Episode #139- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part I)
Sep 08, 2021The Egyptian city of Alexandria was once the most magnificent city on the Mediterranean. It was a city of wonders, whose culture was the envy of the Greek world. Tragically many of Alexandria's ancien...
OFH Throwback- Episode #37- Did Robert Johnson Sell His Soul to the Devil?
Sep 01, 2021In this throwback episode Sebastian takes a look back at a show that explores one of the greatest legends in 20th century popular music. Did the legendary blues musician, Robert Johnson, really trade ...
OFH Throwback- Episode #83- Who Invented Your Favourite Food?
Aug 24, 2021In this OFH Throwback episode Sebastian takes a look at one of the most fun and accessible episodes in the OFH catalog. The world of food and drink is filled with colourful mythology. How much should ...
OFH Throwback- Episode #77- Was There a Real Pied Piper?
Aug 17, 2021In this throwback episode we take a look at an episode Sebastian thinks may have been the best "one-off" show created over the podcast's six seasons. Take a listen to how the host thinks this one has ...
OFH Throwback- Episode #10- Did the Aztecs Think Cortes Was a God? (Part II)
Aug 10, 2021In this throwback episode Sebastian revisits "Part II" in the Season One series on the conquest of Mexico. In the freshly recorded introduction the host reflects on criticisms that this episode first ...