Tag: history
RuPaul's Drag Race Moments of Black Excellence
While paying homage to Black culture, our Queens are creating their own Black Herstory! Snatch up even more moments of #DragRace Black Excellence! #blackhistorynow
Top 10 Scandalous Pharaohs In Ancient Egyptian History
The Pharaoh's of Ancient Egypt were the rulers and even gods of their day. The people worshipped them and together they did incredible things like build the great pyramids. The Pharaoh's also did things that were considered quite scandalous. Join us today...
Vampires, Before Dracula
Sharpen your stakes and grab your crucifixes, as Charles and Crofty rise from their crypts and delve into the folklore of Vampires, to discover the origins of one of the most popular creatures of modern horror.
Vampires: A Brief History of Obsession
Here we take a look at a host of different vampire legends from all around the world and examine how the they've changed over the years.
Cherokee Tribe History
The Cherokee are Native American people that originally lived in the American southwest. The Cherokee language is part of the Iroquoian language group. By the 19th century, American settlers had classified the Cherokee of the Southeast as one of the "Five...
Why Was Medieval Society Obsessed With Witches? (A Century Of Murder)
Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the origins of the deadly craze of witch hunts and trials that infected the British Isles and Europe 400 years ago. In this first episode, she travels to Scotland and Denmark, and uncovers the story of how...
102 y/o Dancer Sees Herself on Film for the First Time
Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, The Zanzibar Club, and on Broadway—with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Ro...
Top 5 Strangest Secret Rooms FOUND IN PEOPLES HOUSES!
These are so strange BUT you never know. Simple things go unnoticed.
The Voynich Manuscript Owners - Deep Dive
In this inaugural episode, I ramble on about a few points left over from the Voynich manuscript video, then go into full deep dive mode on its strange cast of owners.
The Voynich Code
It is the world's most mysterious manuscript. A book, written by an unknown author, illustrated with pictures that are as bizarre as they are puzzling -- and written in a language that even the best cryptographers have been unable to decode. No wonder tha...
Making Medieval Mead like a Viking
Mead is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 18%.
Yesterworld: The Troubled History of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Explore the Behind The Scenes Drama & History of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
A 4000 Year Old Recipe for the Babylonian New Year
Akitu or Akitum is a spring festival held in the first month of Nisan in ancient Mesopotamia, to celebrate the sowing of barley. The Assyrian and Babylonian Akitu festival has played a pivotal role in the development of theories of religion, myth and ritu...
Ancient Egyptian Bread Deciphered
If you're like me you love history and always curious. This bread comes from the wall of a Tomb nearly 4000 years old! One of the after death delicacies was bread.
Top 10 Ghost Towns in America
If you are like me you are not only interested in places to visit but also places that "once were". Ghost Towns! Here are the Top 10.