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History Is Sexy

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Jun 10, 2021 • 1h 23min

Episode #54 - What's the History of Malta?

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy Sieges, sieges and more sieges! Turns out there's more to Malta than just seiges, but there are a lot of them. Janina and Emma discuss knights, crusades, mother goddesses and endless, interminable wars. Show notes and links at www.historyissexy.com
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May 20, 2021 • 1h 7min

Episode #53 - Ra Ra Rasputin Part III

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy The final part of our Rasputin series features Boney M, Anastasia, and Rasputin's alleged dick! Show notes and merch available at https://historyissexy.com/
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May 6, 2021 • 1h 34min

Episode #52 - Ra Ra Rasputin, Part II

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy In part two of our Rasputin series, we talk about actual Rasputin! His life, his death, and our new favourite historical personage, his murderer. Show notes and merch available at https://historyissexy.com/.
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Apr 22, 2021 • 59min

Episode #51 - Ra Ra Rasputin, Part I

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy It's a series! Part one of a three part look at that cat that really was gone, Rasputin. Show notes and merch available at https://historyissexy.com/.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 21min

Episode #50 - The History of Banned Clothing (And Underwear)

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy *reupload to fix sound problems at the start!* This week, Emma and Janina talk about clothing laws, colonialism and pants! Show notes, contact details and merch are at www.historyissexy.com
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Mar 25, 2021 • 1h 16min

Episode #49 - What's The History Of Birth Control?

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy This week, Janina and Emma discuss the ways in which people mostly people with uteruses) prevented pregnancy in the past! Content warnings for miscarriage, abortion and a lot of horrible things gong into vaginal canals! For show notes and merch, see our shiny new website! www.historyissexy.com
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Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 23min

Episode #48 - History's Greatest Poisons

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy Emma and Janina talk all things poison and unexpected methods of poisoning people throughout the ages. Sources at https://historyissexy.com/
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 11min

Episode #47 - The History of Pets

Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/historyissexy This time Emma and Janina take a look at the history of pets, where did dogs come from? Why were cats persecuted in the middle ages? What were the favourite pets of the Romans? 😺🐶🐦 Show notes and references https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-47-history-pets
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Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 41min

Emma's Book Launch Live Episode

Emma's new book is OUT NOW! To celebrate the launch of A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, we had a lovely Live Episode/Q&A event. Here is the unedited audio recording for you to listen to at your leisure. Buy A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Thing-Happened-Way-Forum/dp/1786078376/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1600377106&sr=8-1 https://www.bookdepository.com/Fatal-Thing-Happened-on-Way-Forum-Emma-Southon/9781786078377?ref=grid-view&qid=1600377032474&sr=1-1
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Sep 14, 2020 • 52sec

Live Episode Announcement! 17th September 7pm

Emma has a book out so we are having a live episode (on zoom) for free and we invite you to join us! Register here (for free) https://bit.ly/3itHqxb

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