For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history

Welcome back my delicious little donut to season seven! We're starting this season off strong with some spooky history, and one of my favorites, Ghost Ships! I hope you enjoy this episode and all the spine-chilling history to come!! Magic mind link! (https://www.magicmind.com/historypod) Discount Code: HISTORYPOD20 Want more For the Love of History?! Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: forthelo...

The season six finale is here, my friend!! End it wouldn't be a true For he Love of History finale if we didn't end on an absolutely weird note! Sobek is one of the strangest Egyptian gods I have ever come across. He's kind of like an onion in that every layer that you peel back reveals a layer more bizarre than the last! So what are you waiting for? Let's get to peeling and dive into some weird h...

Game of Thrones meets India! We had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Gourav Mohanty, the author of India's first grim dark fantasy series. He not only tells us about the fantastic first book in his series but also explains the history and mythology that inspired him. Gourav also lets us in on some characters that will be in his second book like the poison maidens and dancing temple girls....

“If we carry the burdens of our fathers, we’ll never know what it means to be free.” This week we had the absolute privilege to chat with Aparna Verma about her debut book The Pheonix King. It's a multi-POV fantasy book inspired by Indian mythology. This episode is an amazing sneak peek into the world of fire magic as well as learning about Aparna's process and motivation. Idk if you knew that you...

Back again with humans just doing the wildest Sh*t! What happens when a group of former soldiers meets a mob of 20,000 emu?! They get two giant machine guns and start a war of course! Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: fortheloveofhistorypod@gmail.com www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com Voice mail!! Further Reading Soldier Settlement and the Australian Agrarian Myth after the First World War The Gre...

All I can say is thank you! Thank you for being here with me for 100 episodes of For the Love of HIstory! You mean the world to me!!! ENJOY!!! Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: fortheloveofhistorypod@gmail.com www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com Voice mail!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to episode 99!! And to celebrate the almost00th episode of For the Love of History podcast we're diving into the world of weird history! And I don't think it gets any weirder than medieval animal trials! Yes, you read that right dear one, the people of the middle ages in Europe were fully holding court on both the civil and ecclesiastical levels to not only prosecute animals but also in An...

The Korean Historical Drama you never knew you needed! In this episode, I talk with author, June Hur about her new book, the Red Palace! It's an incredible historic fiction set in Joseon Dynasty Korea. A palace nurse teams up with a young (and handsome 😉) detective to solve a string of murders in the palace. I hope you enjoy it!!  Find more of June's books and socials here! THE RED PALACE THE SIL...

Are you ready for an honorary Empress Baddy episode!? Welcome to episode 96 of For the Love of History, today we're taking a trip back to 19th-century West Africa, what I like to call the Colonial Cluster F**k. The colonizers of the world were scurrying to take their slice of the "Africa Pie." France entered the chat and sent a mission of officers and soldiers tonight "there "land between Niger an...

The Catholic Church has done some strange things in its history, but I think this might be the weirdest! The 8 and 900s were kind of like the hunger games but for the Catholic Church, and within a span of a few years, they were six dead popes, one dead king, the first assassination, and possibly the second assassination in the Catholic Church's history. In this episode, we uncover how the heck thi...

Did you know Frida Kahlo was a bisexual communist who called surrealist artists b*tches?! Well, neither did until I had this lovely chat with Destiny from Closeted History! Join us as we dive into the sometimes tragic sometimes magic life of one of the greatest artists of all time. Closeted History! Instagram Apple Podcast Spotify 💙💛Trova Trip Survey💛💙 Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: for...

Princess, spy, sugar baby, horseback riding badass! And if that doesn't get you to click on this episode IDK what will! This week we're talking about the WW2 nonbinary spy Toshiko Kawashima. CW: brief discussion of SA and self-harm so if you need to skip this week that's totally ok! 💙💛Trova Trip Survey💛💙 Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: fortheloveofhistorypod@gmail.com www.fortheloveofhis...

💛💙 Trip Survey💙💛 Kicking off season six with another empress baddie!! It's been a while since we've done an empress baddie episode so we had to go with the topic that actually has two baddies! The Mongolian Empire is often misunderstood and misrepresented, so in this episode, we dive into a few misconceptions about the Golden Hoard and bust a few myths along the way. Spicy TK also makes an app...

⭐️⭐️Travel Survey! ⭐️⭐️ Looking for a fascinating deep dive into the history of Miss America? Look no further friend! From the origins of the pageant world to its modern-day impact on society, Margot and I explore it all from the first pageant where Neptune emerged from the sea, connections to eugenics, and the brave women who subverted the expectations set upon them. With engaging storytellin...

Wanna hear about 5,000-year-old tattoos and magic?!?! I know you do friend! Press play so we can dive right into some Egyptian tattoo history. 🤩 Instagram Patreon New Merch!!! Email: fortheloveofhistorypod@gmail.com www.fortheloveofhistorypodcast.com Voice mail!! Further Reading Embodying the Divine: A Tattooed Female Mummy from Deir el-Medina How Ancient Egyptian Tattooing Changed Our Understand...

Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show if I'm real or just a legend?! That's right friends everybody's favorite 90s Warrior has a secret and you can find out in this week's episode!! Click play as fast as you can to discover Mulan's true story! Magic Mind! https://www.magicmind.co/loveofhistory discount code: LOVEOFHISTORY20 Instagram Patreon New Merch!!!...

Well hello, brave podcast listener. I explain it all in the intro so give it a little listen!  You won't regret it!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices