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Join us for part two of our series on the Titanic! This time, we go back to that dark night of April 15th, 1912 and detail the horrific scene of the most famous maritime disasters in history. Sources: Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic: The Story of the Great White Star Line Trio: The Olympic, the Titanic and the Brittanic. Gallery Books, 1987. Grane, Thomas C., director. Titanic: 25 Years Later. National...

Join us for part one of our series on the Titanic! This episode, learn about the construction and notable people that would be on board one of the worst maritime disasters in history! Sources: Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic: The Story of the Great White Star Line Trio: The Olympic, the Titanic and the Brittanic. Gallery Books, 1987. Grane, Thomas C., director. Titanic: 25 Years Later. National Geograp...

Calamity Jane, became a dime novel legend in her own lifetime, although few knew the real Martha Jane Cannary beyond her notorious reputation. Sources: Editors. “." Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Mar. 2023 .” Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com, May 2012, https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cannary-martha-jane-1...

The Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII was the bloodiest in United States Marine Corps history. Join us for a unique perspective of this legendary historical event, and our 100th episode! Sources: “Bill Richardson: 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division - Marines.” Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans, https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/8409....

Join us for part two of our story about Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, or as he is known in the west, Ibn Saud. A shrewd diplomat, fierce desert warrior, and the leader and founder of Saudi Arabia. This time, we’ll learn about why and how the new country became rich beyond their wildest dreams. Sources: Darlow, Michael, and Barbara Bray. Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of...

The first king of the third Saudi state now known as Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, would forge a theocratic absolute monarchy that would come to dominate over the Arabian peninsula and became stewards of Islam‘s two holiest sights, Mecca and Medina. Join us as we get to know Ibn Saud, the man who led his dynasty and people into modernity, western influence, and wealth beyond all imagination. Sources: Da...

Radical politics, unbearable tragedy, and groundbreaking literary work not appreciated in its own time, join us for part 2, the conclusion of our series on the life and work of Mary Shelley! Sources: Byron, Lord, et al. Lord Byron: Selected Poems. The Folio Society, 2013. Gordon, Charlotte. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley. Windmill Books, 2016.  Shel...

Join us for the literary giant, best known for her masterpiece “Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus”, Mary Shelley! Or as she was known during this time, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Sources: Byron, Lord, et al. Lord Byron: Selected Poems. The Folio Society, 2013. Gordon, Charlotte. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley. Windmill Books, 2016. Shelley, Pe...

Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode about the philosopher, writer, mother, and radical, Mary Wollstonecraft!

Happy Holidays from the HistoryBoiz! This year, join us for the story of the man who basically gave the English speaking world its Christmas traditions, Charles Dickens!

Join us! For one of the most important events in history, the siege of Jerusalem in 70CE, during the First Jewish Uprising against the Roman Empire.

Happy Halloween! Join us for a very special episode, as Chris brings us along on the story of the evolution of our collective idea of what Hell means to society.

Happy Spooky Season! Join us for a very special episode with a very special guest, friend of the HistoryBoiz, Tyler Mitchell AKA Tmitch! Tmitch is going to tell us a very personal story that happened way back in 1924 and about his connection to the overall Sasquatch lore. You won’t want to miss this one!

Join us this week as we take on the pioneering investigative journalist, Nellie Bly!

Join us for the complicated and rarely discussed, (in the west of course) but fan requested, Silesian Uprisings!

Join us as we talk about one of the most recognizable clowns in the American lexicon and maybe even the greatest clown of all time, Emmett Kelly AKA Weary Willie.

Queen Lili’uokalani was the first and last queen of the Kingdom of Hawai’i before she was overthrown and Hawai’i was fast tracked to annexation and statehood by the United States.

Hawai’i was a sovereign nation with a monarchy that was overthrown in interest of joining the United States by a small group of rich, white, sugar barons with a little help from the United States military.

For the final installment of our series, join us for the meteoric fall of Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall. And like most falls from public grace, his was full of backstabbing and intrigue, making it all the more spectacularly dramatic!

Join us for part 2 where we learn how a small group of men, led by Boss Tweed, came up with a scheme to rob the New York City treasury blind, and still appear legal.

Corruption, greed, strong arm politics, war, and the forging of modern day New York City, Boss Tweed was at the center of it all, pulling the strings from the well oiled political machine, Tammany Hall.

Joining us for this intense episode, is the very funny Sally Jordan!

The third and final installment of our series on Ludwig Van Beethoven is out! The late stage of Beethoven’s life was as tragic as it was legendary.

Join us for part 2 of our 3 part series on the legendary composer Ludwig Van Beethoven!

Beethoven’s life was deeply troubled, to say the least. Despite it all, he changed western music forever. Join us and a special guest, for the life of Ludwig Van Beethoven!