Hans Schwartz,PhD, Author of Freemasonry in the Revolutionary Atlantic World

Real History with Doctor Hans

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Real history isn't boring! A historian with an attitude, a big mouth, and all the juiciest centuries old gossip on who betrayed, beheaded, & hooked up with whom . Meet true players like Ben Franklin and the Duke of Wellington. Celebrate some Iron Age pride with the Sacred Band of Thebes as they crush the Spartan phalanx. Find out what the Freemasons actually did to help plan the American Revolution. From the Stone Age to today's biggest news, Dr. Hans has the inside scoop. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RealHistoryWithDoctorHans?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_camp

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Hans Schwartz,PhD, Author of Freemasonry in the Revolutionary Atlantic World

Episodes

Masonic Conspiracies Episode 2: How the Freemasons Probably Planned the Boston Tea Party 30.08.2025 35:50

The masonic history series is a little less sarcastic and cynical. Taken from my own research, this episode explores the evidence linking Boston's Lodge of St. Andrew's Freemasons Lodge with the Boston Tea Party, the event that ultimately sparked the American Revolution. Conspiracy theorists have claimed for centuries that the Freemasons planned the Boston Tea Party - in this case, they mi...

Masonic history Episode 1: Conspiracy Theories and Connections: The Freemasons & The Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution 30.08.2025 1:05:58

The masonic history series is a little less sarcastic and cynical. Taken from my own research, this episode explores the very close connections between colonial American Freemasons and the radical Sons of Liberty who led the American Revolutionary. Was the Revolution a Masonic conspiracy? No. Did Masonic conspiracies alter the course of the American Revolution? It sure seems like it.

Russia's Alcoholism Economy 30.08.2025 52:00

Forget communism and capitalism, Russia's real economy is all about alcoholism! For centuries, the biggest source of government revenue in Russia has been selling the hard stuff to it's own people. Learn all about why keeping your peasants drunk for 500 years isn't the best way to keep your economy afloat. This episode is one of the more fun and entertaining ones!

History's Most Badass Deaths Episode 3: Can the Curse of Giles Corey Crush Blackbeard Like the Salem Witch Trials Literally Crushed Him? 15.08.2024 39:02

In our inaugural History's Most Badass Death Tournament, we pit three of the most legendary die hards: Rasputin, the Mad Monk, Captain Ed "Blackbeard" Teach, and 81 year old Puritan farmer and accused Salem witch Giles Corey against each other in a head - to head competition to determine who really pulled off the manliest death in history. Warning: You'll learn a little about the...

History's Most Badass Deaths Episode 2: A Screaming Hangover, 5 Gunshots, and 20 to 25 Sword Wounds: Captain Edward "Blackbeard Teach" 15.08.2024 37:59

History's Most Badass Deaths Episode 1: The Mystical Christian Alcoholic Sexual Predator Who Called the Russian Revolution: Grigory "Mad Monk" Rasputin 15.08.2024 34:07

Why You Should Never Call Your Sports Team the Spartans 15.08.2024 20:51

Everybody loves the Spartans! Spartan races, Spartan Football, Spartan Youth Hockey, America is all about the Spartans: Those slavery loving, inbreeding, baby leaving on the mountainside, Greek Warriors who missed the Battle of Marathon and eventually got themselves beaten by the Sacred Band - an elite Theban unit composed of 150 committed gay couples- only to be turned into a Roman tourist attrac...

Waterloo: How Wellington Stole Napoleon's Girlfriends and the Rothschilds Got Blamed for Every Conspiracy Theory on the Internet 15.08.2024 22:32

All's fair in love and war, and Arthur "Duke of Wellington" Wellesley crushed Napoleon Bonaparte at both by stealing the Emperor's two favorite mistresses in the months leading into the battle. Meanwhile, Nathan Rothschild and his brothers financed Wellington's army while establishing one of the world's first international financial corporations, only to be blamed for eve...

That Time When 4 Sports Concussions Killed 57,000 People 15.08.2024 17:03

King Henry VIII started out as a star athlete, author, composer, and all around great guy. Four sports related head injuries later, he beheaded two wives, divorced a couple others, and persecuted over 50,000 Catholics and political enemies.