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History Lessons for Misanthropes

Apr 30, 2019

The Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious document written in an unknown language.  Where did it come from?  Who wrote it?  What is it?

None of these questions are answered in this episode, but it's fun to speculate.

 


Apr 16, 2019

Witch hunts results in the deaths of thousands of people across Europe in the early modern period.  But one man in England took it upon himself to become the Witchfinder General.  In this episode we tell the story of how Matthew Hopkins whipped up a fear of witches in East Anglia, resulting in the death of hundreds of...


Apr 2, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Mildred Strange tells us about William Burke & William Hare, two Scottish men who would profit from murdering their tenants.  How did they do it?  Did they get caught?

*Please excuse Mildred getting used to new microphones*

music by V►LH►LL

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