Gilles de Rais: Who was the real Bluebeard?

Part one of this quarter's edition of Unearthed! features updates, medical things, books and letters, oldest known things, and smells. Research: Abdallah, Hannah. “Analysis of charred food in pot reveals that prehistoric Europeans had surprisingly complex cuisines.” EurekAlert. 3 ...  Show more

This 2022 episode covers how Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the face of artistic convention, ushered in a new movement of Realism in France, and became embroiled in the country’s political turmoil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Barbe bleue est un conte populaire. Un conte qui a plusieurs versions mais dont la plus célèbre est celle de Charles Perrault, parue en 1697. Perrault n'a pas inventé Barbe-Bleue à partir de sa seule imagination. Il s'est largement inspiré de deux personnes ayant existé...

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In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Ragnar Redbeard.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Tall tales about the logger Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox, Babe, are American classics. Learn about the real people they're based on and how they got so popular in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/real-paul-bun ...  Show more

Josh and Chuck dive into history today to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers. 

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