Ill-Equipped History
Two non-historians with a passion for history tell stories of the past in a way that will make you laugh.
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Thank you!
After over two decades of friendship, one of the many things we have in common is loving to learn everything we can about what happened in the times before us. We love making each other laugh and have a healthy competition of who can make the better (or worse) pun.
We are so excited to be able to take our passion for history and give it life outside of our weekly documentary dates. We are even more excited to be able to share these stories with you, our lovely audience.
Thank you again for being so supportive of two silly-gooses (silly-geese?) who love history.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Emileigh and Morgan dive into the chaos that was the 1904 Olympic Marathon.
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Sources:
The Unbelievable True Story of the Craziest Olympic Marathon
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
St. Louis marathon: The strangest race in Olympic history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_men%27s_marathon#External_links
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
We're wrapping up this arc with the last three of Henry VIII's wives: Anna of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katherine Parr.
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illequippedhistory@gmail.com
Sources:
"Henry VIII: The Tyrant King and his Six Wives" from The Secret Lives of the Tudors
The People Profiles documentaries on YouTube
Who Were the Six Wives of Henry VIII? by Captivating History on YouTube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
We're headed to Tudor England! Morgan gives an in-depth look on the first three of Henry VIII's six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour.
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https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
Email us!
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
Sources:
“Henry VIII: The Tyrant King and his Six Wives” from The Secret Lives of the Tudors
The People Profiles Documentaries on YouTube
Who Were the Six Wives of Henry VIII? By Captivating History on YouTube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Emileigh and Morgan discuss the incredible life experiences of Violet Jessup while working for the White Star Line.
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Sources:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/titanic/stories/violet-constance-jessop.htm
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Jessop
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/violets-barren-white-star-wedding.html
https://owlcation.com/humanities/TitanicOlympicBritannic
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Morgan and Emileigh explore the origins of the oldest major world religion, Hinduism.
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https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
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illequippedhistory@gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/hinduism
https://www.hinduismfacts.org/how-many-gods-are-there-in-hinduism/
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-most-famous-religious-sites-in-india/
https://magikindia.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indus-civilization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adivasi
https://www.varanasi.org.in/shiva-linga
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Welcome to our podcast! Emileigh and Morgan are life-long friends who love watching history documentaries together and being freaked out at how old the world is. Our first episode covers the (arguable) first written language in human history. Join us as we ponder how people kept track of records thousands of years ago.
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https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
Email us!
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3428#:~:text=Ivory%20tags%20from%20tomb%20U%2Dj.&text=%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most%20ancient,known%20examples%20of%20Egyptian%20writing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/235724.stm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Dreyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxD-RY_O7jY
https://www.oldest.org/culture/recorded-history/
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies#:~:text=About%202600%20BCE%2C%20during%20the,30%20BCE%E2%80%93CE%20364).
https://www.memphis.edu/egypt/resources/timeline.php
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/searching-lost-footsteps-scorpion-kings-007598
Abydos Academic paper. Found on Acadamia.edu.