History Is Sexy

Why doesn't it have a definite article for a start? Where did it come from? What's it all about? Why are people so weird about it? Can you really use it to avoid paying council tax and abiding by covid restrictions? Is Bad King John accidentally responsible for a good thing or is he still awful? Let's find out in a Magna Carta deep dive! Support the Show at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes etc at www.historyissexy.com

Saint Paul, born Saul. A Zealot, a persecutor, a fanatic, a sail maker, a convert and the man responsible for what Christianity became in the first century CE. What exactly is his deal? Let's talk. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Merch and show notes at www.historyissexy.com

Something a bit different this week as Emma is travelling. We sat down with Matthew and Matteo, the father and son doing their best to rate and rank every Roman hero. We talked Marcus Camillus, why we can't trust Trajan and how to define the Romans. Lost Roman Heroes can be found at https://lostromanheroes.com/ Support History is Sexy at www.patreon.com/historyissexy

Switzerland! Peaceful, neutral, full of clocks and cheese , or is it? How did Switzerland come to be? Why does it get to be neutral? How did they get so rich? Why did it take until 1990 for women to be allowed to vote? Let's find out! Support the podcast at patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes, merch etc at www.historyissexy.com

Who the hell is Marcus Camillus? Featuring Rome's version of the Trojan War, Rome's greatest humiliation, a truly scandalous number of white horses and one of the coolest lines any Roman ever delivered.