385 Episodes

  1. SLUDGE: Homeschooling the Trenches and WWI!!

    Published: 15/01/2021

  2. Shopping!

    Published: 15/01/2021

  3. Hitler and the Third Reich

    Published: 13/01/2021

  4. Backstabbers!: Homeschooling the Bolsheviks and the Rise of Stalin

    Published: 12/01/2021

  5. Micro-Histories 4: Keys

    Published: 11/01/2021

  6. Ribbons: Homeschooling Georgian and Victorian Orphans

    Published: 10/01/2021

  7. MicroHistory 3: The Face

    Published: 09/01/2021

  8. Betrayal: Homeschooling Russian Spies During the Cold War

    Published: 07/01/2021

  9. Reindeer - The Homeward Journey!

    Published: 25/12/2020

  10. Reindeer!

    Published: 24/12/2020

  11. Christmas MicroHistories 8: Carrots

    Published: 23/12/2020

  12. Christmas MicroHistories 7: Obscenity

    Published: 22/12/2020

  13. Christmas MicroHistories 6: Riots

    Published: 21/12/2020

  14. Christmas MicroHistories 5: Spite!

    Published: 20/12/2020

  15. Christmas MicroHistories 4: Lucky Finds

    Published: 19/12/2020

  16. WINGS REVAMPED!

    Published: 16/12/2020

  17. WINGS!

    Published: 14/12/2020

  18. Christmas MicroHistories 3: Shoes

    Published: 13/12/2020

  19. Christmas MicroHistories 2: Evil

    Published: 11/12/2020

  20. Christmas MicroHistories 1: Bad Luck

    Published: 09/12/2020

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Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s nothing unexpected about the past? About History? Aha, well Histories of the Unexpected adopts a new approach to exploring our past. Gone is the traditional linear plotting of battles, monarchs and political movements. Histories of the Unexpected argues that everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects. Like SLIME. Or COURAGE. or APPLAUSE.... Presented by Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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