Helpful Histories
By Julie
Helpful HistoriesApr 27, 2021
Christmas Special
Join me for the Christmas special! Find out about the pagan origins of Christmas, how Christianity grew it and how so many of the traditions we know today came to be. Not only will Santa make an appearance but so to will Krampus his demon/goat counterpart!
Halloween
Witches
Black Death
Henry VIII Part Two
Henry VIII Part One
Fairy Tales
Fairy tales are wonderful, magical stories that we are all told as children from Little red riding hood to Rumpelstiltskin but if we look at the original versions we see that this wasn't always the case. Most are violent tales that include everything from incest to kidnapping. Join me as I go through three of the most famous tales to show just how different they really are and the reasons behind this. This episode includes mentions of rape, violence and adult topics which aren't suitable for children.
Mental Illness
Pablo Escobar
Marie Antoinette
Egyptian Gods and the afterlife
We can't talk about Ancient Egypt without looking into their mythology and afterlife, it's simply to good to miss! Join me and Tara this week to find out about their creation story, mummies and magic kites and the crocodile who would eat your heart! Word of warning we do talk about how the gods came to be so that may not be suitable for younger listeners.