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Hosted by Ancestry · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 36 episodes
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Behind the Headlines of History is a podcast that explores intriguing news stories from the past, hosted by historian and genealogist Michala Hulme and Brad Argent. In each episode, Brad and Michala share weird, wonderful, eye-opening and sometimes tragic stories that they’ve uncovered from the Newspapers.com archives. Then, they dive into Ancestry’s billions of other records and shake those family trees to find out more about the people behind the headlines.
Ancestry hosts Behind the Headlines of History, a history show with 36 episodes published.
In this special Holiday Finale of Behind the Headlines of History Season Four, join our cozy historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme as they deck the halls and dive into the festive and fascinating headlines that st
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming with a fun surprise: Listen now to Ancestry's collaboration with History Hit’s podcast After Dark, where hosts Maddy and Anthony dig into their own family history in coll
Yes, you read that right. Dive into this episode of Behind the Headlines of History, where our brave hosts Brad and Michala trek through a treasure trove of stories laden with some of history's shadier characters, includ
Historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hume present more staggering headlines from old newspapers that are just as bizarre today. Watch the video episode on Ancestry's YouTube channel. Links to Articles: The Old Maid Mis
Story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme gather around the newspapers of yesteryear for stories involving a brave dog and a bizarre hoax. Watch the video episode on Ancestry's YouTube channel. Links to A
Story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme gather around the newspapers of old to learn more about the $400,000,000 fortune that one man reportedly came into in 1906. Watch the video episode on Ancestry's
This week’s episode of Behind the Headlines of History finds our story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme dive into two fascinating headlines from our service history archives. Plus– a war hero pigeon? W
Story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme gather around the newspapers of two of the messier stories from history. Watch the video episode on Ancestry's YouTube channel. Links to articles: The Mourdaunt D
Story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme gather around the newspapers of old for their first two spooky stories from history. Watch the video episode on Ancestry's YouTube channel. Links to articles: The
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Your favorite story-loving historians Brad Argent and Dr. Michala Hulme are back! Join us as we gather 'round the newspapers of old and return for Season 4 of Behind the Headlines of Hist
This episode of "Behind the Headlines of History" untangles two historical tales where nothing is quite as it seems. First, a sea captain vanishes from his vessel in the middle of a storm in the unforgiving Alaskan water
What happens when a promise to marry is broken? What if the lawsuit for "seduction" is filed against the man's estate after his death, and the woman bringing the suit has already found a new husband? This episode opens a
This episode of "Behind the Headlines of History" delves into two curious tales from the past. An 1840 newspaper report on a tragic construction accident seems straightforward enough, but it holds a shocking secret. Foll
This episode of "Behind the Headlines of History" delves into two intriguing historical crimes. First, Michala retraces the tragic story of Michael Joseph Goldsmith, a Birmingham jeweler who was robbed of a fortune in di
In this episode of "Behind the Headlines of History," hosts Brad Argent and Mikaela Hume delve into two intriguing historical newspaper stories. The first story recounts the grim tale of a murderous brush-maker who, in 1
Of course! Here is a more tantalizing version of the summary designed to pique curiosity: Prepare for a journey into the bizarre and the macabre as we uncover two astonishing tales from history. First, discover the pecul
Ahead of International Women’s Day, in this episode our stories explore different experiences and achievements of women throughout history – from the incredible story of a no-nonsense suffragist who travelled from the US
There’s a little Antipodean flavour to some of this week’s stories – Michala takes us from a highway robbery in Bradford, England (reported in the Leeds Mercury, 30th December 1843) across the seas to Australia, tracing
Sensitive ears (and noses!) beware – Brad’s opening story in this episode is a bit of a stinker, involving a dispute over pig manure in Ireland (reported in the Nationalist and Leinster Times, 2nd January, 1886). Thankfu
Michala transports us back to the world of 1920s Birmingham gangland this week, and if you’re a Peaky Blinders fan, some of the names in her newspaper article (from The Times, 28 April 1921) may be familiar…Then, not to
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