Hosted by John Williamson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 14 episodes
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History on the Margins is your passport to the forgotten, the overlooked, and the just plain bizarre corners of the past. Hosted by John Williamson - history degree, almost-history teacher, and lifelong storyteller - this podcast digs into the weird, wild, and lessor-known stories that didn't make it into your high school textbook. From oddball inventions to historical head-scratchers, each episode is a dive into the strange side of history you never knew you needed.
John Williamson hosts History on the Margins, a history show with 14 episodes published.
Episode Summary In this episode of History on the Margins, we dig into one of the most shocking and overlooked stories of the early 20th century — the Radium Girls. These young factory workers were told that the glowing
Episode Summary Why do we give engagement rings? Why diamonds? And who decided they should cost two months’ salary? In this episode of History on the Margins, we trace the surprising history of engagement rings—from anci
Episode Summary In this episode, John pulls back the curtain on the often chaotic, surprising, and downright weird history of political parties in the United States. From the Founding Fathers’ warnings about factionalism
Death. It’s the one club we’re all eventually joining — and yet humans have spent centuries coming up with wildly creative, occasionally terrifying, and sometimes downright hilarious ways to deal with it. In this episode
Episode Summary From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day claims of possession, this episode delves into the long, complex, and often misunderstood history of exorcism. We explore religious, cultural, legal, and social dime
From flickering late-night screens to campy costumes and corny jokes, horror movie hosts became an unlikely cultural phenomenon. These quirky guides not only introduced monster movies and B-movie thrillers to new generat
Episode Summary: From shadowy German expressionists to blood-soaked slashers, horror films have terrified, thrilled, and (sometimes) accidentally made us laugh for over a century. But where did the genre come from? What
Overview In this episode, we unravel the bizarre and deadly Boston catastrophe: when a massive molasses storage tank exploded in the North End, unleashing a tsunami of sticky syrup through city streets. We examine the sc
Episode Description: In the year 897, Pope Stephen VI ordered the rotting corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, to be dug up, dressed in papal robes, propped up on a throne, and put on trial. Yes, this actually happe
Overview This episode traces the age‑old practice of shaving—from prehistoric tools to modern razors—examining how culture, technology, and even gender influenced how we shave. Along the way, we explore evolving tools, t
Overview This episode explores the true story behind one of America’s most enduring legends: Paul Revere’s midnight ride on April 18, 1775. We go beyond Longfellow’s famous poem to examine the historical context, the rea
Episode Description: In the hot summer of 1518, a woman in Strasbourg walked into the street and started dancing. She didn’t stop for days. Then dozens joined her. And then hundreds. It became so intense that some danced
Episode Description: Why did ancient Romans bathe daily while Europeans in the Middle Ages feared water could kill them? What do soap made from animal fat, medieval plague paranoia, and public bathhouses turned brothels
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History on the Margins is hosted by John Williamson. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 14 episodes.
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