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Hosted by Amy Burtt · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 20 episodes
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Hidden history lives in the places we walk past every day.History’s Hidden Corners uncovers forgotten stories, dark history, and untold moments from the past, bringing history to life through powerful storytelling.True historical events, is history boring? Think again. This podcast shares the stories you weren’t taught in school, odd facts, forgotten events, and surprising moments that make the past fun, relatable, and a little unexpected. Short, engaging episodes designed to make you say, “Did that really happen?”
Amy Burtt hosts History’s Hidden Corners, a history show with 20 episodes published.
From the road, they looked like ordinary English homes. Inside, their walls told a different story. This episode uncovers priest holes—hidden rooms where men waited in darkness while soldiers searched just inches away. A
On a stormy night in 1911, a nineteen-year-old telephone operator faced a choice no one should ever have to make: run for her life, or stay and warn an entire town. This is the true campfire story of Sarah Collins, the g
Marguerite Porete wrote a book she refused to deny, and it cost her her life. In 1310, a crowd gathered in Paris to witness the execution of a woman condemned not for violence or treason, but for the ideas she had writte
Queen Victoria is remembered as one of Britain's greatest monarchs. But when Prince Edward was born, Victoria did not love him. To Victoria, he represented the loss of the intimate life she cherished with Prince Albert.
In this episode, we explore the remarkable life of Fred Rogers, from his childhood in Pennsylvania to his rise as one of the most beloved figures in television history. Discover how an ordained minister transformed child
For thousands of years, Stonehenge has stood in silence. Most visitors see an ancient circle of towering stones. But beneath the grass lies a very different story, one of fire, ash, memory, and the people who believed th
In the autumn of 1888, fear spread through the narrow streets of Whitechapel as a brutal killer stalked London's East End. Women were found murdered under horrifying circumstances, and the newspapers soon gave the unknow
For most of human history, illness felt like a death sentence wrapped in mystery. People didn’t understand bacteria, viruses, or infection. A fever could mean judgment from God. A headache could signal death. And in a wo
In this episode of History’s Hidden Corners, we step beyond the headlines and into the final hours of the Titanic through the people who lived them: the stewards who moved door to door helping frightened passengers, the
Deep inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, sound doesn’t behave the way it should. In the 800s, a group of men forced their way into the sealed structure, in search of treasure. What they found was something else entirely. W
In 1814, a brewery in London exploded, sending a massive wave of beer rushing through the streets. Homes were destroyed. Lives were lost. This is the story of one of London’s most unbelievable and forgotten tragedies. If
Before he was Billy the Kid, he was Henry McCarty, a boy shaped by loss, survival, and a lawless frontier that offered no second chances. From a childhood marked by hardship, to the chaos of the Lincoln County War, to th
What did childhood really look like between 500 and 1500? This episode examines the everyday realities of medieval children, early labor, rare education, strict discipline, and constant exposure to illness and death. Che
The bog was not a grave. It was a threshold, a sacred border between worlds. And the people placed there were not discarded; they were offered. But these were not murders in the modern sense. Archaeologists believe many
As thousands forced their way into the palace in search of the queen of France, she found herself with only seconds to act. There was no time to run the halls. But there was a door, hidden in the wall, waiting to be foun
The Tower of London: From Traitors’ Gate to Tower Green, from controlled executions to quiet intimidation, the Tower was never built to welcome; it was built to control. Check out my YouTube Page History youtube http://w
Beer isn’t just old, it’s older than kings, older than borders, older than most recipes still made today. Long before pubs, bottles, and people were fermenting grain by accident, and then choosing to keep it on purpose.
In 1665, nearly a quarter of London’s population would die as disease crept through narrow streets, sealed homes, and crowded markets. Doors were marked with red crosses. Families were locked inside with the sick. At nig
Blackbeard, from smoke-filled braids and theatrical terror to strategic mercy and psychological warfare, Blackbeard understood something most pirates didn’t: fear travels faster than ships. We explore how he built a repu
A pirate owned the White Horse Tavern. William Mayes returned to Newport in 1673; he brought more than money. He brought influence, silence, and a way of operating that left few records behind. The tavern he purchased be
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History’s Hidden Corners is hosted by Amy Burtt. The show is categorised under history and has published 20 episodes.
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