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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a captivating late 14th-century Middle English alliterative romance that follows the thrilling adventure of Sir Gawain, one of King Arthurs most noble knights. The tale begins when the enigmatic Green Knight, a figure draped entirely in green—from his skin to his flowing hair—issues a daring challenge strike him with an axe, and in return, the challenger must receive a blow in a year and a day. Gawain bravely accepts the challenge and beheads the Green Knight with a single blow, only to witness the impossible as the Knight stands up, retrieves his head, ...

Dive into the intriguing world of the ancient civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria through the lens of W. Scott-Elliot, a passionate theosophist and occultist. This volume features two of his notable works, The Story of Atlantis (1896) and The Lost Lemuria (1904), where he meticulously outlines the histories, structures, and purported evidence of these legendary lands. Prefaced by the esteemed Alfred Percy Sinnett, this collection invites readers to explore the mysteries of our past. - Summary by Rapunzelina

Dive into The Song of Three Friends, one of the five epic poems in Neihardts Cycle of the West. In eight captivating cantos, this tale follows three adventurers—Mike Fink, Will Carpenter, and Frank Talbeau—as they journey up the Missouri River in 1822, embarking on a quest for fortune in the fur fields of the Rocky Mountains. However, their camaraderie is tested when love for the same woman leads to tragic consequences. Celebrated for its lyrical beauty, The Song of Three Friends earned the title of Best Volume of Verse from the Poetry Society of America shortly after its release. - ...

Hosted by the incisive and unflinching Jack Madoxx, El Dorado: The City Worth Killing For unravels the truth behind the world's most dangerous legend. Through forensic storytelling and cold-case clarity, Jack exposes the lies, vanishings, forged maps, colonial ambition, and human obsession that kept the myth alive for centuries. From the original Muisca ceremony misinterpreted by Spanish conquistadors to the systematic cartographic fraud that guided expeditions toward nothing, from the explorers who disappeared into the Amazon to the jungle that devoured them all, this series is a ...

Bienvenue sur ce podcast dédié à l'histoire de France.Mon objectif est simple : rétablir la beauté de notre histoire et vous faire découvrir ou redécouvrir les auteurs, les penseurs et les idées que l'on n'enseigne plus.Je vous propose de replonger dans les sources, de lire les historiens classiques et de regarder notre passé avec un œil neuf. Des Gaulois à la Ve République, j'explore les grandes époques, les batailles décisives, les rois, les saints, les héros et les moments fondateurs qui ont forgé la France.Mon approche est assumée : je suis libertarien minarchiste, ...

Schrijvers en wetenschappers verwonderen zich over Nederlandstalige vrouwelijke auteurs die schreven tussen 1500 en 1800

Welcome to "Not So Quiet On The Western Front," the podcast that takes you beyond the trenches and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the First World War. Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unravelling the complexities of a conflict that shaped the course of the 20th century. Host: Dan Hill & Dr. Spencer Jones More about Dan & Spencer: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq#host To comment and ask questions, please join our community: https://not-so-quiet.com/supporters Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as...

A podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, the real men and women that threatened the trade and stability of the Old World empires, the forces that led them to piracy and the myths and stories they inspired. Famous names like Captain Henry Morgan, Henry Avery, Charles Vane, Mary Reed, Anne Bonny, Black Bart Roberts, Ned Low, and Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach will rub elbows with Queens, Kings, Popes, rebellious monks, Caribbean Natives, African Slaves and notorious governors like Woodes Rogers. History, high seas adventure, myth and magic, voodoo, treachery, biography and freedom ...

You know about Stalingrad, the siege of Leningrad, maybe Kursk. But how well do you know the history of the ”Russian front” of the Second World War? Join this detailed description of the largest part of WW2 in Europe, the titanic clash between tyrants Hitler and Stalin.

A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.

The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great...

The Sunday Times Bestseller A new assessment of the West’s colonial record In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever. Now however, with...

An “extraordinarily brilliant” and “pleasurably naughty” (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be. The theory that Shakespeare may...

Diary of an ANZAC soldier. A World War I diary found in 2022. One man's story, told 108 years later, in 2023.Unfolding daily from the 1st January 2023108yearslater.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By sharing inspiring tales and their desire for protecting our planet’s wild places, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild and create meaningful adventures of their own.

Comedians Yannis Pappas and Chris Distefano are smoothie-drinking history cuties who bring wild energy to every episode of their podcast, History Hyenas! Join these two as they blend history and humor like never before. Get ready to laugh and learn with the boys!

History of the Great War is a weekly podcast that will cover the First World War that occurred from 1914 and 1918. Every week we will be discussing the events that occurred exactly 100 years ago. We will journey from the borders of France in the blistering heat of 1914, to the shores of Gallipoli, to the banks of Somme, to the final knockout attempt by the German army in the spring of 1918.

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?

Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.

In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history...