Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For... more
(Host: Samantha) Not everyone who received the death penalty in medieval England was actually killed. Picking up where she left... more
(Host: Samantha) In medieval England, just because you received the death penalty for your crimes doesn't mean you necessarily had... more
(Host: Kristin) Oh no, you’ve been shot by an invisible arrow and now you’re sick. What’s a person to do?... more
(Christine) In 1812, while France’s Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was on a military campaign in Russia, he learned of trouble back... more
(Josh) In 1527, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca set off as a part of the Narvàez Expedition to conquer Florida. The... more
(Host: Lucy) Who were medieval midwives and what did they do? As imagined in novels and films, the medical expertise of... more
(Hosts: Christine and Kristin) Since the Middle Ages, the Tower of London has fulfilled many roles including hosting the Crown Jewels.... more
(Host: Kristin) Historians rely a lot on primary source evidence to interpret the past. But what do you do when multiple sources tell... more
(Host: Josh) Alfred, or sometimes Alferd Packer, is one of the most infamous villains in Colorado history. As the story goes,... more
(Host: Christine) In the late 1800s, a dog called Owney became a star as he won over the hearts of... more