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People have always believed in ghosts in one way or another, but when did we start HUNTING for them, and why? Come learn with me about the world of paranormal investigation media and its complicated history!
“Ghost Hunting in the Twenty-First Century” by John Potts in “From Shaman to Scientist: Essays on Humanity's Search for Spirits”
‘Make Me Believe!’: Ghost-hunting technology and the postmodern fantastic by Sarah Juliet Lauro and Catherine Paul
Phantasmic Science: Medieval Theology, Victorian Spiritualism, and the Specific Rationality of Twenty-First Century Ghost Hunting by Brenda Gardenour Walter
Ghost-Hunters and Psychical Research in Interwar England by Joanna Timms
Wandering the Web -- Subcultures: Ghost Hunting: A Passion for the Paranormal by Jack and Lesley Montgomery
Paranormal Technology: Understanding the Science of Ghost Hunting By David M. Rountree
Haunting rhetoric: Ghost Adventures and the evolution of the ghost hunting genre by Shannon Dale
A Haunted Genre: A Study of Ghost Hunting Reality Television by Abigail L. Carlin
Re-imagining the National Past: Negotiating the Roles of Science, Religion, and History in Contemporary British Ghost Tourism by Michele M. Hanks
Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof By Roger Clarke
“14 Spectral Men: Femininity, Race, and Traumatic Manhood in the RTV Ghost-Hunter Genre” by David Greven, from the book “Reality Gendervision”
Ghostland: AN AMERICAN HISTORY IN HAUNTED PLACES By Colin Dickey
Ghost Hunters: WILLIAM JAMES AND THE SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF LIFE AFTER DEATH By Deborah Blum
Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication by John Durham Peters
The Strange World of Ghost Hunting (and its history)Kaz Rowe2022-01-26 | Visit bit.ly/31bT7FA and use my code KAZ50 for 50% off your first order of Care/of!
People have always believed in ghosts in one way or another, but when did we start HUNTING for them, and why? Come learn with me about the world of paranormal investigation media and its complicated history!
“Ghost Hunting in the Twenty-First Century” by John Potts in “From Shaman to Scientist: Essays on Humanity's Search for Spirits”
‘Make Me Believe!’: Ghost-hunting technology and the postmodern fantastic by Sarah Juliet Lauro and Catherine Paul
Phantasmic Science: Medieval Theology, Victorian Spiritualism, and the Specific Rationality of Twenty-First Century Ghost Hunting by Brenda Gardenour Walter
Ghost-Hunters and Psychical Research in Interwar England by Joanna Timms
Wandering the Web -- Subcultures: Ghost Hunting: A Passion for the Paranormal by Jack and Lesley Montgomery
Paranormal Technology: Understanding the Science of Ghost Hunting By David M. Rountree
Haunting rhetoric: Ghost Adventures and the evolution of the ghost hunting genre by Shannon Dale
A Haunted Genre: A Study of Ghost Hunting Reality Television by Abigail L. Carlin
Re-imagining the National Past: Negotiating the Roles of Science, Religion, and History in Contemporary British Ghost Tourism by Michele M. Hanks
Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof By Roger Clarke
“14 Spectral Men: Femininity, Race, and Traumatic Manhood in the RTV Ghost-Hunter Genre” by David Greven, from the book “Reality Gendervision”
Ghostland: AN AMERICAN HISTORY IN HAUNTED PLACES By Colin Dickey
Ghost Hunters: WILLIAM JAMES AND THE SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF LIFE AFTER DEATH By Deborah Blum
Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication by John Durham Peters
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Legend of a Ghost (1908)Sorcerer Monks and Rat Lawyers: Wild Crimes in Historical TimesKaz Rowe2024-10-05 | Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my sponsor aura.com/kazrowe to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.
Welcome to Part 1 of Wild Crimes in Historical Times! Today we explore some of the silliest, and most grim, crimes of the Middle Ages. From Thieving Bakers, Skanky Mens fashion, and Witchy Monks to a man who defended rats in court, come learn with me!
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Malmesbury Abbey 670-1539: Patronage, Scholarship and Scandal By Tony McAleavy
Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law by Katy Barnett, Jeremy Gans
The criminal underworld of Medieval England by Henry Summerson
Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: The Local Courts in Kent, 1460-1560 by Karen Jones
Exploring Medieval Crime and Punishment by Daniel E. Thiery
Crime in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550 by Trevor Dean
The Witch-hunt in Early Modern Europe by Brian P. Levack
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matthew Gabriele and David M. PerryThe Gay History Behind Your Favorite Childhood BooksKaz Rowe2024-09-05 | Empower yourself with access to diverse perspectives and stay informed on breaking news by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/kazrowe for 40% off unlimited access this month with the Vantage Subscription and be the change you want to see.
Did you know many of the authors who wrote some of history's most famous kid's books were gay? Come learn with me about some queer icons of youth literature, and the politics that kept them in the closet.
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“The Oxford Handbook of Children's Literature” edited by Julia Mickenberg, Lynne Vallone
“Queer (and Not-So-Queer) Childhoods” by Peter E. Cumming
“For the Little Queers: Imagining Queerness in “New” Queer Children’s Literature” By Jennifer Miller
“Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature” By Tison Pugh
“Queer Seriality, Streaming Television, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” by Kelsey Cummings
Chapter 97: Queer Children’s Literature, Encyclopedia of Queer Studies in Education, Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth
”Fear of the Queer Child” by Clifford J. Rosky
“Queer Kids are Not Alone: Searching for 2S-LGBTQIA+ Representation in Children’s Animated Television” by Katelyn O’Brien
“Homonormativity in Children's Literature: An Intersectional Analysis of Queer-Themed Picture Books” Jasmine Z. Lester
“We're Here, We're Queer, but We're Just like Heterosexuals: A Cultural Studies Analysis of Lesbian Themed Children's Books” by Jennifer Esposito
”Rethinking Innocence,” Chapter 7 in The Cute and the Cool: Wondrous Innocence and Modern American Children’s Culture by Gary Cross
“Curiouser: On the Queerness of Children” by Steven Bruhm and Natasha HurleyThe Scandalous Films of Pre-Code HollywoodKaz Rowe2024-08-18 | Thank you Birch Living for sponsoring! Click here http://birchliving.com/kaz to get 25% off your Birch mattress (plus two free Eco-Rest pillows!) during their Labor Day Sale. Offers are subject to change. #birchliving
Before the Hays Code, Hollywood experienced several years of wild and scandalous films that shocked and entertained the nation. Come learn with me about these spicy, sinful films and the production codes that tried to control them.
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Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934) by Mark A. Vieira
Hays Gone By: The Proto-Feminism of Pre-Code Hollywood and the Films of Mae West By Daniel Simpson
The Production Code and the Mythologies of “Pre-Code” Hollywood by Richard Maltby
Hollywood, Main Street, and the Church: Trying to Censor the Movies Before the Production Code by Francis G. Couvares
Screenwriters who shaped the Pre- Code woman and their struggle with censorship By Jule Selbo
The Golden Age of Censorship: An Analysis of Marriage and Sexuality Before and After the Implementation of the Code in 1930s Hollywood by Ryley Gregorie
Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 by Thomas Doherty
Not That Kind of Woman: Censorship and the Representation of Female Sexuality in Pre-Code Hollywood by Alberto Rosa
The Origins of Classic Hollywood’s Male by Frederico Guevara
Hollywood movies and the violation of moral propriety By Anne Cremieux
Appropriating Queerness: Hollywood Sanitation By Shirley R. Steinberg
Speaking in Code by Tim Stanley
That Way: An Examination of Male Relationships in Film During the Hays Code by Jane Knudsen
Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film by Andrea Weiss
Don’t Say It Out Loud: Homosexuality During the Hays Production Code by Jada Ward
Gay Culture, Studio Publicity, and the Management of Star Discourse: The Homosexualization of William Haines in Pre-Code Hollywood by Ronald GreggThe Controversial History of Alien AbductionsKaz Rowe2024-07-30 | Sign up for a 14-day free trial and enjoy all the amazing features MyHeritage has to offer! bit.ly/KazRow
Have you ever seen a UFO? Turns out the phenomenon of alien abductions has a long history-- but it's not what you think, or anything to do with "ancient aliens." Come learn with me about some alleged alien abductions, and what aliens may say about... us?
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Note: I’ve been informed that one of my sources, the author of Female Masculinity, goes by Jack Halberstam now! The paper I referenced includes his deadname on it as it was published beforehand. My apologies, I wish I could edit the video itself.
After WW1, a vibrant underground community of Sapphic women found community together in Paris. Come learn with me about the big names, their favorite haunts, and the queer history that led there!
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Passing Fashions: Reading Female Masculinities in the 1920s by Laura Doan
Who's Afraid of Stephen Gordon?: The Lesbian in the United States Popular Imagination of the 1920s by Sherrie A. Inness
Theorizing Female Inversion: Sexology, Discipline, and Gender at the Fin de Siècle by Heike Bauer
Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun by Jennifer L. Shaw
Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis by Jeffrey H. Jackson
Fashioning Sapphism: The Origins of a Modern English Lesbian Culture by Laura Doan
One is not Born a Woman by Monique Wittig
Banishing the Beast: English Feminism and Sexual Morality 1885-1914 by Lucy BlandThe Scandalous True History Behind Mary & GeorgeKaz Rowe2024-05-30 | Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor aura.com/kazrowe to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold.
The new show "Mary & George" covers the lives of Mary Villiers and her son George Villiers as George seduces King James VI & I and becomes the royal favorite. A true story, but the real one is starkly different from what we see in the show. Come learn with me about a notoriously gay King and his scandalous boyfriends.
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The political works of James I, Harvard University Press archive.org/details/politicalworksj00igoog/page/n11/mode/1upResurrectionists: The Body Snatchers that Built Modern MedicineKaz Rowe2024-04-28 | Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor aura.com/kazrowe to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold.
Before hospitals were safe and dissection was a legal established system, doctors had to study anatomy through morbid ways: paying body snatchers, or resurrection men, to steal fresh bodies from cemeteries. Come learn with me about how this nefarious trade, and sometimes murder, built modern medicine.
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Post-Mortem Pedagogy: A Brief History of the Practice of Anatomical Dissection by Connor T. A. Brenna https://www.rmmj.org.il/userimages/1111/1/PublishFiles/1152Article.pdfThe Messy Life of Chaos Bisexual Lord ByronKaz Rowe2024-04-16 | Order your copy of Symphony of the Sojourn by Rowan Alexandria Bennett here: amazon.com/dp/B0CS2GJL6X?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Once called "Mad, bad, and dangerous to know," Lord George Gordon Byron was a mess of historic proportions. His talent was as famous as his bisexuality, along with numerous scandalous affairs, leading to his effective exile from England. But he also died a national hero in Greece, leaving Lord Byron with an incredibly mixed legacy. Come learn with me about this romantic scoundrel.
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Byron: The Sanity or Madness of Same-Sex Love by Rolf P. Lessenich
Least Like Saints: The Vexed Issue of Byron's Sexuality by Emily A. Bernhard Jackson
Dark Imaginings: Ideology and Darkness in the Poetry of Lord Byron By Geoff Payne
Byron Bisexual by Benjamin Markovits
“I unsex'd my dress”: Lord Byron's seduction of gender in “The Corsair”, “Lara”, and “Don Juan” by Alexis Spiceland Lee
Byron and Ottoman love: Orientalism, Europeanization and same-sex sexualities in the early nineteenth-century Levant by Peter Drucker
The Last Days of Lord Byron By William Parry
Lord Byron and the History of Desire by Ian Dennis
Lord Byron: Selected Letters and Journals By George Gordon Byron, edited by Leslie A. Marchand
Lord Byron and Scandalous Celebrity By Clara TuiteThe Bizarre History of Hollywoods Animal StarsKaz Rowe2024-03-20 | Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor aura.com/kazrowe to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold.
Largely thanklessly, animals help carry Hollywood and always have. From Rin Tin Tin to Trigger to Uggie, and all the lions, tigers, bears and even ticks in between, come learn with me about the stardom and struggle of Hollywood's non-human stars.
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“Hollywood Hoofbeats: The Fascinating Story of Horses in Movies and Television” by Petrine Day Mitchum and Audrey Pavia
“Animals in Film” by Jonathan Burt
“The Beauty of the Beasts: Tales of Hollywood’s Wild Animal Stars” by Ralph Helfer
“Hollywood's exploited : public pedagogy, corporate movies, and cultural crisis” edited by Benjamin Frymer, Tony Kashani, Anthony J. Nocella II and Richard van Heertum
“Animal Celebrities” by David C. Giles for Celebrity Studies, July 2013
“Great animals of the movies” by Edward Edelson
”Cinematic Canines” by Adrienne L. McLean
“Whatʼs new p*ssy cat? A genealogy of animal celebrity” by John Blewitt Aston
”Celebrity Ecologies” by Michael K. Goodman and Jo Littler
”The Routledge Companion to Animal-Human History” edited by Hilda Kean, Philip Howell
“Revisiting Star Studies: Cultures, Themes and Methods” edited by Sabrina Qiong Yu
“Animal stars: a critical view of creaturely celebrity” by Claire Parkinson
“Making animals visible in star and celebrity studies” by Claire ParkinsonSo What WAS the Deal with the Oracle of Delphi?Kaz Rowe2024-02-16 | 👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: https://woo.ga/imod995s
For two millennia, the mystery of the Oracle of Delphi has perplexed scholars and scientists. Who were these ancient prophetesses? Were they really speaking with the voice of Apollo? Or is there actually a scientific explanation? Come learn with me!
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“Delphi: the History of the Center of the Ancient World” by Michael Scott
“The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi” by William J. Broad
“The Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles” by Michael Wood
“Earth, Breath, Frenzy: The Delphic Oracle” by Steven Connor in Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism
“The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses” By Joseph Fontenrose
“The Geological Origins of the Oracle at Delphi, Greece” by Jelle Z. de Boer and J. R. Hale for the Geological Society vol. 171
“Knowing when to consult the oracle at Delphi” by Alun Salt and Efrosyni Boutsikas for Antiquity vol. 79 issue 305
“The Oracle at Delphi: The Pythia and the Pneuma, Intoxicating Gas Finds, and Hypotheses” by Jelle Z. de Boer for Toxicology in Antiquity (Second Edition): History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
“Questioning the Delphic Oracle” by John R. Hale, Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Jeffrey P. Chanton and Henry A. Spiller for Scientific American vol. 289 no. 2
“Anthropology and Spirit Possession: A Reconsideration of the Pythia's Role at Delphi” by L. Maurizio for the Journal of Hellenic Studies vol. 115
“Delphic Oracles as Oral Performances: Authenticity and Historical Evidence” by Lisa Maurizio for Classical Antiquity vol. 16 no. 2
“The Pneuma Enthusiastikon: On the Possibility of Hallucinogenic "Vapors" at Delphi and Dodona” by C. Scott Littleton for Ethos vol. 14 no. 1
“The Delphic Oracle: Belief and Behaviour in Ancient Greece: And Africa” by C. R. Whittaker for The Harvard Theological Review vol. 58 no. 1
“Drugs and the Delphic Oracle” by Daryn Lehoux for The Classical World vol. 101 no. 1The Haunting World of Pre-Cinema Moving ImagesKaz Rowe2024-01-31 | Make sure you check out Harry’s next time you’re at your local retailer such as Target or Costco, and let me know what you pick up!
Before the invention of cinema, various moving image toys and tools thrilled and terrified spectators. From the camera obscura to the phantasmagorical magic lantern shows, come learn with me about pre-cinema!
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Phantasmagoria: The Secret Life of the Magic Lantern by Mervyn Heard
Techno-Logics and Techno-Magics: Phantasmagoria in the Age of Electricity by Kati Röttger
Realms of Light by Richard Crangle
Technology's ghosts: Loie Fuller & the Magic Lantern by Jody Sperling
City of Cinema: Paris 1850-1907 by Peter Lunenfeld for LACMA
The magic lantern, how to buy and how to use it. Also How to Raise a Ghost by “a Mere Phantom”
Phantasmagoria: Ghostly entertainment of the Victorian Britain by Yurie Nakane
A History of Early Film Volume 1 by Stephen Herbert
A History of Pre-cinema Volume 3 by Stephen Herbert
The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema By Murray Leeder
History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kineto-phonograph By William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, Antonia Dickson
The Art of Projection and Complete Magic Lantern Manual By “Expert” 1893
The dictionary of the arts, sciences, and manufactures By George William Francis
The Art of Projecting: A Manual of Experimentation in Physics, Chemistry, and Natural History, with the Porte Lumière and Magic Lantern By Amos Emerson Dolbear · 1877
Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen By Barbara Maria Stafford, Frances Terpak, Isotta Poggi, J. Paul Getty Museum
Flickering Empire: How Chicago Invented the U.S. Film Industry by Michael Glover Smith and Adam Selzer
The science of vision; or, Natural perspective ... constituting the basis of the art of design, with ... the new optical laws of the camera obscura, or daguerrèotype, also the physiology of the human eye ..by Arthur Parsey
Inventing Cinema: Machines, Gestures and Media History by Benoît Turquety
At the Edges of Sleep: Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators by Jean MaRanking the Weirdest Things at the 1893 Chicago World’s FairKaz Rowe2024-01-15 | The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/kazrowe01241
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition put Chicago on the map as a city of arts and extravagance, but in true Victorian fashion it was also filled with a ton of VERY strange attractions and events. Come learn with me about the World's Fair and rank it's odd offerings.
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Chicago By Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America
The World’s Columbian Exposition by Norman Bolotin and Christine Laing
Florida and the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 by Stephen Kerber
A History of the World’s Columbian Exposition Held in Chicago in 1893; by Authority of the Board of Directors by Rossiter Johnson
Remembering the Chicago World's Fair by Russell Lewis
The Century World's fair book for boys and girls; being the adventures of Harry and Philip with their tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian exposition by Tudor Jenks
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair: Their Observations and Triumphs by Charles M Stevens
“Types of Humanity: Some of the Odd People to be Seen at the Fair.” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois • Sun, Mar 12, 1893, Page 13
“In the White City: Gloom Strides Where Glory Once Vaunted Achievements.” The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois • Mon, Nov 20, 1893, Page 7
“Madman In Mid-Air,” by The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, September 24, 1893The Life of Disaster Bisexual Hans Christian AndersenKaz Rowe2023-11-16 | Head over to @wayfair and watch the new A Style is Born episode on Southwestern style! https://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e6Kaz
You know him from his dozens of legendary fairy tales like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling, but in life, people also knew Hans Christian Andersen as a disaster bisexual who spent decades chasing one sided love obsessions and generally being a pest. Come learn with me about yet another WeirdGuy.
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Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life by Jens Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen : the life of a storyteller by Jackie Wullschläger
The diaries of Hans Christian Andersen by Patricia L. Conroy and Sven H. Rossel
Hans Christian Andersen, a biography by Fredrik Böök
The fairy tale of my life : an autobiography by Hans Christian Andersen
How Enigmatic Is Hans Christian Andersen? On Three Recent Biographies by Niels Ingwersen
A Man of the World: Hans Christian Andersen by Karin Sanders in “Danish Literature as World Literature”
Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller by Jack Zipes
Critical Reflections about Hans Christian Andersen, the Failed Revolutionary by Jack ZipesDebunking the Pervasive Myths About Medieval Witch HuntsKaz Rowe2023-11-02 | Head over to @wayfair and watch the new A Style is Born episode on Biophilic style! https://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e5Kaz
We all have a similar image that comes to mind when we imagine Medieval Witch hunts: millions of innocent women, real witches or not, who were indiscriminately burned at the stake by the church. But the truth is a lot more complicated, and uncovers centuries of historical lies and misunderstandings that we're still trying to fix today. Come learn with me!
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The Pursuit of Reality: Recent Research into the History of Witchcraft by Malcolm Gaskill
Male Witches in Early Modern Europe by Lara Apps and Andrew Gow
The Contemporary Witch, the Historical Witch and the Witch Myth: The Witch, Subject of the Appropriation of Nature and Object of the Domination of Nature by Silvia Bovenschen, Jeannine Blackwell, Johanna Moore and Beth Weckmueller
Witchcraft Myths in American Culture By Marion Gibson
Historians as Demonologists: The Myth of the Midwife-witch by David Harley
Demonology and the rise of science: An example of the misperception of historical data by Irving Kirsch
The Witch in History by Diane Purkiss
Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method By Carlo Ginzburg
The Myth of Medieval Paganism by Francis Young [**Note: the copy of this article I used for this video was found in an academic database unconnected to its original publication. The original article was published through a periodical with a history of questionable content and considerable bias. I cross checked this specific article but the source in general is to be taken with a grain of salt.]
Christianity vs 'Paganism'?: Reflections on Medieval Europe by Norman Tanner
Paganism By Graham Harvey in “Religions in the Modern World”
Is Paganism a Religion? Exploring the Historical and Contemporary Relevance of Paganism By Betsy C. Chadbourn
Modern Wicca and the Witchcraft Movement by Renee Cyr
Witches and the Myth of the Medieval Burning Times by Anita Obermeier
Magic, heresy and the broom riding midwife witch - the Inquisition trial of Isabetta Caruana by Carmel Cassar
Fake History: 101 Things that Never Happened by Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse
Those Goddamn ointments: Four histories by Tom Hatsis
The Witch on the Wall: The Milk-Stealing Witch in Scandinavian Iconography by Amber J. RoseThe Chevalier dEon: the Trans 18th Century SpyKaz Rowe2023-10-12 | Head over to @wayfair and watch the new A Style is Born episode on Gothic style! https://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e4Kaz
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The Chevalier d'Eon was many things: an aristocrat, a swordfighting master, and a spy. They also became famous for the controversy surrounding the mystery of their "true" gender. Come learn with me about this trans icon and the questions they left us with!
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Chevalier d’Eon – a case of gender mobbing in the 18th century by Wolfgang Nedobity
NOTICE OF A MEDAL OF THE CHEVALIER D'EON by W. D. Haggard, 1848
CURIOUS LETTER from the CHEVALIER D'EON to PETER FONTAIN, Esq; previous to the former's leaving ENGLAND. The Westminster Magazine, 1777
The Chevalière d'Eon, Transgender Autobiography and Identity by Marilyn Morris
Egg Hatching; Or, Letting the Eighteenth Century Be Trans by Julia Ftacek
Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade By Gary Kates
Translating Trans Identity: (Re)Reading and (Re)Writing Undecidable Texts and Bodies by Emily Anne Linda Rose
The Chevalier D'Eon and His Worlds: Gender, Espionage and Politics in the Eighteenth Century by Simon Burrows
Visualizing the Nation: Gender, Representation, and Revolution in Eighteenth-century France by Joan B. Landes
Mapping Relationships. Gender and cartography in France and England (1650–1800) by Franz Reitinger
Hushed Bodies, Screaming Narratives: The Construction of Trans-Identity in 19th- and 20th-Century French Literature by C.J. Gomolka
The Transgendered World of the Chevalier/Chevalière d'Eon by Gary KatesThe VERY Strange History of UnicornsKaz Rowe2023-09-29 | 👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: https://woo.ga/jiqiw5
Who doesn't think unicorns are neat? Today they're a fantasy icon, but they weren't always that way. They were once seen as ferocious and very real beasts, and the lengths people went to capture them reached WILD heights. Come learn with me about this magical myth!
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The Virgin Capture Myth in the Hunt of the Unicorn During the Middle Ages by Angelica Federici
The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation By Robert Brown
Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day By Juliette Wood
The Lore of the Unicorn By Odell Shepard
The Natural History of Unicorn By Chris Lavers
Physiologus: A Medieval Book of Nature Lore by Michael J. Curley
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries From the Time of Columbus to the Present Period By William Fordyce Mavor
The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure vol 72, 1783
Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths By Sir Thomas Browne
Mythical Monsters By Charles Gould
Speculum Mundi, or, a Glasse representing the Face of the World By John Swan (Minister)
The Works of the Learned Sr. Thomas Brown By Sir Thomas Browne
An Exposition with Practical Observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second ... chapters of the Book of Job By Joseph Caryl
Pursuit of the Unicorn by A.E. Voss
Peter S. Beagle's Transformations of the Mythic Unicorn by Weronika Łaszkiewicz
The Unicorn in the Old Testament by Allen H. Godbey
The Unicorn Trade by Timothy S. MillerTriboulet the Butt-Slapping Jester: Investigating a Historical MemeKaz Rowe2023-09-15 | Head to bit.ly/BrooklinenKaz and use my code Kaz20 for $20 off orders over $100!
If you've heard of Triboulet, it's probably from the story where he slapped King Frances I on the butt and used his cleverness to get out of trouble. But there's more to this story than meets the eye. Come learn with me on a journey where I suffer through the world of historical misinformation.
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“Triboulet has brothers and sisters” – Court jester and literature at the turn of the 15th century e and XVI e centuries by Guillaume Berthon journals.openedition.org/babel/2009
Recueil de Poésies Françoises des XVe et XVIe Siècles, Morales, Facétieuses, Historiques réunies et annotées by Anatole de Montaiglon and James de Rothschild volume 13 resources.warburg.sas.ac.uk/pdf/ebh532b2452693M.pdf
Preuves de l'Histoire de Blois by Jean Bernier https://books.google.fr/books?id=GWrVAQAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Les Hommes illustres de l'Orléanais : biographie générale des trois départements du Loiret, d'Eure-et-Loir et de Loir-et-Cher By Brainne, Charles, Debarbouiller, J.Lapierre, Charles Ferdinand 1852Human Flies and the Bizarre History of DaredevilsKaz Rowe2023-08-31 | Head over to @wayfair 's channel and check out the new episode of A Style is Born where we explore the history of Brutalism! https://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e3Kaz
In the early 1900s, a number of men became 'human flies': dudes who scaled skyscrapers with no equipment, just their bare hands. The human fly craze is part of a long history of daredevils and thrill-seekers, many of whom died seeking those thrills. Come learn with me!
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Skyscraper Cinema: Architecture and Gender in American Film By Merrill SchleierBuzz!: Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers, Daredevils, and Adrenaline Junkies By Kenneth CarterThe Thrill Makers: Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance By Jacob SmithOral History Interview with John Frazier– Interview Conducted by Tanya Finchum and Juliana Nykolaiszyn for the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program“The Human Fly as Knecht Saw Him Yesterday,” Evansville Courier and Press, November 17, 1916““Human Fly’s” New Job,” Marysville Journal-Tribune, 05 Dec 1901“Human Fly Crawls Up Andrews Block,” New Britain Herald, 12 Sep 1917“Human Fly Only Fake Imitation of Summer Pest,” The Weekly Tribune, 24 Dec 1915“Will Defy Death for Beaver Oil,” The Allentown Leader, 18 Aug 1915“Coney Answers Nation’s Call,” The Brooklyn Citizen, 24 Jun 1918“The Acid Test of Nerve for a Human Fly,” by Samuel E. Wright, Chattanooga Daily Times, 23 Jun 1929“”Human Fly” To Crawl Up Front of Globe Building Saturday Afternoon at 2 O’Clock, Rain or Shine,” Fall River Globe, 29 Oct 1917“Human Fly Makes Good!” The Atchison Daily Globe, 02 Oct 1917“Human Fly Will Make Two Climbs Here Today,” The Albany-Decatur Daily, 12 Feb 1918“He Climbs the Beacon Building Saturday,” The Wichita Beacon, 17 May 1918“When ‘The Human Fly’ thrilled a downtown crowd” by Phil Egan for the Sarnia Historical Society sarniahistoricalsociety.com/when-the-human-fly-thrilled-a-downtown-crowd/“Capital city was popular with human 'flies'” by Tara McClellan McAndrew for the State Journal-Register sj-r.com/story/lifestyle/2017/07/02/capital-city-was-popular-with/20389995007/“Thousands on Hand to View Ascent,” Oakland Tribune, March 29, 1919“Fly Perches on Top of Tribune,” Oakland Tribune, March 30, 1919“'Nutty' Jack Medford,” Mail Tribune, November 17, 2019The City all abuzz over the "Human Fly." by the Beacon Historical Society beaconhistorical.org/sharing-beacons-history-blog/bmw46q7gwp74ggb7rq9xe0xfwkc87i“The Legend of the Human Fly … Resolved” by Mike West, The Murfreesboro Post, September 14, 2008 rutherfordtnhistory.org/the-legend-of-the-human-fly-resolved/Double Take: Detecting a Daredevil by Kristi Finefield for Library of Congress Blogs blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2017/01/double-take-detecting-a-daredevilExploring the Wild Gay History of the YMCAKaz Rowe2023-08-22 | Head to mykitsch.com/kaz and use my code KAZ to get 25% off your first order with Kitsch! Kitsch ships in the US and internationally to over 27 countries including Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and more!
Many of us have been to the YMCA via summer camp or through a gym membership, but for a century the Y was also an extremely popular gay cruising center-- against the Y's own wishes. Come learn with me about how gay men made the Y their safe space in a time when getting caught was a crime, and what changed.
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American Sexual Histories edited by Elizabeth Reis
Rethinking Sexuality in the Progressive Era by Catherine Cocks
'MACHO TYPES WANTED': THE VILLAGE PEOPLE, HOMOPHOBIA, AND REPRESENTATION IN 1970s by ALEX MIDGLEY
Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall By James Polchin
Men and Women Adrift: The YMCA and the YWCA in the City edited by Margaret Ann Spratt and Nina Mjagkij
History of Homosexuality in Europe and America edited by Stephen Donaldson and Wayne R. Dynes
Military masculinities : identity and the State by Paul R. Higate
Mates and lovers : a history of gay New Zealand by Chris Brickell
Capitalism and Gay Identity by John D’Emilio for The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
Take the Young Stranger by the Hand: Same-Sex Relations and the YMCA by John Donald Gustav-Wrathall
Out of the Tubs, and Into the Streets! Tracing the history of bathhouse regulations in San Francisco, CA by Stephan Ferris
“YMCA opens door to gay families” from Globe & Mail, November 12, 1992
“Wanna buy a 'y'?” from The Advocate; Feb 14, 1973Weird Stories from The Titanic You May Not Have Heard OfKaz Rowe2023-07-24 | Check out the second episode of A Style Is Born on the Wayfair YouTube Channel and learn all about Art Nouveau! http://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e2Kaz
Everyone knows the story of the sinking of the Titanic, but less people know about her many famous and interesting passengers. Come learn with me about some strange and remarkable tales from the night the unsinkable ship... sank.
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Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche By Serge Bile
What Happened To The Only Black Family On The TITANIC by Zondra Hughes for Ebony, June, 2000Descending into Madness Trying to Make Claude Monets RecipesKaz Rowe2023-07-10 | 👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: https://woo.ga/bef3o0
Famous painter Claude Monet was known for his immense love of food, and many of his favorite recipes from his food journals have been published. Come with me on a steep descent into madness as I try and catastrophically fail to cook some of them.
Reminisces of Claude Monet from 1889 to 1909 by Lillia Cabot Perry
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies By Ross King
Monet's Table: The Cooking Journals of Claude Monet by Claire Joyes
The Private Lives of the Impressionists by Sue RoeJane Addams: Chicagos Haunted Sapphic IconKaz Rowe2023-06-15 | Check out my first episode of A Style Is Born on the Wayfair YouTube Channel! http://astyleisborn.link/ASIBs2e1Kaz
Happy Pride Month! Jane Addams was famous for her activism and charity work (and also the alleged hauntings in Hull House) but less people know that she was a Sapphic woman, spending 40 years of her life in a relationship with Mary Rozet Smith. Come learn with me about these women's love story, the change they fought for, and... a devil baby??
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Jane Addams Digital Collection https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/
Race, Hull House, and the University of Chicago: A New Conscience Against Ancient Evils by Mary Jo Deegan
Queering the Underworld: Slumming, Literature, and the Undoing of Lesbian and Gay History by Scott Herring
The Women of Hull House: A Study in Spirituality, Vocation, and Friendship By Eleanor J. StebnerThe Endless Horror of Tiktoks Historical MisinformationKaz Rowe2023-05-16 | Thanks to Harry’s for sponsoring! Redeem a Harry’s Trial Set for just $5 when you go to harrys.com/kazrowe
The internet has made it easier than ever to access information, but it's also just as easy to read and spread lies about history. Tiktok fosters this especially well. Come learn with me about some of History Tiktok's most violent offenders.
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From Dark to Light: The Many Shades of Sharing Misinformation Online by Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin, Paul Mena, Shan Jiang and Christo Wilson
Understanding Online Falsehood From the Perspective of Social Problem by Anjan Pal and Snehasish Banerjee
Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Misinformation in a Post-Truth World by Kimiz Dalkir and Rebecca Katz
Not Your Grandpa’s Hoax: A Comparative History of Fake News By Julien Gorbach
Getting Your Period in the Middle Ages by Larisa Grollemond for Getty https://www.getty.edu/news/education-periods-facts-women-medieval-history-past-before-pads-tampons/
Versailles: A Biography of a Palace by Anthony Spawforth
The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination by Alain Corbin
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George
The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual--and the Modern Home Began By Joan DeJean
Clean and Decent: The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and WC by Lawrence Wright
Washington Irving’s Columbus and the Flat Earth by Darin Hayton https://dhayton.haverford.edu/blog/2014/12/02/washington-irvings-columbus-and-the-flat-earth/
Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul ofAmerica by Fergus Bordewich
Few aesthetics are as historically persistent as the ones inspired by the Middle Ages. But why is it so evergreen, and what revival movements came out of it? Come learn with me about Fairy Tales, Psychedelic dr*gs, Witches and more!
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What Is Enyacore? Meet the Moody, Medieval Side of the Next Y2K Aesthetic by Mary Frances Knapp vice.com/en/article/y3pyev/best-y2k-90s-home-decor-inspired-by-enyaA Deep Dive into the Deadly World of Victorian Patent MedicineKaz Rowe2023-04-06 | Go check out Foreo Sweden's great line of skincare products here! https://foreo.se/gyd8
In the Victorian era, a deadly and unorganized medical system bred an even more deadly and unregulated world of patent medicines filled with high proof alcohol, dangerous narcotics, and more. So why were these medicines so popular, and why did they run wild? Come learn with me!
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The Influence of Victorian ‘Patent Medicines’ on the Development of Early 20th Century Medical Practice by F. Charles Tring
The Patent Medicines Industry in Georgian England: Constructing the Market by the Potency of Print by Alan Mackintosh
The Pharmacology of Nineteenth-Century Patent Medicines by J. Worth Estes
Nervous Women and Noble Savages: The Romanticized “Other” in Nineteenth-Century US Patent Medicine Advertising by JANE MARCELLUS
The Commodity Culture of Victorian England: Advertising and Spectacle, 1851-1914 by Thomas Richards
The Mighty Healer: Thomas Holloway's Victorian Patent Medicine Empire by Verity Holloway
British Patent Medicines: “Injurious Rubbish”? By Lori Loeb
From Cure-alls to Calcium Tablets: A Comparative Semiotic Analysis of Advertisements for 19th and 20th Century Patent Medicines and Contemporary Dietary Supplements by Karin A. Albrecht
National Museum of American History— Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/balm-of-america-patent-medicine-collection/history
Digital Public Library of America— Quack Cures and Self-Remedies: Patent Medicine https://dp.la/exhibitions/patent-medicine/1860-1920
Patent medicines and the public's health. By J Parascandola
Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones: The American Medicine Show By Ann Anderson
The Butchering Art by Lindsey FitzharrisA Chill Ranking of Some of the Weirdest Victorian MedicinesKaz Rowe2023-03-23 | 🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/kazrowe It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌
Poisons! Poisons! We love poisons in today's ranking of some scary nasty stuff the Victorians tried to pass off as medicines, some of which are still being sold today. Come learn with me about why you should NOT trust cure-alls.
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The Influence of Victorian ‘Patent Medicines’ on the Development of Early 20th Century Medical Practice by F. Charles Tring
The Patent Medicines Industry in Georgian England: Constructing the Market by the Potency of Print by Alan Mackintosh
The Pharmacology of Nineteenth-Century Patent Medicines by J. Worth Estes
Nervous Women and Noble Savages: The Romanticized “Other” in Nineteenth-Century US Patent Medicine Advertising by JANE MARCELLUS
The Commodity Culture of Victorian England: Advertising and Spectacle, 1851-1914 by Thomas Richards
The Mighty Healer: Thomas Holloway's Victorian Patent Medicine Empire by Verity Holloway
British Patent Medicines: “Injurious Rubbish”? By Lori Loeb
From Cure-alls to Calcium Tablets: A Comparative Semiotic Analysis of Advertisements for 19th and 20th Century Patent Medicines and Contemporary Dietary Supplements by Karin A. Albrecht
National Museum of American History— Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/balm-of-america-patent-medicine-collection/history
Digital Public Library of America— Quack Cures and Self-Remedies: Patent Medicine https://dp.la/exhibitions/patent-medicine/1860-1920
Patent medicines and the public's health. By J Parascandola
Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones: The American Medicine Show By Ann AndersonJames Dean: The Bi Hollywood Icon We Lost Too SoonKaz Rowe2023-01-31 | 👟 Check out the Vessi Stormburst and their other styles at vessi.com/KAZROWE, Get the style and size you want now and use code KAZROWE for 15% off your entire order! Free shipping to CA, US, AU,JP, TW, KR, SGP, “Online Store”
James Dean has long been a Hollywood legend after his short career and tragic young death rocked movie history. But behind his popular image was a bisexual man in a constant struggle to understand himself and what he wanted-- a journey he never got to complete. Come learn with me about Hollywood's favorite rebel!
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We've all heard about how the Library of Alexandria held the great knowledge of the ancient world and was burned down, setting us back up to 1000 years due to lost texts. But the truth is, it's a lot more complicated than that, and a lot of facets of this legend don't even add up at all. Come learn with me about the truth about this fantastical myth!
The Story of the Library of Alexandria Is Mostly a Legend, But the Lesson of Its Burning Is Still Crucial Today by Richard Ovenden for TIME time.com/5912689/library-of-alexandria-burning
In the Gilded Age, tension was high between the old money families with power and the nouveau riche families rising in high society. To challenge the New York system ruled by the Astor family, Alva Vanderbilt concocted an intricate scheme: she threw a huge costume ball like no one had ever seen before. Come learn with me about some rich people drama and let's rank some Victorian costumes!
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All Society In Costume, New York Times, March 27, 1883
Aftermath: Echoes from the Vanderbilt Ball Room, The Evening Star: Washington, Wednesday April 4, 1883
New York City Life, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday April 15, 1883
Jumbo vs. Vanderbilt, The Boston Daily Globe, Sunday April 1, 1883
Vanderbilt’s Ball: New York Aristocracy Turns Out En Masse, The Boston Daily Globe, Tuesday March 27, 1883
New York’s Greatest Event: Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Grand Fancy Dress Ball to be Given Tonight, The Boston Daily Globe, Monday March 26, 1883
Photos from the Museum of the City of New YorkMaude Adams and the LGBTQ History of Peter PanKaz Rowe2022-12-18 | Go to piavpn.com/KazRowe to grab an 82% discount on Private Internet Access! That's just $2.03 a month, with 4 extra months completely for free! ~~~~ In 1905, Maude Adams took the stage as Peter Pan. She would go on to define the role for generations, making Peter the icon he is today. But the secret behind her allure was the hidden fact that Maude Adams was a lesbian, the first in a long line of sapphic actresses playing Peter Pan. Come learn with me about Peter’s LGBTQ history, and the life of Maude Adams: actress, lesbian, philanthropist, and inventor.
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Maude Adams: An Intimate Portrait by Phyllis Robbins
Maude Adams: Idol of the American Theater, 1872-1953 by Armond Fields
The Peter Pan Chronicles by Bruce K. Hanson
The One I Knew Least of All by Maude Adams
The gay & lesbian theatrical legacy : a biographical dictionary of major figures in American stage history in the pre-Stonewall Era by Billy J. Harbin, Kim Marra, and Robert A. Schanke
Maude Adams by Frederic Dean for Good Housekeeping Magazine, May 1913
Heroines of the Modern Stage By Forrest Izard
Maude Adams as L'Aiglon: A Pictorial Souvenir
Maude Adams: a biography by Ada Patterson
Barrie, the story of J. M. B. by Denis Mackail
Daniel Frohman presents; an autobiography by Daniel Frohman
The Great White Way; a re-creation of Broadway's golden era of theatrical entertainment by Allen Churchill
Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (The Play) By J.M. Barrie
Charles Frohman: manager and man, by Isaac F. Marcosson and Daniel Frohman, with an appreciation by James M. Barrie
Child Labor on the Stage -- A Symposium by Jane Addams, Henry Baird Favill and Jean M. Gordon
The Maude Adams book by Charles Frohman
My years on the stage by John Drew
Maude Adams and the Mormons by J. Michael Hunter
Maude Adams and her Long Island Farm by Gustav Kobbé for Ladies Home Journal
The Legend of Maude Adams, New York Times, March 1, 1914
Peter Pan in Science by Herbert W. Forster, New York Times, Oct 2, 1921
Maude Adams: Her Life and Career by Sara Ellen Wheatley Roderer
Maude Adams to Renounce Solitude by Polly Ferguson, Lima News, April 11, 1926
For Believers in Fairies, New York Times, October 18, 1905
MASCULINE UNCERTAINTY AND MALE HOMOSOCIALITY IN J.M. BARRIE'S PETER PAN STORIES by Krystal Lynn Hawkins
A Friendship in Letters: Robert Louis Stevenson & J. M. Barrie by Michael Shaw
Playing Peter Pan: Conceptualizing "Bois" in Contemporary Queer Theory by Sarah Trimble
Childhood and Greek Love: Dorian Gray and Peter Pan by Holly Blackford
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in and Out of Time: A Children's Classic at 100 by Donna R. White, C. Anita TarrWhat National Treasure (2004) Got Wrong (and right) About HistoryKaz Rowe2022-12-01 | From November 20th to December 5th, Scentbird is offering 60% off your first month using my link: sbird.co/3MYMCtd . After December 5th, feel free to use my coupon code KAZROWE for 55% off. Currently only available in the US & CA. This month, I tried: Au Naturel by Christian Siriano sbird.co/3FzYxfi Paper- Personal by COMMODITY sbird.co/3T3KQYV Homme Intenso by Vince Camuto sbird.co/3Ug4cLF Michel - Orange Blossom Garden & French Vanilla by Michel Germain sbird.co/3DxDyqT
Disney's hit 2004 film National Treasure had a huge impact on pop culture, but though it's full of various historical fun facts, just how many of them are true? Come learn with me about "secret" societies, brotherly quarrels, an exaggerated midnight ride, archival malpractice, and the contexts behind National Treasure's history, and ahistory.
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Cinema, Supernatural Archaeology, and the Hidden Human Past by Peter Hiscock
Secret Societies Symbolism in National Treasure Movie by Ariyantika Wulandari
American beliefs and values as reflected in the movie national treasure directed by John Turteltaub in 2004 by Roko Patria Jati
"National Treasure", Global Value, and American Literary Studies by Eric Lott
Presenting the Facts: National Treasure by Emily Sneff for Harvard University Declaration Resources Project https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/facts-nationaltreasure
Eartha Kitt is well known for her iconic roles as Yzma and Catwoman, or her songs like Santa Baby, but less people know much about the incredible life she led behind the scenes. Come learn with me about her rise to stardom from a childhood of abandonment, to the White House scandal that led to her exile from the US during the Vietnam War.
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An Evening With Eartha Kitt, September 2008, The History Makers youtube.com/watch?v=yaWFVMeQciE&ab_channel=TheHistoryMakersThe Gruesome History of Real Life Vampire HuntingKaz Rowe2022-10-26 | Click here bit.ly/3UFhgv2 to take the quiz and use my code KAZ50 for 50% off your first order from Care/of! Make sure to check with your doctor before trying any new vitamins or supplements :] _______ We all know Buffy and Van Helsing, but the true history of real life vampire hunting may be stranger than fiction. From folk medicine exhumations to city-wide vampire hunts to $15,000 "Vampire Defense Kits", come learn with me about the fears that created real vampires!
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00:00 Introduction 02:12 Sponsor 03:21 The Vampire as Political Tool 16:20 Vampire Scares in the US 32:35 Modern Day Vampire ScaresWhy Have So Many People Seen Ghost Ships?Kaz Rowe2022-10-13 | For a limited time only, get 50% OFF your first 6-bottle box for a total of only $55 including shipping! Get started by following my link bit.ly/BrightCellarsKazRowe and take the taste palate quiz to see your personalized matches. ________ For thousands of years, people have reported seeing ghost ships. From the Flying Dutchman to the Palatine to the Noah's Dove, sailors and passengers and landlubbers alike have long sworn they've seen something haunted out on the seas. But why? Turns out, there's some real explanations. Come learn with me!
00:00 Introduction 02:33 Sponsor 04:27 Some ghost ship stories 24:18 Why we see ghost ships 33:10 credits
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The Palatine Wreck: The Legend of the New England Ghost Ship By Jill Farinelli
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew By Brian Hicks
Phantom Bark: The Chronotope of the Ghost Ship in the Atlantic World by Julia Mix Barrington
Ghost ships, gales, and forgotten tales : true adventures of the Great Lakes By Wes Oleszewski
True Ghost Stories: Hauntings at Sea: Real Haunted Ships, Boats, Oceans and Beaches by Zachery Knowles
New Tales of American Phantom Ships by Henry Winfred Splitter
Haunting the Wide, White Page – Ghosts in Antarctica by Johanna Grabow
Haunted Houses, Sinking Ships: Race, Architecture, and Identity in Beloved and Middle Passage by Samira Kawash
California Ghosts by Rosalie Hankey
The Ghosts of New York: An Analytical Study by Louis C. Jones
Mail Order Magic: The Commerical Exploitation of Folk Belief by Loudell F. SnowThe Rise and Fall of the Gibson Girl: The Icon of the Edwardian EraKaz Rowe2022-09-29 | Check out the links below for an exclusive offer on your first pair!
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“Faces Of Feminism: The Gibson Girl and the Held Flapper In Early Twentieth-Century Mass Culture” By Raina-Joy Jenifer Palso
“Murder in Hollywood: Solving a Silent Screen Mystery” By Charles HighamThe Tragic Story of Evelyn Nesbit and the Murder of Stanford WhiteKaz Rowe2022-09-14 | Redeem your Starter Set for just $3 when you go to http://harrys.com/kazrowe
In the Edwardian Era, Evelyn Nesbit was the first "It" girl, and a famous Gibson Girl model. But her beauty made her a target for two powerful men, leading to the jealous murder of one of NYC's richest architects. Come learn with me about scandal, tragedy, the trial of the century.
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“The Murder of Stanford White” By Dr. Gerald Langford
“Photographing Stanford White, Evelyn Nesbit, undated” by Mina Turner from the Gertrude Käsebier Papers, University of Delaware https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11744?show=full
“American Eve : Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the birth of the "It" girl, and the crime of the century” By Paula M. Uruburu
“Charles Dana Gibson letter to John White Alexander, 1906 July 14” Smithsonian Archives of American Art https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/items/detail/charles-dana-gibson-letter-to-john-white-alexander-13543
“The Splendor of Stanford White: The Great Landmarks of the Architect Who was Society's Darling at the Turn of the Century” and “He Saw Architecture as the Permanent Stage Set of an Age” by Arline Saarinen, LIFE Magazine September 16, 1966 books.google.com/books?id=ilUEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseAre the Wild Stories About Julie D’Aubigny Actually True? Let’s InvestigateKaz Rowe2022-08-24 | Grab Atlas VPN for just $1.99/mo before the deal expires: https://atlasv.pn/KazRowe 💫 #AtlasVPN
Julie D'Aubigny was a 17th century French opera singer who gained notoriety-- and many enemies in the court of Versailles-- for her hot temper, love of menswear, talent in swordfighting, and love for beautiful women and men. The legends about her involve many attacks, convent arson, and murder... but just how much of it is actually true? Come learn with me!
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“A Singular Account of La Maupin” from “The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and literature, for the year, 1789” by G. Robinson, W. Godwin and A. Kippis
“Dictionnaire Historique Portatif Des Femmes Célèbres, Volume 2; Volume 4” By Jean François “de” La Croix
“La genèse de Mademoiselle de Maupin” by Benjamin Mather Woodbridge
“Unnecessary disclosure: sociopoetic issues of the figure of the androgyne in Mademoiselle de Maupin by Théophile Gautier and Gabriel by George Sand” by Pascale Auraix-Jonchière
“LE MÉTIER D’ANECDOTIER : L’INSCRIPTION DES RECUEILS D’ANECDOTES DANS LE CHAMP LITTÉRAIRE” by Sophie Marchand
“LE SPECTATEUR EN VEDETTE DANS LES ANECDOTES DRAMATIQUES DU XVIII E SIECLE” by Sophie Marchand
“La Maupin (1670-1707): sa vie, ses duels, ses aventures” By Gabriel Letainturier-Fradin
“Mademoiselle de Maupin” by Théophile Gautier
“Dictionnaire des théâtres de Paris, contenant toutes les pièces qui ont été représentées jusqu'à présent sur les différens théâtres franc̜ois, & sur celui de l'Académie royale de musique” By Claude Parfaict
François Parfaict’s “Dictionnaire des Théâtres de Paris” and "Anecdotes Dramatiques”
“Annales dramatiques: ou, Dictionnaire général des théâtres” By B. Babault
Same-Sex Desire in the English Renaissance: A Sourcebook of Texts, 1470-1650
“Famous imposters” by Bram Stoker
“Surpassing the Love of Men” by Lillian Faderman
The Making of a Dictionary: François-Joseph Fétis, Aristide Farrenc, and the "Biographie universelle des musiciens” by Katharine Ellis
“Dictionnaire Historique Portatif Des Femmes Célèbres, Volume 2; Volume 4” By Jean François de La Croix
“Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV Volume 3” By Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon
“The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1789” by G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1790
“L'Académie royale de musique au xviiie siècle” By Louis Émile Campardon
“Historical and gallant letters from two ladies” by Anne-Marguerite Du Noyer
“Mémoires et Lettres galantes de Madame du Noyer, 1663-1720. Avant-propos et notes par Arnelle.”
“Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois [microform], translated from the French by Ernest Dowson, with photogravure portraits of Cardinal Dubois and the Duc d'Orléans.” by Guillaume Dubois
The Wizard of Oz 1939 is one of the most famous films of all time, but until fairly recently it was less known just how hazardous and nearly deadly the production was for everyone involved. Come learn with me about Fires and Toxins and Exploding brooms, oh my!
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The Wizardry of Oz by Jay Scarfone & William Still
Visuals:
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Judy Room
The Academy Archives
The Wizard of Oz (MGM 1939)
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( Turner 2013)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (PBS 1994)
Mister Rogers NeighborhoodThe Story of the Cottingley Fairies HoaxKaz Rowe2022-07-13 | Get your first purchase from Blueland for 15% off by clicking my link bit.ly/3ycAUEq ! Now shipping to the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia & New Zealand!
In 1917, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright took two photos to try and prove to their parents they really had seen fairies in Cottingley Beck. When the photos caught the eyes of Edward Gardner and Arthur Conan Doyle, they began a media sensation that made the world ask: are the photos real or fake? Why did the author of Sherlock Holmes become obsessed with them? What is the truth? Come learn with me!
Artist: http://incompetech.comThe Wild, Wild History of Gay Cowboy Movies (and more)Kaz Rowe2022-06-23 | Head to squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code KAZROWE.
Well all know Brokeback Mountain as "The Gay Cowboy Movie", but the truth is, Westerns have been gay or had gay subtext for a long long time before it! Come learn with me about the gay Westerns of yesteryear and the sociopolitical circumstances that made them what they were.
Framing Brokeback Mountain: How the Popular Press Corralled the “Gay Cowboy Movie” by Brenda Cooper & Edward C. Pease
Not a Gay Cowboy Movie? Brokeback Mountain and the Importance of Genre by Erika Spohrer
Films:
The Kiss (1896)
Wings (1927)
der Fuehrer's Face (1943)
Red River (1948)
High Noon (1952)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Lonesome Cowboys (1968)
Fortune and Men’s Eyes (1969)
Song of the Loon (1970)
Zachariah (1971)
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)Destroying Ancient Artifacts for Profit Is Nothing NewKaz Rowe2022-05-24 | Head to squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code KAZROWE.
In the last couple weeks, a tiktok account went viral for (allegedly) breaking a 3000 year old bowl for profit. Tragically, the destruction and looting of ancient artifacts is nothing new. Come learn with me about mummies, explosive archaeology, bone stealing, corpse medicine, and a criminal craft store.
The theft of Saharan rock-art by Jeremy KeenanBlackbeard and Stede Bonnet: The True History Behind Our Flag Means DeathKaz Rowe2022-04-22 | Head to squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code KAZROWE.
Our Flag Means Death is dubbed "the gay pirate show" for good reason. Based on the true unlikely partnership between Blackbeard and "The Gentleman Pirate", the show has more nods to true history than you'd think. But what IS that history? Who, really, were these two pirates? Come learn with me!
Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate by Angus Konstam
The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet by Jeremy R. Moss
Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740 by Mark G. Hanna
Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly
The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
Why We Love Pirates by Dr. Rebecca Simon
More Monsters Than Men? Uncovering the Meanings of Piracy and Sodomy in Early Modern England by Jacob Miron
Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine Identity By Hans Turley
Men and Matelotage: Sexuality and Same-Sex Relationships within Homosocial Structures in the Golden Age of Piracy, 1640-1720 by Nicole Keegan
“The Sea Will Make a Man of Him?”: Hypervirility, Effeminacy, and the Figure of the Queer Pirate in the Popular Imagination from the Early Eighteenth-Century to Hollywood By Isabel Karremann
The legend goes that Sarah Winchester was so haunted by the ghosts of people killed by Winchester guns that she built her massive house to confuse them and evade death. But it turns out that's not quite the truth... so what is? Who, really, was Sarah Winchester? And why did she build the Winchester Mystery House? Come learn with me!
~~~~~~ Sources: Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune by Mary Jo Ignoffo
Sarah Winchester: Beyond the Mystery by Bennett Jacobstein
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture By Pamela Haag
The Winchester: The Gun that Built an American Dynasty By Laura Trevelyan
Free Spirits: Spiritualism, Republicanism, and Radicalism in the Civil War Era by MARK A. LAUSE
What Looks Like Mad Disorder: The Sarah Winchester House by Joni Tevis
Bad language: a maze of myths: The Winchester Mystery House by Karen Stollznow
The Time of Desire: The Winchester House by Lene M. Johannessen
Haunting Women’s Public Memory: Ethos, Space, and Gender in the Winchester Mystery House by Amy J. Lueck
Morbid curiosity, popular media, and thanatourism by Emily D Edwards
Images and video courtesy of the San Jose Historical Society, The Winchester Mystery House, Prelinger Archives and The Travel Channel
Thank you to Christie @ tinydooms for permission to use her tiktok videoExploring the Queer History of the Old West... YeehawKaz Rowe2022-02-17 | Try Sundance Now free for 30 days by going to sundancenow.com and use promo code KAZROWE!
The west was always queer. Much more so than you’d think. From unapologetic lesbians paving their own path to trans folks looking for freedom to the gay cowboys just searching for love, beneath the sands and dry earth lay the stories of LGBTQ folks waiting to be remembered. But while that history is full of love and power for some, it is also a legacy of pain, struggle and the ramifications of settler colonialism for others. Come learn with me!
Outriders: Rodeo at the Fringes of the American West by Rebecca Scoffield
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940 by George Chauncey
Black Cowboys In The American West: On The Range, On The Stage, Behind The Badge by Bruce A Glasrud and MIchael N Searles
Rewriting the Gold Rush: Twain, Harte and Homosociality by Peter Stoneley
The Lost Pardner by Badger Clark
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Gay LA by Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons
Sexuality, Gender, and Identity in Great Plains History and Myth by Peter Boag
Re-Dressing America’s Frontier Past by Peter Boag
New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story By Winifred Gallagher
Queer Cowboys And Other Erotic Male Friendships in Nineteenth-Century American Literature By C. Packard
Straight Shooters, Stainless-Steel Stories, and Cowboy Codes: The Queer Frontier and American Identity in a Post-Western World by Christopher Le Coney and Zoe Trodd
Macho Men and the Queer Imaginary: A Critique of the Selected Gay ‘Colonial’ Representations of Homomasculinity by Theo Sonnekus
Queer country: Rural Lesbian and Gay Lives by David Bell and Gill Valentine
The Lavender Cowboy by Bob Skyles and His SkyrocketsRube Waddell: Literally One of the WEIRDEST Guys in HistoryKaz Rowe2022-02-08 | Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel! Get up to 65% OFF your subscription ➡ Here: go.babbel.com/12m65-youtube-kazrowe-feb-2022/default
Baseball history is FULL of wacky characters, and perhaps one of the wackiest of all was a guy known as Rube Waddell. From gator wrestling, chasing fire trucks mid-game, and his notorious drunkenness to his legendary baseball skills and knack for saving lives, Rube Waddell had one hell of a life– and one hell of a criminal record too. Come learn with me!
Ripleys, THE STRAW HAT RIOT OF 1922: THE HARSH VERSION OF NO WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY ripleys.com/weird-news/straw-hat-riotBroadway Brevities: The Offensive Tabloid that Exposed Gay PeopleKaz Rowe2022-01-13 | Grab Atlas VPN for just $1.39/mo before the deal expires: https://atlasv.pn/KazRowe 🤠
In the 1910s, Stephen G. Clow launched a little tabloid called Broadway Brevities that went on to publish some of the most shockingly homophobic content of the era in an attempt to "expose" NYC's gay community. From blackmail to prison, come learn with me about Brevities' complicated history and legacy!
Hidden in Plain Sight: Queer Songwriters and The Pansy Craze By Jake Bellissimo
Pansies to Parents: Gay Male Images in American Print Advertising by Blaine J. Branchik
Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife, 1885-1940 by Chad Heap
Powder, Pomp, Power: Toward A Typology and Genealogy of Effeminacies by Peter Hennen
The Belchings of Brevities by Roy Griffith, Fountainhead News, September 23, 1928 Video:
AP Archives
Television Archives, That’s IncredibleThe Creepy History of Europe’s Christmas Folk VillainsKaz Rowe2021-12-17 | Head to squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code "KAZROWE"!
Christmas is the time of joy, generosity and... getting eaten?? If you were a European child at Christmastime, you had a lot to fear due to the presence of threatening folk characters that were out to get those who misbehave. What's the deal with these characters, and why did Christmas used to be seen as a time of chaos and debauchery? Come learn with me!
Christmas Customs and Traditions: Their History and Significance by Clement A. Miles
The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum
The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas by Al Ridenour
Ballad of the Mari Lwyd by Vernon Phillips Watkins
About Christmas by Nicolae Sfetcu
The Spirits of Christmas by Sylvia Shults
Frau Perchta: the Christmas Belly-Slitter, A Concise History of the Legend by Edmund Breckin
Bad Santas And Other Creepy Christmas Characters By Paul HawkinsThe History of Victorian Women in Sports | plus, cycling in a corset!Kaz Rowe2021-12-13 | Head to squarespace.com/kazrowe to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code "KAZROWE"!
There's a pervasive idea that Victorian women weren't active, or that their skirts and corsets prevented them from moving or breathing enough to do so. But the late 19th century saw a massive sports craze, and women were a big part of it! Come learn with me about struggle-ridden history of 19th century women's sports.
Long before Tiger King, LA had corrupt exotic animal farms of its own. Between lions, alligators, ostriches and more, things got dangerous and deadly. Come learn with me about the history of LA's weird exotic animal tourist attractions of 100 years ago!
“Ostrich Farming”, Los Angeles Herald, Volume 25, Number 178, 27 March 1898, https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH18980327.2.95&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Feathering the Nest: A Pair of a Cabinet Card Photos of the South Pasadena (Cawston’s) Ostrich Farm, October 1896 by The Workman and Temple Family Homestead and Museum, https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2021/10/15/feathering-the-nest-a-pair-of-a-cabinet-card-photos-of-the-south-pasadena-cawstons-ostrich-farm-october-1896/
The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory By Norman M. Klein