In the 19th century museums used to lock away everything which they deemed "unsuitable" for the public in secret cabinets. This podcast focuses on the parts of history you would not find in your school textbooks - for good reason. (Explicit Content) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 hours 19 minutes
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Episode22: Drinking and Sailing-Booze on the High Sea
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Episode21: The Strange Births of Mary Toft
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Episode20: Witnesses under Witnesses - Impotence in Court
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Episode19: C.M. Linck - The Woman in Trousers
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Episode18: A Pile for Xmas
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Episode17: Execution by Marriage
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Episode16: New York from Below
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Episode15: Emperor of the United States
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