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    History

    For the Love of History – Tehya N.

    I’m TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies like Hatshepsut and Wu Zetianto, activist profiles, Egyptian and Japanese gods and goddesses, and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. No event is too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History. ———————– For over 100 archived episodes and bonus content you can head over to Patreon!

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    Copyright: © Copyright 2024 Tehya N.

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    Winter Witches and Folklore Dec 26, 2020
    Show notes

    Ohhh, Witchy woman! What goes together better than winter and witches?! Nothing! Cozy on up while I tell you all about sake carrying witches, witches with a hoard of baby souls, and the woman who inspired the creation of some of the most famous witches in English literature!

    Instagram: @fortheloveof_historypodcast

    Email: fortheloveofhistory2020@gmail.com

    Further Reading

    • SNOW QUEENS AND WINTER WITCHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
    • The Snow Queen Audio - Fairy Tales - Storynory
    • Fairy Tale Subversion: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”
    • Winter, weather, and witchcraft
    • Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe by Emily Oster
    • The Witch Hunts
    • 9 Winter Holiday Folk Tales From Around the World

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    The Secret Lives of Geisha Dec 12, 2020
    Show notes

    Being a Geisha is kind of like being in Fight Club, the first rule is you don't talk about it. And with a rule like that, there's no wonder why the lives of these mysterious red-lipped beauties have become the source of so many rumors and myths. Find out the truth in this week's episode, the secret lives of Geisha.

    Further Reading

    • A Typical 24 Hours of a Geisha’s Training
    • Enlightenment Geisha: The Sex Trade, Education, and Feminine Ideals in Early Meiji Japan


    Documentaries

    • Documentary - A Tale Of Love And Honor - Life In Gion (sassy grandma)
    • Real Geisha Real Women (2009)–Documentary–Complete Film, English Subtitles
    • Secret World of Geisha documentary


    Books

    • Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki
    • Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha by Mineko Iwasaki


    Instagram

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    Criminal Ink: the history and meaning behind Yakuza tattoos Nov 28, 2020
    Show notes

    Yakuza tattoos, are they simply the marks of criminals displaying their mafia affiliation for all to see? Or do these full-body masterpieces have a deeper meaning? How did they start? How did the tattoo or irezumi come to be associated with criminals and social outcasts? Find out in this week's episode!

    Further reading

    • Japanese Tattoos History and Meaning
    • A Guide to The Mythological Creatures of Japanese Irezumi
    • Understanding The Language Of Irezumi
    • History of Japanese Tattoo


    Books

    • JAPANESE TATTOOS: HISTORY * CULTURE * DESIGN BY BRIAN ASHCRAFT
    • JAPANESE TATTOOS: MEANINGS, SHAPES, AND MOTIFS BY YORI MORIARTY

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    Onna-bugeisha: The Women Warriors of Japan Nov 14, 2020
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    Love bad ass women who chop peaoples heads off and enact massive social change? Then you'll love this weeks episode! We’re gonna take a look at the history and legendary Onna-bugeisha who fought their foes on and off the battlefield and figure out why the lives of female warriors are the greatest untold stories in samurai history. Grab your weapon of choice, get your battle face on and let's get to it!

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    Further Reading

    • THE ONNA-BUGEISHA – 8 FACTS ABOUT JAPAN’S FEMALE WARRIORS
    • The History Of The Onna-Bugeisha, Japan’s Bad Ass Female Samurai
    • Tomoe Gozen and Onna Bugeisha


    Books

    • Tomoe Gozen by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
    • Samurai Women 1184–1877by Stephen Turnbull






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    Yokai Watch Oct 31, 2020
    Show notes

    They sprang forth from bath water, they can bring you luck or curse you forever. They come in all shapes, sizes and species. You can find them all over Japan. They are, the Yokai!

    Further Reading

    • http://yokai.com/
    • The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai
    • SNL Skit
    • TOTTORI YOKAI ROAD

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    The Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau Oct 17, 2020
    Show notes

    She walked the streets of New Orleans as if she owned them with her snake by her side. White slavers coward at the mear sight of her and feared her power. Heartsick lovers plead for her help and she tended to the sick and dying. Was Marie Laveau a benevolent saint or an evil voodoo sorceress? Find out this and more in this week's episode.

    Instagram: @fortheloveof_history

    Further Reading

    • A LONG REIGN: The Life and Times of Marie Laveau
    • The Marie Laveau Phenomenon
    • Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans


    Book

    • A New Orleans voudou priestess : the legend and reality of Marie Laveau


    Documentary

    • A History of Voodoo

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    Empress Baddie: Khutulun the Warrior Oct 03, 2020
    Show notes

    Move over Mulan there's a new warrior princess in town, she can ride horses shoot an arrow, and wrestle any man in the whos that independent badass fighter?! None other than the Mongolian marvel herself Khutulun.

    Instagram: @fortheloveof_history

    Email: fortheloveofhistory@gmail.com

    Further Research

    • Meet Khutulun, Mongolia’s undefeated wrestling princess
    • Warriors: Asian women in Asian society


    • Biographies Mongolian Women



    • Khutulun: The Undefeated Bad-Ass Mongolian Warrior Princess



    Womens Equality Index


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    The Vices: Catherine the Great and her Sexy Furniture Sep 26, 2020
    Show notes

    Secret sexy furniture, erotic wall art, Nazis, and defamation of character! These are all topics we'll cover in this week's episode on Catherine the Great and her sexy furniture.

    Instagram: fortheloveof_history

    email: fortheloveofhistory2020@gmail.com

    Further reading

    Book

    • Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman


    Articles

    • The strange story about Catherine the Great and her horse
    • Why Catherine the Great's Enemies Turned Her into a Sex Fiend


    Documentaries

    • National Geographic Icons of Power Catherine the Great
    • Catherine the Great, Tsarina of Russia, Part 1

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    Fatima al-Fihri: the woman behind the world's oldest university Sep 12, 2020
    Show notes

    Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women—you’d think that higher education started as a boys’ club, but I’ll let you in on a little secret, universities, as we know them, were started by a refugee Muslim women in 859 CE!

    Instagram: @fortheloveof_history

    Further Reading

    • The true story of Fatima al-Fihri, the founder of the world’s first known university


    • University of Machester Press Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first university


    • The Arab Muslim Woman Who Brought Higher Education To The Entire World


    • Al-Qarawiyyin University in Fes: Brainchild of a Muslim Woman





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    The Real Ice Age Squirrel Sep 05, 2020
    Show notes

    Teeth of tiger, collar bone of chicken, ear bone of reptile, and weird little membrane thing that goes from cheek to ankle

    This is not a witches concoction friend, this is the recipe for Jurassic squirrels.

    Instagram: @fortheloveof_history

    E-mail: fortheloveofhistory2020@gmail.com

    Further Reading

    • NYT:When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Mammals Took to the Skies


    • Ancient Squirrel-Like Creatures Push Back Mammal Evolution



    • Oldest fossil of a flying squirrel sheds new light on its evolutionary tree



    • These Jurassic "squirrels” were the first creatures of their kind to go airborne



    • National Geographic: Ancient "Saber-Toothed Squirrel" Found



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