Strange History
5 guides from The Weird Past.
Four famous historical hoaxes and how they were exposed
The stories behind the Cardiff Giant, Piltdown Man, the Cottingley Fairies and Mary Toft's rabbits: how each hoax worked, who it fooled, how it unravelled, and what they teach us about spotting fakes today.
Three of history's most eccentric characters
The true stories of 'Mad Jack' Churchill, the Second World War officer with a sword and longbow; 'Lord' Timothy Dexter, the barely literate merchant philosopher; and Lady Hester Stanhope, the aristocrat who made a new life in the Middle East.
The Cost of Uncovering Lost Histories for YouTube Shorts
Quick answer: The primary cost for foundational research for a ‘Weird History’ Short often revolves around digital archival access and, crucially, image
Did an Ancient Amazonian Civilization Disappear Because They Built Too Many 'Geoglyph Gardens'?
Unearth the captivating theory that an advanced Amazonian civilization, known for their massive geoglyph earthworks, may have inadvertently contributed to their own demise through these very creations. We explore into archaeological discoveries, environmental impact, and the fascinating interplay between human ambition and nature in a lost world.
Twelve of the weirdest jobs that really existed
Twelve genuinely strange jobs from history, from knocker-uppers and leech collectors to the Groom of the Stool, toshers and human computers, and what they tell us about everyday life in the past.