385 Episodes

  1. Stench! Homeschooling Public Health in Victorian England

    Published: 4/11/2020

  2. Rabbits - Easter Special!

    Published: 4/10/2020

  3. Fire! Homeschooling The Spanish Armada

    Published: 4/10/2020

  4. Darkness! Homeschooling WWII and The Blitz

    Published: 4/9/2020

  5. Boredom

    Published: 4/8/2020

  6. Solitude

    Published: 4/5/2020

  7. Slime! Homeschooling the Industrial Revolution

    Published: 4/4/2020

  8. Loneliness

    Published: 4/1/2020

  9. Soap

    Published: 3/28/2020

  10. Homeschooling 4 - Behind the Scenes at Histories of the Unexpected

    Published: 3/27/2020

  11. History Projects for kids! - Homeschooling 3

    Published: 3/27/2020

  12. Shrunken Heads and Viking Corpse Doors - Homeschooling 2

    Published: 3/25/2020

  13. Homeschooling Special - Episode 1 - Introduction

    Published: 3/24/2020

  14. Anger!

    Published: 3/19/2020

  15. Contagion!

    Published: 3/13/2020

  16. Darwin Part 2!

    Published: 3/10/2020

  17. Darwin

    Published: 3/5/2020

  18. Siblings!

    Published: 2/24/2020

  19. Death 2

    Published: 2/20/2020

  20. Death (Part 1)

    Published: 2/9/2020

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Histories of the Unexpected explores the past in ways that you never dreamt possible. Surely there’s nothing unexpected about the past? About History? Aha, well Histories of the Unexpected adopts a new approach to exploring our past. Gone is the traditional linear plotting of battles, monarchs and political movements. Histories of the Unexpected argues that everything has a history, even the most unexpected of subjects. Like SLIME. Or COURAGE. or APPLAUSE.... Presented by Dr Sam Willis and Professor James Daybell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.