
How can the experience of the Babylonians and Assyrians ease our worries now? Can we look to a Tudor queen for advice on procrastination? How can we harness the ancient fear of faeries and witches to add a bit of enchantment to our lives today? What’s this all about? It’s a simple concept. I find a great historian or archaeologist and I ask them to propose a Life Lesson from History – some learnin... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 25 | Founded | 10 months ago |
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Just get outside and enjoy some fresh air. That was a simple pleasure that our medieval forebears embraced, and it’ll do wonders for us today. That’s the view of medievalist Katherine Harvey, talking on this episode of Life Lessons from history, from... more
Sometimes things go your way, sometimes they don’t. That was the approach that many people in the Middle Ages took to life, because they had an understanding of time that was more cyclical than we tend to have today. You can channel this in your day-... more
Become a secret agent and throw yourself into life-or-death situations because if it doesn’t kill you, it’ll make you stronger. That’s not very helpful or practical advice for most of us, but if you do want to build your confidence, Roderick Bailey t... more
If you don’t think you can carry on with something, take a moment to consider the resilience of 17th-century patients. Sick people in the 1600s were remarkably resilient, even when the chances of them recovering from illnesses were slim. They still p... more
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I’ve only recently discovered this podcast, and I’m enjoying it. The presenter has a light touch but he also asks the sort of probing follow-up questions that I too would like answered.
I love the premise! What I find about people from the past is that there is usually something relatable about their lives and/or worldviews, and quite often, they had practices or hacks that still make sense today.
Finally, the thing I've been looking for from a history podcast. Funny and informative, and actually asks the questions historians never get to: what's personally relevant about the period they study. More episodes, please!
A delightful spinoff of the History Extra podcast!
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