Every episode, co-hosts Ryan Weir and Pete Goddard spin the Wheel of History - landing on a random country, time period, and topic - and embark on a quest to unearth the most fascinating, bizarre, and unexpected stories from the past to prove that History Happened Everywhere!
Episodes
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Ryan takes Pete round the U-bend to discover excrement in Scotland in the early 1700s. Find out how storing stools in your front garden could make you big money, how being the King’s favourite could leave you lurking in his loo and travel to Edinburgh to discover the nastiness of Nor Loch.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Orientation to Scotland
06:48 History of Scotland
12:14 Excrement
18:14 What was like life in Scotland during the early 17th Century?
26:10 Shitting in the Country
35:41 Urban sanitation
44:44 Nor Loch
53:10 Groom of the Stool
01:02:20 Derzolation
01:04:08 Outro
Thanks:
- Richard Oram, Professor of Medieval and Environmental History, at the University of Stirling
- Dr Aaron Allen, Institute for Academic Development, at the University of Edinburgh
- Archaeological researcher, Morag Cross
- Dr Simon Gilmour, Director of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (www.socantscot.org)
Links:
- Highlanders - Scotland the Brave (https://youtu.be/OTJMRfATKdU)
- National Anthem of Scotland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LePGv1Pb2L4)
- Home Shopping Club-SPREE Ident 1994 (https://youtu.be/Lk8nwA3yF4k)
- Singing in the Rain for Orchestra (https://youtu.be/SHIKnubmcG4)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
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