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In this episode we're joined by historian, author and broadcaster, Professor Michael Scott, to talk about his book "X Marks the Spot: An Adventurous History of Archaeology".
The book explores 8 amazing archaeological discoveries, which we discuss from our usual sensory perspective. From Machu Picchu to the Silk Roads, to the Uluburun Shipwreck, there's something for everyone and plenty of awe-inspiring moments to choose from. And if that's not enough to convince you to tune in, the episode also includes a healthy dose of history-based Lego chat...
X Marks The Spot is now available in paperback and you can pick up a copy in all good bookshops:
X Marks the Spot by Michael Scott | Hachette UK (hodder.co.uk)
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
© 2024 by Sistory History
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Welcome to season 3! Whether you're a loyal follower or a new listener, it's lovely to have you with us.
In this first episode we explore Georgian Fashion. Perhaps not the usual things you might expect though... We've headed down a less well-trodden path strewn with umbrellas, fake bottoms, glasses and hair towers.
As usual we'll be considering our topic from a sensory perspective and using contemporary sources to help us. The sources for this episode are:
* Article from the Bath Chronicle, 31st May 1773.
* The Bum Shop, print by artist and caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.
* Portrait by Henry Edridge of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte.
* Extract from The Sylph (Letter XIII), a novel by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire.
Accompanying photos can be found on X and Instagram, as well as our website: Photos for S03E01 - The Georgians: Dress to Impress (sistoryhistory.co.uk)
Here are some extras if you'd like to learn more:
Georgian Hair and Clothing – Fashionable but Fatal – All Things Georgian (wordpress.com)
Historical Fashion: Georgian Women’s Hairstyles – Just History Posts
Beau Brummell by Ian Kelly | Waterstones
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Dr Amanda Foreman | Waterstones
The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer | Waterstones
Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram -missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear the don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
©️ 2023-2024 by Sistory History
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Welcome back to Sistory History, the sensory history podcast hosted by sisters Laura & Caroline.
This time we've fast-forwarded a few thousand years to see what the Georgians got up to. Our conclusion? They got up to quite a lot! From enormous hair to coffee house conversations, there's plenty to talk about. Make sure to subscribe now so that you don't miss anything!
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
If you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
©️ 2024 by Sistory History
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Our campaign concludes here, with episode three. We consider cavalry masks, dragon standards and also discuss some of the merits of Emperor Septimius Severus. (Definitely one of the better ones in our view).
Head over to X, Instagram or our website to look at the accompanying photos:
https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-miniseries-third-legion-life-in-the-roman-army
If you're reading this before 23rd June 2024 then you still have time to catch the British Museum exhibition that this miniseries is based on, "Legion: life in the Roman army":
https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/legion-life-roman-army
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
©️ 2024 by Sistory History
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Marching onwards (in very orderly and organised Roman fashion)... We continue our miniseries dedicated to the British Museum exhibition, "Legion: life in the Roman army".
Here we have episode two, where, among other things, you'll learn a surprising amount about tent flaps.
Head over to X, Instagram or our website to look at the accompanying photos:
https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-miniseries-second-legion-life-in-the-roman-army
If you're reading this before 23rd June 2024 then you still have time to catch the exhibition:
Legion: life in the Roman army | British Museum
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
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Instagram: @sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
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What do tweezers and tent flaps have in common? Or purses and party invitations? Barrels and brooches? Give up yet...? The Roman army of course!
In March 2024 we visited the British Museum exhibition, "Legion: life in the Roman army". There was so much to see that instead of our usual exhibition-based bonus episode, we decided to make a miniseries instead.
Here we have the first episode in that series - head over to X, Instagram or our website to look at the accompanying photos:
https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-miniseries-first-legion-life-in-the-roman-army
If you're reading this before 23rd June 2024 then you still have time to catch the exhibition: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/legion-life-roman-army
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: @sistoryhistory
Email: [email protected]
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Tea will likely always be associated with Britain, referred to by many as its national drink. But the first tea was reputedly drunk in China, way back in the 3rd millennium BC. The story goes that a tea leaf fell into some water being boiled for the emperor, and he found the taste so refreshing that he felt compelled to start a trend...
Japan followed suit in around the 8th century, and soon popularised the now famous tea ceremonies, but it wasn't until the 17th century that large scale importation into Europe began. And after that, the rise of tea was unstoppable!
We visited a beautiful exhibition curated by the Horniman Museum in London, to discover more about the history of tea across the world. In this episode we talk about our favourite exhibits.
Accompanying photos can be found on our website:
BLOG & PHOTO GALLERY | Mysite (sistoryhistory.co.uk)
"Chá, Chai, Tea" - runs until 7th July 2024 and is free to visit. There are lots of other interesting things to do at the Horniman, so you can easily while away many delightful hours there! Find out more about the exhibition, the museum, and tea, via these links:
茶, चाय, Tea (Chá, Chai, Tea) - Horniman Museum and Gardens
Homepage - Horniman Museum and Gardens
UK Tea & Infusions Association - History of Tea
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: @sistoryhistory
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In this episode we're back at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, immersing ourselves in the life and works of Hans Holbein the Younger, via the excellent Royal Collection Trust exhibition: "Holbein at the Tudor Court".
Widely thought to be one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century, Holbein didn't restrict himself to just one field of expertise, but worked across many art forms excelling in pretty much all of them! Here we talk with Kate Heard, Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Collection Trust, and consider Holbein and the sensory.
Accompanying photos can be found on our website:
BLOG & PHOTO GALLERY | Mysite (sistoryhistory.co.uk)
Interested to find out more? Try these:
Hans Holbein the Younger | Biography, Art, & Facts | Britannica
Holbein at the Tudor Court (royalcollectionshop.co.uk)
And if you're reading this before 14th April 2024, you still have time to see the exhibition and we heartily recommend that you do! Tickets and information are all here:
Holbein at the Tudor Court: (rct.uk)
Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: @sistoryhistory
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In this episode we don our drinking hats, grab a kylix (or a few...) of wine, and end the season in true classical Greek style - at our very own symposium. Join us at this exclusive gathering to find out what happened at these popular events, who attended, and why it was essential for the host to make sure they had a good supply of ribbons...
Sources for the episode are:- Plato, Symposium, 212d-213b
- Xenophon, Symposium, 1.3-1.4
- Plato, Symposium, 214a-d
- Plato, Symposium, 176a-c
Here are a few links for further reading:
Debauchery in ancient Athens - Why would someone want to go to a symposium? - Ancient World Magazine
The History of Wine in Ancient Greece - GreekReporter.com
Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys). Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/ X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory Instagram: @sistoryhistory email: [email protected]© 2023 by Sistory History
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In this sensory deep dive of the ancient Roman, mid-December festival of Saturnalia, you can expect a delightful combination of naked singing, elf hats and Christmas jumpers. Plus we find out just how much wine some employers expected their staff to get through during the festival... P.S it's a LOT!
Sources for this episode are:- Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, XVIII On Festivals & Fasting
- Martial, Epigrams, 14.1
- Pliny the Younger, Letters, 2.17
Fancy finding out more? Try these links:
Saturnalia: Meaning, Festival & Christmas | HISTORY
The Wild Holiday That Turned Ancient Rome Upside Down (getty.edu)
Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys). Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/ X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory Instagram: @sistoryhistory email: [email protected]© 2023 by Sistory History
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In this episode we take a virtual trip to the some of the biggest, best and most entertaining games the ancient world had to offer. What events could you compete in? Was celery really one of the prizes? We reveal all this and more, including why it was a REALLY bad idea to cheat...
Sources for this one are:
- Statue bases from Olympia, Greece - check out the photo on X, Instagram or our website: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-s02e05-ancient-greece-going-for-gold
- Epigram - a dedication to Apollo from Archias of Yvla:
https://www.trumpetjourney.com/2021/08/02/the-trumpet-of-the-greek-games/
- Pausanius, Description of Greece, book 5 13.8-14.1
- Plato, The Republic, book 1 lines 41-55
If you're inspired to find out a bit more, try these:
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games#the-olympics-begin-in-ancient-greece
https://www.history.com/news/ancient-greece-sports
https://www.atticinscriptions.com/inscription/AIO/1137
(Permanent Dining Rights)
https://www.greekboston.com/culture/ancient-history/heraean-games/
Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
Web: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/
X (Twitter): @sistoryhistory
Instagram: @sistoryhistory
email: [email protected]
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Join us as we explore the world of Ancient Greek theatre-going. Was it anything like the modern experience? How big were the theatres? Do we need to do another sacrifice? And, most importantly...were there snacks??
The sources for this episode are:
- Theatre mask dating from 4th/3rd century BCE - check out the photo on X, Instagram or our website: Photos for S02E04: Ancient Greece - Show Time! (sistoryhistory.co.uk)
(Photo credit: Giovanni Dall'Orto, 9th November 2009, mask on display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens).
- Demosthenes, Against Androtion, 68
- Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, book 10 chapter 5
- Inscription from the Athenian Treasury - IG 1496.80f
Intrigued to find out more? Try these:
Teaching History with 100 Objects - A Greek theatre mask (teachinghistory100.org)
Costume & Masks | Greek Theatre (wordpress.com)
The Theater at Epidaurus | Acoustic Design | ASI ArchitecturalMystery of Exceptional Sound at Greece's Epidaurus Theater Solved (greekreporter.com)
Ancient Greek Theatres: Facts, History, Drama (realgreekexperiences.com)
Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
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Join us for a whistle-stop tour of the Villa Ventorum, a replica Roman villa located at the Newt Hotel in Somerset. We take a look at the luxury bathhouse, (we definitely have mosaic envy!) and discuss the merits of dice towers... Here we talk you through some of our favourite sensory things. To see the photos, head over to Instagram, X or our website:
https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/blog
If you're then in the mood for some more bathhouse action, try our season 1 episode, "The Romans - Bath Time!":
https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/podcast The Romans - Bath Time! - Sistory History | Podcast on SpotifyMusic credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys). Finally, if you like what you hear then don't be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.
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In this episode we explore the medicine cabinet of the Ancient Greeks, whilst regaling you with fun facts and medical anecdotes. Plus we reveal why you definitely shouldn't go peony gathering with a woodpecker...
Our sources for this episode are:
- Cure Inscription 8, Stele 1 (from Epidaurus, mid-4th century BCE)
Cure Inscriptions from the Asclepieion of
Epidaurus
- Aristophanes, Wealth, lines 660-669
- Hippocrates, Regimen in Health, section 5
- Hippocrates, On the Nature of Women, section 3
If you'd like to find out more about Ancient Greek medicine, try these:
Medicine in
Greek mythology - Hektoen International (hekint.org)
Greek
anatomical votives - Google Search
Strange Beauty of
Ancient Anatomical Votives | DailyArt Magazine
The Four Humours of Ancient
Greek Medicine | Herbal Academy (theherbalacademy.com)
10
Little-known Natural Home Remedies from Ancient Greece (greekreporter.com)
Follow sistoryhistory on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), and contact us at [email protected]. Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
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How many jurors is too many jurors? We'll ponder this important question alongside other topics such as men dressed as wasps, spiky balls and massive urns...
And if you'd like to know how to make your own ancient water clock using only gardening paraphernalia, we can help with that too.
Have a listen and learn something fun!
The sources for this episode are:
- Visual source: Ancient Water Clock - 'Clepsydra'. Check out the photo on Twitter (X) and Instagram, and also this website: Agora Image 2008.19.0037 (LCT-149) - ASCSA.net
- Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, 68
- Aristophanes, Wasps, 93-109
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, 1.86/87
Fancy some homework? We're happy to oblige:
Ancient
Greek Democracy - Facts, Voting & Decline | HISTORY
How People Voted
in Ancient Elections | HISTORY
Ostracism:
'Cancel culture' Ancient Greek-style | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
Follow sistoryhistory on Instagram and Twitter (X), and contact us at [email protected]. Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell and Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).
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What do bread, acorns and smoke have in common? Any idea? Yes, it's divination! But we wouldn't blame you for not guessing that - these aren't exactly standard techniques for fortune-telling. These were however perfectly valid methods used by the Ancient Greeks for communicating with the gods, and searching out knowledge of the future.
Intrigued? Then join us as we seek divine inspiration from these contemporary sources in our quest to learn more:
- Euripides, Ion, lines 80-125
- Aristophanes, Birds, lines 955-1017
- Plato, Phaedrus, 275b
- Plato, Republic, book 5
Keen for more knowledge? Try these:
7 Ancient Greek methods for predicting the future | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
HorribleHistories: Groovy Greeks - The Great & Wise Oracle
Virtual Reality Oracle Project
(vroracle.co.uk)
Google
Image Search: Pythia
Follow sistoryhistory on Instagram and Twitter (X), and contact us at [email protected]. Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, who you can also find on Instagram - missalicekeys.
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Welcome back to Sistory History! The sensory history podcast, hosted by sisters Laura & Caroline.
This season we've time-travelled back to Ancient Greece and the Classical period. We've got lots for you to look forward to - from drinking parties and high drama, to democracy and naked wrestling...
Make sure you subscribe now so that you don't miss an episode!
You can follow Sistory History on Instagram and Twitter/X, and email us at [email protected]
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Have you ever wondered whether you need a bull's head wine pouring vessel for your next dinner party? Let us assure you that you definitely do!
We took a Sistory roadtrip to Oxford in July 2023 and had the pleasure of taking in an excellent exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum - "Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality".
Here we take you through some of our favourite exhibits, with our usual sensory focus. Head over to Instagram or Twitter to see the accompanying photos, which will help bring everything to life:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvz3_1CKB7m/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
If Knossos, Minoans and bull-themed tableware have captured your interest, here are some ideas for further reading...
The exhibition is no longer showing but the Ashmolean Museum have some great Knossos-themed articles on their website:
1. REBUILDING
THE PALACE OF MINOS AT KNOSSOS | Ashmolean Museum
2. DINING WITH
THE MINOANS | Ashmolean Museum
3. Ashmolean
Museum Exhibition - LABYRINTH Knossos: Myth & Reality
(Or why not visit the Aegean World Gallery, which houses a permanent collection of artefacts from Knossos and beyond).
Google Image Search - Bull Relief Fresco
Minoan
Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
You can follow sistoryhistory on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (X), and contact us at [email protected].
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Fancy finding out about a Georgian bumbag? Need to source the most effective tools for applying your hair powder? And are you wondering, just what did Queen Charlotte wear to her coronation? If so, then look no further! Join us for some sensory sartorial insights, courtesy of the Royal Collection Trust's exhibition - "Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians". Showing at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace until 8th October 2023.
If you'd like the benefit of visual accompaniment, then head on over to our Instagram page (sistoryhistory), where you'll find photos of all the exhibits we talk about in this episode:
https://instagram.com/sistoryhistory?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg==
Also check out this book by Anna Reynolds that accompanies the exhibition - "Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians" https://amzn.eu/d/61Joftw
If you like what you hear then don't be shy - please do take the time to like, rate and subscribe.
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Gift-giving, feasting, ill-advised excessive drinking...these all sound pretty familiar in the context of festivals and public holidays. But the ancient Romans really took it to the next level - giant phalluses, naked priests, people dressed as goats... Join us for the season finale as we take a good look at the colourful topic of Roman festivals, via this selection of contemporary sources:
- Fasti Antiates Maiores (the oldest surviving Roman calendar - see the first link below and also the close up photos we've posted on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook)
- Ovid, Fasti Book 5 (3rd May - Floralia)
- Ovid , Fasti Book 5 (9th May - Lemuria)
- Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 61.1-4
Suggestions for further reading if you fancy:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/antiates.html
https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/roman-religion/roman-feasts/amp/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/lupercalia
"The Sensory Experience of Blood Sacrifice in the Roman Imperial Cult" (Candace Weddle, 2013)
Follow sistoryhistory on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and contact us at [email protected]. Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, who you can also find on Instagram - missalicekeys. If you like what you hear then don't be shy - please do take the time to like, rate and subscribe!
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