History Obscura

History Obscura


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The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Three
April 27, 2024

The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers w

The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Two
April 24, 2024

The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers w

The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-One
April 21, 2024

The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers w

Treasure Island: Chapter Six
April 15, 2024

Avast, matey! Here be another chapter o' Treasure Island.Music by Fesliyan Studios

William Mumler's Spirit Photographs
April 08, 2024

Real or not, they did the trick for Mary Todd Lincoln!Music from Fesliyan StudiosSupport the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscuraThank you!

Henry Wyatt's Hero: Caterer Cat
March 30, 2024

A special presentation by Minnie Mew.Do as she says and support the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura!Music from Fesliyan Studios

Whatever Became of the Protectorate's Head?
March 18, 2024

The English Civil War claimed the King, and malaria claimed the Protectorate. But, one of those men got to keep his body.Music from Fesliyan StudiosSupport the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura

Machines in the Sky? Heavenly Trumpeting Around the World
March 12, 2024

Have you heard the music...err...noise, in the sky? Perhaps we'll all die.Music from Fesliyan StudiosSupport the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura

The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe
March 04, 2024

Not many know--in fact, no one really does--how the king of goth literature died that day.Music by Fesliyan StudiosSupport the show at www.patreon.com/historyobscura

Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies
February 25, 2024

This week I delve into the journal of botanist and explorer Mary Shaffer, who took on the hard and unforgiving Canadian Rocky Mountains in the early years of the 20th century.Music from Fesliyan Stud