Why do some believe that the Prophet Jeremiah is buried in Loughcrew? Or that the ark of the covenant is at Tara? That an Egyptian princess came to Ireland? My new video on Irish pseudohistory will be out at 7.30pm tonight. Enjoy!

#IrishHistory #HistoryMyths #Pseudohistory #AncientHistory

🚨 BONUS EPISODE🚨
1926 wasn’t a revolution. 🤯
Geoff Andrews explains the truth behind the myth.

🎧 Listen : pod.fo/e/3c06f8
🎤 17 April @ Gloucester History Festival
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#HistoryMyths #UKHistory #Podcast @yalebooks

The "Baby & Bathwater" Myth 🛁👶

Think the phrase is about murky 1800s bathwater? Think again!

🇩🇪 The Truth: It’s from a 1512 German satire. 🧼 The Meaning: A joke about overreacting—not a hygiene warning.

The people of 1820 were cleaner than you think! #HistoryMyths

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 Forget the caricature. ❌👑 @drlindaporter.bsky.social challenges the myth of Mary, Queen of Scots as naïve or disconnected from Scotland. The reality is far more complex.

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#MaryQueenOfScots #HistoryMyths #WomenInHistory 📜

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨The real story of Alan Turing is more interesting than the myth. In this episode, Sir Dermot Turing explains why getting his role right matters for everyone else involved. 🧠🔥

🎧 Listen now 👉 www.patreon.com/post...
#HistoryRage #AlanTuring #HistoryMyths

Pop culture loves the image of medieval people with blackened, rotting teeth, even though it’s mostly a myth.
#MedievalHistory #HistoricalFacts #WritingResearch #DidYouKnow #HistoryMyths

Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar - Lionel Royer, 1899 - Musée Crozatier, Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France

Julius Caesar never praised Gallic dogs. The De Bello Gallico contains zero references to dogs. It was a political, self‑celebratory account of his campaigns in Gaul — nothing more. #romanDogs #HistoryMyths #DogsofBluesky #dogpics

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50 Historical Lies You Believe Because of Movies
Think you know the past? Gear up and cut through Hollywood myths to uncover what really happened 🎬🧭🏛️
Watch now: https://youtu.be/e51PDH8gJmI
#HistoryMyths #MovieMyths #FactVsFiction #WatchNow

Marco Polo didn’t bring pasta to Italy — it was already there. Long before his travels to China, Italians were eating ancient forms of noodles made from wheat and water. Polo just helped the myth rise faster than dough in the sun. 🍝🇮🇹 #HistoryMyths #StrangeButTrue

The Salem Witches Weren't BURNED at the Stake (And Other LIES Your Brain Believes) Picture the Salem Witch Trials. What do you see? A woman in a black hat, burning at the stake, right? What if I told you that image is a complete lie—a collective false memory implanted in our minds? And the truth of what actually happened is far more brutal. Welcome to "Hoax Hunters," the podcast that explores the shocking fallibility of the human mind. In this episode, we're using the Salem Witch Trials as a chilling case study for the Mandela Effect. This isn't just a history lesson; it's a deep dive into the strange, reconstructive nature of your own memory. We'll explore how psychological concepts like schema theory prove that your brain isn't a recording device; it's a storyteller, and it often gets the facts wrong. We'll uncover how these memory distortions have massive real-world consequences, from historical myths to the unreliability of eyewitness testimony in modern courtrooms. And we'll reveal the horrifying, forgotten truth of how people actually died in Salem, like the case of Giles Corey, who was crushed to death. This is a witty, engaging, and highly shareable journey into the glitches in our own programming. Prepare to question every "fact" you've ever learned. Is your memory lying to you? Subscribe to "Hoax Hunters" now to start questioning everything you think you know. Share this with a friend and see which historical "facts" you've both gotten completely wrong!

📣 New Podcast! "The Salem Witches Weren't BURNED at the Stake (And Other LIES Your Brain Believes)" on @Spreaker #cognitivebias #cognitivepsychology #collectivememory #debunked #eyewitnesstestimony #falsememory #gilescorey #historyfacts #historymyths #mandelaeffect #memorydistortion #mindblown

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#HistoryCritique #SourceCriticism #WarAndHistory #DeconstructingHistory
#IslamicWarfare #ManuscriptStudies #HistoryMyths #AcademicThread

Left our Twitter account and now have hardly any followers. Please follow for #historydebunked #historypodcast #Tudors #HistFiction #historymyths #historyofordinarypeople #neoliberalism #nazis #guyfawkes #boleyn #polarexplorers #enslavement #voiceless #socialism #suffragettes #cubamissilecrisis

A dramatic historical illustration of Roman soldiers in armor methodically scattering salt on the earth amidst the ruins of Carthage. The scene emphasizes desolation and finality. AI generated.

Rome destroyed Carthage so thoroughly, they salted the earth so nothing would ever grow there again...

Or did they? 🌿💀

This act of vengeance is one of history's most infamous moments, yet it might never have happened at all. Let's dig into the truth 👇

#HistoryMyths #AncientRome

*singsong* people always knew that slavery bad, they weren't products of their times

#history #historymyths

Today, the myth still influences national identity. What do you think? Let’s discuss! ⬇️

#Italy #ItalianHistory #ItalianCulture #Stereotypes #ItalianIdentity #HistoryMyths #WWIIHistory #ColonialHistory #BravaGente #MadeInItaly #CulturalNarratives #NationalMyths #DidYouKnow #italianibravagente #wwii

🔥 Huge thanks to Tim Lynch for an epic chat tonight! He’s raging against the myth that everyone who enlisted in 1914/15 was an eager volunteer & that post-conscription recruits were just shirkers. 🚫🙅‍♂️

📅 Patreon: May | 🎙️ General Release: August!
#WWI #HistoryMyths

Did you know? The widely recognized straight-arm salute, often thought to have ancient Roman origins, actually has no basis in Roman history or art. Despite popular belief, no Roman texts or artworks depict this gesture.

#HistoryMyths #AncientRome #DidYouKnow