We take some time to delve into a common listener question we get – why is Western history so violent? Trevor dives into the systems of justice, honor, shame, religion, and entertainment that helped fuel a fascination with violence that still exists today. Tying all these systems together is the example of the execution of Damiens in 1757, the pinnacle of the spectacle of suffering and the beginning of the end for many of these systems.
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These #$%!ing Words - The History of Swearing
(BONUS) The End is (Not) Nigh - What Historical Pandemics Teach Us About COVID-19
Human - Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101
The Line in the Sand - The Trial at the OK Corral
Thirty Seconds, Thirty Shots - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Fact From Fiction - Pierre Picaud
Annihilating an Empire - The Century of Humiliation
Assaulting an Empire - The First Opium War
Addicting an Empire - The Opium Trade in China
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Cruel and Unusual - Executions in Ancient Persia
The "I" Word - Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The Pretender - Perkin Warbeck
Easy Money - Resurrection Gangs of Victorian England
Fear of the Horizon - Corsair Piracy and the Mediterranean Slave Trade
The Art of the Duel - Dueling in America (Reupload)
A Matter of Honor - The 47 Ronin
Stranger Than Fiction - Werewolf Trials in Europe
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