A major new series of podcasts that aim to unlock history is being launched this week. Created by James Daybell, Professor of Early Modern History, and Honorary Research Fellow Dr Sam Willis, Histories of the Unexpected will demonstrate that anything can have a fascinating history and that everything links together in unexpected ways. The first episode focuses on the historical significance of the window but other topics up for discussion during the series will include the orange, zombies, gloves, paperclips, dragons, graffiti, and blood. The podcasts will be available to download on the History Hit Podcast network, which is home to the hugely successful Dan Snow’s History Hit, regularly the number one history podcast on iTunes in the UK.
Unlocking the history of the unexpected
