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Recent Episodes
Five Greek Constellations and their Myths
This episode aims to give you an overview of five Ancient Greek constellations seen in the night sky, and what…
The Tragic Fate of George Boleyn
Today we’re diving into a topic I think the Tudors largely overshadow, vilify, or ignore in favour of certain other…
A Brief Introduction to the Ancient Egyptian World
If you’ve heard of the Ancient Egyptians, it’s probably something about the gods, or the pyramids, or Cleopatra. But how…
Meet Your Host
George Elmer describes themself as an encyclopaedia of random trivia, since they’re always sharing their latest find in a variety of historical subjects with others. They’re the founder of the Deconstructed History podcast, a dedicated debater of society, and an enthusiastic educator of everything history. With a joint degree in psychology and criminology, they’re a secret medievalist turned podcaster with a penchant for gothic jewellery. At the core of their being, there’re obsessed with creativity, mythology keeps them up at night, and they’re a science nerd. George is also crazy about his personal library, they wish they could get paid to research medieval history, and they really enjoy Mediterranean cuisine.
I Ramble About:
Everything I talk about, I can sum up into three categories.
Classical Ancient History
There are five thousand years between prehistory and the fall of the Roman Empire. Explore the topic →
Miscellaneous Middle Ages
After the Romans, there were a thousand years of history influenced by the Victorians. Explore the topic →
Ghosts and Legends
I love the things on the edge of our awareness we think might be real after all. Explore the topic →
