Stuff You Missed in History Class

<p>Part two of the autumn 2026 edition of Unearthed! kicks off with the catch-all potpourri category, then covers edibles and potables, shipwrecks, art, and Halloween-appropriate topics.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Almeroth-Williams, Thomas. &ldquo;Henry VIII&rsquo;s dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript &ndash; its lost pages have just been rediscovered.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 9/16/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142736</li> <li>Anderson, Sonja. &ldquo;

<p>Part one of this autumn edition of Unearthed! covers updates, medical finds, animals, and lots books and letters.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Almeroth-Williams, Thomas. &ldquo;Henry VIII&rsquo;s dissolution enforcer stashed Catholic manuscript &ndash; its lost pages have just been rediscovered.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 9/16/2026. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142736</li> <li>Anderson, Sonja. &ldquo;Archaeologists Excavating a Roman-Era Cemetery in Poland Were Surprise

<p>This 2015 kickoff to the Six Impossible Episodes series features Stagecoach Mary, Edward Mordrake, Robert the Haunted Doll, the London Beer Flood, the Lost Army of Cambyses and La Maupin.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>Holly shares an odd detail about the red barn murder case. She and Tracy also discuss the way Forrest Mars may have affected the way his father's life is described.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>This installment of the eponymous foods series covers candy bars, including Snickers, Mars Bars, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and some side mentions of other candies.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>&ldquo;Behind the Bar.&rdquo; Snickers. https://www.snickers.com/our-story</li> <li>Brenner, Joel Glenn. &ldquo;Life on Mars: The Mars family saga has all the classic elements.&rdquo; Independent. July 25, 1992. https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/life-on-mars-the-mars

<p>In the spring of 1828, a news story broke in Suffolk, England about the horrific murder of Maria Marten. Her paramour was the only suspect, but he evaded authorities for some time before he was captured and put on trial.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Curtis, J. &ldquo;AN AUTHENTIC AND FAITHFUL HISTORY OF THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF MARIA MARTEN, WITH A FULL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF HER BODY IN TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE TRIAL O

<p>This 2022 episode covers Giordano Bruno, a mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and according to the Catholic church of 16th-century Italy, a heretic. He met a bad end because of his views, but he started out as a friar.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

<p>Tracy ponders how Sara Weiss knew some of the things she knew and whether her husband characterized her as less informed than she was. Holly talks about a possible relative of Theophilus Brome.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>