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75 - Galveston, TX & St. Petersburg, Russia (Suck on that, Baby!)
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Trigger Warning: child abuse and neglect, animal abuse, pregnancy loss, loss of a child
This week on Horrible History Emily heads to Galveston, Texas to tell us the story of the 1900 Hurricane - one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Then, Rachel brings home a big one - the story of Catherine the Great.
Hopefully, you're horrified.
Sources:
- https://www.1900storm.com/
- https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea
- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/weather/2021/09/08/galveston-storm-of-1900--a-look-back-at-the-deadliest-storm
- https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great
http://www.kyrackramer.com/2018/01/17/the-last-king-of-poland-and-the-empress-who-loved-him/ - https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-important-lovers-of-catherine-the-great/
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32525488/catherine-the-great-husband-peter-murder-real-story/
- Massie, Robert K.. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (p. 146). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
- https://www.biography.com/royalty/catherine-ii
- https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/catherine-ii-the-great
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/catherines-domestic-policies/#:~:text=During%20her%20reign%2C%20Catherine%20gave,serfs%2C%20and%20non%2DRussians
- https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-greatest-love-affair-catherine-the-great-and-grigory-potemkin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great
- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243124079873982590/#:~:text=Count%20Alexei%20Grigorievich%20Bobrinsky%20(11,by%20Fyodor%20Rokotov%2C%20circa%201760s
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-emperor-of-Russia
- http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/prince-platon-alexandrovich-zubov-lover-of-catherine-ii-the-great-of-russia/
Thank you so much for listening! We would greatly appreciate it if you would leave us a positive review on Apple, Audible, our website, or via email at horriblehistorypodcast@gmail.com.
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Manage episode 328995640 series 2826041
Trigger Warning: child abuse and neglect, animal abuse, pregnancy loss, loss of a child
This week on Horrible History Emily heads to Galveston, Texas to tell us the story of the 1900 Hurricane - one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Then, Rachel brings home a big one - the story of Catherine the Great.
Hopefully, you're horrified.
Sources:
- https://www.1900storm.com/
- https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea
- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/weather/2021/09/08/galveston-storm-of-1900--a-look-back-at-the-deadliest-storm
- https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great
http://www.kyrackramer.com/2018/01/17/the-last-king-of-poland-and-the-empress-who-loved-him/ - https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-important-lovers-of-catherine-the-great/
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32525488/catherine-the-great-husband-peter-murder-real-story/
- Massie, Robert K.. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (p. 146). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
- https://www.biography.com/royalty/catherine-ii
- https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/catherine-ii-the-great
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/catherines-domestic-policies/#:~:text=During%20her%20reign%2C%20Catherine%20gave,serfs%2C%20and%20non%2DRussians
- https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-greatest-love-affair-catherine-the-great-and-grigory-potemkin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great
- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243124079873982590/#:~:text=Count%20Alexei%20Grigorievich%20Bobrinsky%20(11,by%20Fyodor%20Rokotov%2C%20circa%201760s
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-emperor-of-Russia
- http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/prince-platon-alexandrovich-zubov-lover-of-catherine-ii-the-great-of-russia/
Thank you so much for listening! We would greatly appreciate it if you would leave us a positive review on Apple, Audible, our website, or via email at horriblehistorypodcast@gmail.com.
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