Door Key

Oct 31 2024 76 ep. 26 mins 8

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I find myself drawn to the more social side of history than dates or battles. While I do think dates and battles are important, I find questions like ‘When did Catherine of Aragon realize she'd lost Henry VIII’s love to Anne Boleyn?’ or ‘Just what exactly was Aaron Burr's deal?’ to be what really fascinates me about history. This is the lens that I view history from on the Door Key Podcast (and the accompanying Substack newsletter) because I'm a dork with a deep love of history who wants to talk about it.

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Houdini

Oct 31 2024 27 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!The final episode of the 2024 Spooktacular talks about the life of Harry Houdini. Houdini would rise from a challenging childhood to becoming a world-renowned escape artist and magician. This episode talks about his iconic acts, his marriage to Bess, and his role in debunking fraudulent mediums during the

Causes of Death in 1632

Oct 24 2024 20 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!The fourth episode of The Spooktacular looks at listed causes of death in 1632! It's a fascinating look into 1632, highlighting the main health issues and social conditions of the time. This list also shows the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by people and communities. By looking at these causes of d

The Donner Party

Oct 17 2024 41 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!The third episode of the Spooktacuar is about The Donner Party! This was a group of American pioneers who left for California in 1846. They took a shortcut known as the Hastings Cutoff, which turned out to be much longer and more treacherous than expected. The group would then get delayed by harsh weather

The Sweating Sickness

Oct 10 2024 25 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This episode of the Spooktacular is about The Sweating Sickness! This mysterious and deadly disease swept through England and Europe in the late 15th and 16th centuries. Beginning in 1485, this contagious illness caused sudden onset symptoms, and would often lead to death within hours.This episode explore

Jamestown

Oct 03 2024 23 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This first episode of 2024’s Spooktacular explores the history of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, established in 1607. The settlers faced a series of catastrophic challenges: a severe drought, poor relations with the indigenous tribes of the surrounding area, and not e

The Hatfields and McCoys

Sep 26 2024 19 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This episode looks into the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud. This was a bitter and violent rivalry between two American families along the West Virginia-Kentucky border from 1863 to 1891. This episode discusses how the feud started with wartime grievances, and then escalated with personal vendettas, a notori

The Princes in the Tower

Sep 12 2024 28 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This episode discusses the Princes in the Tower mystery! After the death of King Edward IV, his sons princes Edward and Richard went into the Tower of London to await Edward’s coronation. Their uncle Richard, who was regent, seized the throne and was crowned King Richard III. The two princes were never

Marie Curie

Aug 29 2024 30 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This episode discusses Marie Curie, who was born in Warsaw in 1867. She eventually moved to Paris, where she conducted groundbreaking scientific research with her husband Pierre Curie. Marie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Marie and Pierre discovered the elements polonium and radium, and also co

Helen Keller

Aug 15 2024 25 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!This episode discusses the life of Helen Keller. Born in 1880, Helen was left blind and deaf from an illness at 19 months old. She overcame great challenges with the help of her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan. From groundbreaking achievements like becoming the first blind-deaf person to earn a BA degree t

Bonus episode: 5K downloads!

Aug 11 2024 10 mins

I would love to hear from you - click here to send Door Key a written message!Door Key has reached the milestone of five thousand downloads! This is a bonus episode to say thank you - going over some of my favorite moments throughout Door Key’s episodes.Thank you so very much for listening to Door Key - here’s to the next five thousand downloads!Here are links to each of the ep