Novelist Hazel Hayes takes pamphlet fan Shane Todd through the chaotic life and times of one of Ireland's most celebrated writers: Oscar Wilde. Plus, Shane makes his feelings known about poetry and an archaeologist gets in touch. EMAILS: we're recording a St Patrick's Day special, so send us your favourite Paddy's Day stories to hello@nothistorians.com! Find us on socials @thehazelhayes or @shanetodd and @shanetoddcomedy. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other pote ..read more

Sick of all that lovey-dovey Valentine’s Day smush? Fear not, Hazel and Shane are here with a friendly reminder that February 14 is actually the anniversary of some bloke getting beheaded! Hazel tells Shane about the life of St Valentine, who may or may not have made some banging mixtapes, and how he came to settle in an unlikely city of love: Dublin. Plus, a stunning rendition of Peter Andre – listen to the end... Send us love letters to hello@nothistorians.com! You can also email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or anything you want to add to previous epi ..read more

Darlings! This week, Hazel tells Shane all about Bram Stoker: thespy-type, writer, part-time slacker and the creator of Dracula no less! Born in Clontarf, we find out why his mother’s terrible choice of bedtime stories and some of Ireland’s weirdest folk tales inspired one of the most famous novels of all time. Plus, Shane learns about blood-letting, Hazel picks up a new phrase, and Gary Oldman angrily orders a Nando’s dressed as a vampire. Get a load of brand new shiny inbox: hello@nothistorians.com! Email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or anything you’d like ..read more

Shane tells the extraordinary story of Baltimore, a sleepy village in County Cork which in 1631 was whisked away by pirates in the dead of night. Everyone was taken apart from two villagers. Hazel and Shane ask the important questions: how many people were sleeping without any pyjamas on that night? Why did anyone bother to live near the coast back in the day? And just how annoying must those two people have been for the pirates to let them go? Get a load of brand new shiny inbox: hello@nothistorians.com! Email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or anything you’d ..read more

Remember those pesky, sexy Vikings who took down Brian Boru? They're back on the pod and they're pillaging more monasteries than ever before. Hazel explains why for Ireland the Vikings were like that mate that constantly crashes on your sofa, clarifies that they did not build a 10th century Aldi, and reintroduces us to alpha Soup Dragon Sigtrygg Silkbeard. Plus, Shane reveals the gruesome story behind one of English's most well-known catchphrases. Get a load of brand new shiny inbox: hello@nothistorians.com! Email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or anything you ..read more

Meet Queen Maeve: Irish folklore's most fearsome and bloodthirsty warrior, who waged war on Ulster just to get hold of a cow. And trust us, that's not even the strangest part of today's tale! Along the way, we discover what Shane looks for in a husband and there's a pact to join an ancient Irish folk festival. Get a load of our brand new shiny inbox: hello@nothistorians.com! Email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or anything you'd like to add to past episodes! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It ..read more

We explore one of the great mysteries of Irish history, which saw the cream of Irish Catholic society VANISH in a matter of hours.  In 1607, the heat was on Ireland’s Catholic leaders, with rumours that the British were ready to dispose of them for their treachery. So, what did they do? Stay and fight for their followers? Not exactly.  Shane tells Hazel about a story full of conspiracy, backstabbing and… porn? Get a load of our brand new shiny inbox: hello@nothistorians.com! Email us with stories you’d like us to cover, your favourite trivia, or even corrections to past episodes ..read more

Hazel tells Shane all about the extraordinary life of Colonel Thomas Blood, the infamous con-artist who after botching a kidnapping took the next logical step: attempted the only known heist of the Crown Jewels. Cue lots of innuendos. Also, do all populist leaders have fat heads? And did Boy George cause the Great Fire of London? Want us to cover a topic? Got a guest suggestion? Drop an email to hello@nothistorians.com! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other poten ..read more

Welcome to our very first guest episode of the pod!  Shane and Hazel welcome comedian and everyone’s favourite one-man Indie band Michael Fry to the show! Having worked at Ancestry in a previous life, he’s here to give us a history lesson about his own family tree, including one particularly odd ancestor. Plus, Michael reveals some of the weirdest requests he received and how he hopes history will remember him.  We’re going to speak to many more familiar Irish faces! Who should we have on next time? Drop an email to hello@nothistorians.com! ***Please take the time to rate and revi ..read more

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