Kaz Rowe
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I love history and I love subjecting people to my unhinged rants about it. I also make the webcomic Cunning Fire.
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Please only use my email for serious business inquiries, thank you.
I love history and I love subjecting people to my unhinged rants about it. I also make the webcomic Cunning Fire.
They/them
Please only use my email for serious business inquiries, thank you.
Kaz Rowe
NEW VID! Most people know of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the famous fairy tale writers. But there were other Grimm brothers too, and one of them, Ferdinand, is commonly reported online as being gay, and that he came out to his family on Christmas in 1810. Is this true? Link below!
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NEW VID! For centuries, the catacombs beneath Paris have shocked and terrified people, with gruesome tales of murder, ghosts, and people getting lost forever. But what is the TRUE history behind this spooky labyrinth? Come learn with me! Link below
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NEW VID! Some things never change. In the 19th century, people became increasingly concerned about weight and the morality of foods and diet. Of course, this led to some really wacky and unscientific takes on diet that may have been more than a little dangerous. Come learn with me!
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As the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition dazzled visitors to Chicago, a sneaky man named H.H. Holmes was murdering hundreds of Fair patrons in his Englewood hotel, later dubbed The Murder Castle. But turns out, not much of this story is actually true at all. Link below!
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NEW VID! Before superheroes, a cantankerous, bald character named Everett True kept cartoon Edwardians in check by violently walloping any abuser or inconsiderate pest that crossed his path. Come learn with me about this widely forgotten character that was once beloved. Link below
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NEW VID! The new Wuthering Heights film by Emerald Fennell is certainly controversial. The discourse surrounding it, even worse. Let's chat about why this film isn't working for so many people, and how it could've been better. Come learn with me! link below
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NEW VID! King Louis XIV had a fistula that urgently needed surgery. Amazingly he survived, and the legend goes that the courtiers of Versailles then became obsessed with having a fistula and demanded the surgery for themselves. Is this really true? Come learn with me!
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NEW VID! In the 1830s, William Drummond Stewart left his home in Scotland to become a Mountain Man of the Rockies on the American Frontier in order to be independent and live his gayest life. Come learn with me! Link below
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New vid! In 1901, a mysterious woman named Madame Vesta La Viesta appeared in the press claiming that she had mystically traveled to other planets. What followed was almost 3 decades of scams, outlandish lectures and classes, and the looming question: Is she being serious? Link below
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NEW VID! In the 17th century, England's Puritan-headed Parliament effectively cancelled Christmas, harassing and jailing anyone trying to make the season merry and bright. Riots ensued in places like London and Canterbury, and things got wild. Come learn with me! Link below
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