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QAH Episode 143: William McGonagall, History's Worst Poet

Quarter-Arsed History presents: the story of William McGonagall, widely considered to be the worst English-language poet that history has ever seen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Week 6: The Sack of Baghdad

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  Week 5: The Day the Music Died

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  Episode 396: The Horrors of Sarah Island

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  Week 4: When Some Ships Sailed from Botany Bay to Port Jackson

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  Episode 395: The Raft of the Medusa

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  Week 3: The Miracle on the Hudson

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  Episode 394: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Engineer

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  Week 2: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

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  Episode 393: Operation Just Cause

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  Week 1: The Introduction of the Euro

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  Update: Half-Arsed History in 2026

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  Episode 392: Jean de Carrouges and the Last Duel

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  Inventions Episode 52: The Smartphone

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  QAH Episode 142: The Principality of Sealand

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  Episode 391: History's Weirdest Epithets - Part 2