Week 18: George Psalmanazar and the Formosa Hoax

About this episode

This episode covers various historical events including a notable hoax and the birthdays of political philosophers.

This week in history we’ve got the union of crowns, the beginning of a revolution, and an aeronautical disaster, we’ve got the birthdays of political philosophers, and we’ve got the tale of one of the weirdest hoaxes you’ll ever hear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• hoaxes
• historical events
• political philosophy
• birthdays
• revolutions
• aeronautics

Keywords

• George Psalmanazar
• Formosa Hoax
• union of crowns
• revolution
• aeronautical disaster
• political philosophers

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