Door Key
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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- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 84
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Spooky Potpourri
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This is the final episode from the 2022 Halloween Spooktacular ... just a bit delayed.
Three different stories are covered…
Lizzie Borden
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Lizzie Borden was accused of the axe murders of her father and stepmother on August 4, 1892 . This episode discusses her …
Elizabeth Báthory, The Blood Countess
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It's the second week of October's Spooktacular celebration of all things spooky!
Elizabeth Báthory was a Countess of Hunga…
Edgar Allan Poe
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This episode is about the life, death, and legacy of American author Edgar Allan Poe, who was an American author who wrot…
Harriet Tubman
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This episode discusses the life of Harriet Tubman. She went from slave, to being part of The Underground Railroad, to he…
Queen Elizabeth II
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A look at the life, times, and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, who lived to be 96, and r…
Julia Child
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Julia Child was an American chef, cooking teacher, author, television personality - and so much more!
Su…
King Tut
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This episode discusses the life, death, and the eventual discovery of the tomb of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, o…
Game of Thrones and real life history
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Game of Thrones is a wild story, based on the books written by George R.R. Martin.
Here are some of the real-life historic…
Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley
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The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley has it all - a lifelong friendship, imprisonment, romance, a mysterious …
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
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This week is about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, and the shenanigans they got up to during and after the Jazz Age.
An interview with Samuel Downing
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An interview with Samuel Downing, one of the last survivors of the Revolutionary War, by Rev E.B. Hillard in 1864 . Sam…
Marie Antoinette
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This episode discusses the life of Marie Antoinette, and her tumultuous time as the Queen of France.
Subs…
The Victims of Jack the Ripper - Part 1
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This is the first half of a two part series about the victims of Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer who killed h…
The Victims of Jack the Ripper - Part 2
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This is the second half of a two part series about the victims of Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer who killed …
Ötzi
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This week Door Key is talking about Ötzi, the man who died in the Ötztal Alps of Europe 5,000 years ago and was found in …
The Winchester Mystery House
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This episode explores the Winchester Mystery House, a huge, confusing, rambling maze of a house in San José, California …
Aaron Burr, after Alexander Hamilton
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You probably already know that Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804.
This episode of Door Key i…
King Henry VIII's wives - Catherine Parr
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Episode 6 concludes the series - The wives of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII had 6 wives. His sixth wife was Catherine Parr.
King Henry VIII's wives - Catherine Howard
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Episode 5 continues the series - The wives of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII had 6 wives. His fifth wife was Catherine Howard.