What The History Podcast

Pope-a-palooza and The Rocket Man

In this delayed episode Suzie dives into the Great Western Schism and Trevor spends some time with Claude Ruggieri.

WHAT THE HISTORY?

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Sources:

THE GREAT WESTERN SCHISM

Knight K 2012, ‘Western Schism’, New Advent, Catholic Encyclopaedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm
Oakley F 1990, ‘1378 The Great Papal Schism’, Christianity Today, Christian History http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-28/1378-great-papal-schism.html

CLAUDE RUGGIERI

One small step for livestock…One giant shortcut for the practical historian – The Practical Historian

Who the heck is Claude Ruggieri? – The Rocketry Blog

Ruggieri, Claude (fl. early 19th century) – Encyclopedia of Science

Rockets By Steven Otfinoski – Google Books

History – The Chemistry of Fireworks

The Sad Story of Laika, the First Dog Launched Into Orbit – Time

The Secret History Of The First Cat In Space – Gizmodo Australia

Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space | The Greatest Moments in Flight – Space.com

Other stuff:

The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…

History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)

History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)

Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)

You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)

Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)

Fade out

Rocket Man – Elton John (1972)

Bleating Sheep – http://www.orangefreesounds.com/bleating-sheep/ (creative commons)

All music used under fair use provisions.