109: A Medieval Space Bonnet and the Pig War

from Where Our Minds Wander · host Wes & Beth

Beth explains the legends (and some truths) surrounding the infamous University of Edinburgh's graduation tradition. Wes explains how the US and Britain almost went to war over one little pig.Our episode sources:www.atlasobscura.com/articles/harry-potter-sorting-hat-geneva-bonnet-graduationwww.heraldscotland.com/news/12183001.gently-does-it-with-hat-used-on-100000-students/www.therestorationmovement.com/_international/scotland/knox.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knoxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Sellerswww.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Pig-War/www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220911-the-us-island-that-nearly-ignited-a-warwww.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pig-warwww.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com Support the showAll our links:Our website: www.whereourmindswander.com/Our email: [email protected] Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWanderSupport the Show: www.whereourmindswander.com/support/Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458Our Books on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Ywww.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iewTwitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWanderSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174

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