Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 138. This time we examine the year 1307, as King Philip the 4th of France has the Knights Templar arrested and begins the superstition of Friday the 13th.
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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/
https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084
Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ
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Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th
https://billpetro.com/history-of-friday-the-13th/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/origin-friday-13th-bradley-hayden-phd
https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/friday-the-13th-origin/798563
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/why-friday-13-unlucky-explained/index.html
https://www.trueactivist.com/the-history-behind-friday-the-13th/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160512-friday-13-knights-templar-superstition
https://www.history.com/news/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/the-knights-templar
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/curse-jacques-de-molay-templars-005431
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Thorin_and_Company
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Photo:
http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2017/10/Templars_burned_British-Library_E049620-Horizontal.jpeg
