Peter Stubbe or Peter Stumpp, also known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, was part of a case in Germany where the concepts of witchcraft and lycanthropy were interconnected. 

Research:
Baillie, Nathan. “Monstrous Lessons: Peter Stumpp, the Werewolf of Bedburg.” University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal Volume 9, Issue 2, 2024.
Baring-Gould, Sabine. “The Book of Were-wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition.” London. Smith, Elder and Co. Cornhill. 1865. https://archive.org/details/thebookofwerewolvesbarin/
Barker, Sara. “Time in English Translations of Continental News.” News Networks in Early Modern Europe. Brill. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h1ng.21
Beck, Melinda. “Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials.” History. 10/15/2021. https://www.history.com/articles/werewolf-trials-europe-witches
Crabb, Jon. “Woodcuts and Witches.” The Public Doman Review. 5/4/2017. https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/woodcuts-and-witches/
Davidson, Jane P. and Bob Canino. “Wolves, Witches, and Werewolves: Lycanthropy and Witchcraft from 1423 to 1700.” Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 4 (8) (1990). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43308065
de Blécourt, Willem. “Monstrous Theories:: Werewolves and the Abuse of History.” Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural , Vol. 2, No. 2 (2013). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/preternature.2.2.0188
Dinwiddie, Gerda, trans. “The Execution of Werewolf, Peter Stump: A Translation.” Dana K. Rehn. https://danakrehnblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/the-execution-of-werewolf-petter-stump/
Dinwiddie, Gerda, trans. “Truthful and Frightening Description of the many Sorcerers or Witches: An English Translation.” Dana Rehn. https://danakrehnblog.wordpress.com/2022/01/02/truthful-and-frightening-description-of-the-many-sorcerers-or-witches-an-english-translation/
Priest, Hannah. “The She-wolves of Julich.” History Today. Vol. 65, Issue 6. June 2015.
Summers, Montague. “The Werewolf in Lore and Legend.” Dover Publications. 1933. https://archive.org/details/TheWerewolfInLoreAndLegend/page/n273/mode/2up

Peter Stubbe or Peter Stumpp, also known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, was part of a case in Germany where the concepts of witchcraft and lycanthropy were interconnected.&nbsp;
Research:
<ul>
<li>Baillie, Nathan. &ldquo;Monstrous Lessons: Peter Stumpp, the Werewolf of Bedburg.&rdquo; University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal Volume 9, Issue 2, 2024.</li>
<li>Baring-Gould, Sabine. &ldquo;The Book of Were-wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition.&rdquo; London. Smith, Elder and Co. Cornhill. 1865. https://archive.org/details/thebookofwerewolvesbarin/</li>
<li>Barker, Sara. &ldquo;Time in English Translations of Continental News.&rdquo; News Networks in Early Modern Europe. Brill. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h1ng.21</li>
<li>Beck, Melinda. &ldquo;Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials.&rdquo; History. 10/15/2021. https://www.history.com/articles/werewolf-trials-europe-witches</li>
<li>Crabb, Jon. &ldquo;Woodcuts and Witches.&rdquo; The Public Doman Review. 5/4/2017. https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/woodcuts-and-witches/</li>
<li>Davidson, Jane P. and Bob Canino. &ldquo;Wolves, Witches, and Werewolves: Lycanthropy and Witchcraft from 1423 to 1700.&rdquo; Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 4 (8) (1990). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43308065</li>
<li>de Bl&eacute;court, Willem. &ldquo;Monstrous Theories:: Werewolves and the Abuse of History.&rdquo; Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural , Vol. 2, No. 2 (2013). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/preternature.2.2.0188</li>
<li>Dinwiddie, Gerda, trans. &ldquo;The Execution of Werewolf, Peter Stump: A Translation.&rdquo; Dana K. Rehn. https://danakrehnblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/the-execution-of-werewolf-petter-stump/</li>
<li>Dinwiddie, Gerda, trans. &ldquo;Truthful and Frightening Description of the many Sorcerers or Witches: An English Translation.&rdquo; Dana Rehn. https://danakrehnblog.wordpress.com/2022/01/02/truthful-and-frightening-description-of-the-many-sorcerers-or-witches-an-english-translation/</li>
<li>Priest, Hannah. &ldquo;The She-wolves of Julich.&rdquo; History Today. Vol. 65, Issue 6. June 2015.</li>
<li>Summers, Montague. &ldquo;The Werewolf in Lore and Legend.&rdquo; Dover Publications. 1933. https://archive.org/details/TheWerewolfInLoreAndLegend/page/n273/mode/2up</li>
</ul>

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Peter Stubbe or Peter Stumpp, also known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, was part of a case in Germany where the concepts of witchcraft and lycanthropy were interconnected. 

Peter Stumpp, Werewolf of Bedburg

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Before Clarence Birdseye, frozen food was perceived as being low-quality and kind of gross. But after spending time in extremely cold climates, Birdseye figured out that speed freezing was the key to retaining freshness.

Research:
“$1,900,000 Fraud Attempt Alleged in Insurance Deal.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 2, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/138253870/?match=1&terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22
“Alleged Clean-up of $1,900,000 in Two Days.” The Bennington Evening Banner. May 2, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/546110078/?match=1&terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22
Birdseye, C. “Animal Food Product.” U.S. Patent Office. Aug. 12, 1930. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ff/f3/e3/ea3d0a5d1b6b7a/US1773080.pdf
Birdseye, C. “METHOD OF PRESERVING PISCATORIAL PRODUCTS.” U.S. Patent Office. April 18, 1924. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b7/d9/5a/aeb7fae023f47e/US1511824.pdf
Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956. Some Common Mammals of Western Montana in Relation to Agriculture and Spotted Fever, pamphlet, 1912; Washington D.C.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87555/
Britannica Editors. "Clarence Birdseye". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Oct. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clarence-Birdseye
“Celebrating American Innovation: Clarence Birdseye.” Council for Innovation Promotion. Sept. 14, 2023. https://c4ip.org/celebrating-american-innovation-clarence-birdseye/
“Clarence Birdseye.” Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/clarence-birdseye
“Clarence Birdseye Is Dead at 69; Inventor of Frozen-Food Process; Developed Method for Quick Freezing and Also Devised System for Dehydrating.” New York Times. Oct. 9, 1956. https://www.nytimes.com/1956/10/09/archives/clarence-birdseye-is-dead-at-69-inventor-of-frozenfood-process.html
“Frozen Food Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Type (Frozen Ready Meals, Frozen Seafood & Meat Products, Frozen Snacks & Bakery Products, and Others), Distribution Channel (Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Specialty Stores, Convenience Stores, and Online Retail), and Regional Forecast, 2025-2032.” Fortune Business Insights. Oct. 6, 2025. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/frozen-food-market-10413
“How Did Clarence Birdseye Shape the American Diet?” National Inventors Hall of Fame. Nov. 28, 2022. https://www.invent.org/blog/inventors/clarence-birdseye
Kile, O.M. “Food That Is Fresh Though Frozen: New Preserving Process Aims to Maintain Cell Structure.” The Baltimore Sun. Nov. 10, 1929. https://www.newspapers.com/image/373627550/?match=1&terms=%22quick-frozen%22%20
Kurlansky, Mark. “Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man.” Thorndike Press. 2012.
“Reinsurance for Policyholders in Defunct Concerns.” New-York Tribune. Nov. 11, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/894239796/?match=1&terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22
“Supervisory Methods Lax.” The Kansas workman. Nov. 1, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/480092568/?match=1&terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22
“Who invented frozen food?” Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/technology/item/who-invented-frozen-food/

Before Clarence Birdseye, frozen food was perceived as being low-quality and kind of gross. But after spending time in extremely cold climates, Birdseye figured out that speed freezing was the key to retaining freshness.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;$1,900,000 Fraud Attempt Alleged in Insurance Deal.&rdquo; St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 2, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/138253870/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Alleged Clean-up of $1,900,000 in Two Days.&rdquo; The Bennington Evening Banner. May 2, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/546110078/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22</li>
<li>Birdseye, C. &ldquo;Animal Food Product.&rdquo; U.S. Patent Office. Aug. 12, 1930. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ff/f3/e3/ea3d0a5d1b6b7a/US1773080.pdf</li>
<li>Birdseye, C. &ldquo;METHOD OF PRESERVING PISCATORIAL PRODUCTS.&rdquo; U.S. Patent Office. April 18, 1924. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b7/d9/5a/aeb7fae023f47e/US1511824.pdf</li>
<li>Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956. Some Common Mammals of Western Montana in Relation to Agriculture and Spotted Fever, pamphlet, 1912; Washington D.C.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87555/</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "Clarence Birdseye".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Oct. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clarence-Birdseye</li>
<li>&ldquo;Celebrating American Innovation: Clarence Birdseye.&rdquo; Council for Innovation Promotion. Sept. 14, 2023. https://c4ip.org/celebrating-american-innovation-clarence-birdseye/</li>
<li>&ldquo;Clarence Birdseye.&rdquo; Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/clarence-birdseye</li>
<li>&ldquo;Clarence Birdseye Is Dead at 69; Inventor of Frozen-Food Process; Developed Method for Quick Freezing and Also Devised System for Dehydrating.&rdquo; New York Times. Oct. 9, 1956. https://www.nytimes.com/1956/10/09/archives/clarence-birdseye-is-dead-at-69-inventor-of-frozenfood-process.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;Frozen Food Market Size, Share &amp; Industry Analysis, By Type (Frozen Ready Meals, Frozen Seafood &amp; Meat Products, Frozen Snacks &amp; Bakery Products, and Others), Distribution Channel (Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Specialty Stores, Convenience Stores, and Online Retail), and Regional Forecast, 2025-2032.&rdquo; Fortune Business Insights. Oct. 6, 2025. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/frozen-food-market-10413</li>
<li>&ldquo;How Did Clarence Birdseye Shape the American Diet?&rdquo; National Inventors Hall of Fame. Nov. 28, 2022. https://www.invent.org/blog/inventors/clarence-birdseye</li>
<li>Kile, O.M. &ldquo;Food That Is Fresh Though Frozen: New Preserving Process Aims to Maintain Cell Structure.&rdquo; The Baltimore Sun. Nov. 10, 1929. https://www.newspapers.com/image/373627550/?match=1&amp;terms=%22quick-frozen%22%20</li>
<li>Kurlansky, Mark. &ldquo;Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man.&rdquo; Thorndike Press. 2012.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Reinsurance for Policyholders in Defunct Concerns.&rdquo; New-York Tribune. Nov. 11, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/894239796/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Supervisory Methods Lax.&rdquo; The Kansas workman. Nov. 1, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/480092568/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Clarence%20Birdseye%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Who invented frozen food?&rdquo; Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/technology/item/who-invented-frozen-food/</li>
</ul>

Before Clarence Birdseye, frozen food was perceived as being low-quality and kind of gross. But after spending time in extremely cold climates, Birdseye figured out that speed freezing was the key to retaining freshness.

Clarence Birdseye and the Rise of Frozen Foods

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The Great Fear was a panic during the French Revolution that spread through rural areas. It all started with a conspiracy theory.

Research:
Davies, Alun. “The Origins of the French Peasant Revolution of 1789.” History, 1964, Vol. 49, No. 165 (1964). https://www.jstor.org/stable/24404527
Elster, Jon. “The Two Great Fears of 1789.” Prepared for the Conference on “Emotions and Civil War”, Collège de France June 10-11 2010. https://www.college-de-france.fr/media/jon-elster/UPL13205_LePillouerThe_two_great_fears_of_1789.pdf
Hill, Henry Bertram. “An Aftermath of the Great Fear.” The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Dec. 1950). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1875896
Kasal, Krystal. “Mapping out France's 'Great Fear of 1789' shows how misinformation spreads like a virus.” Phys.org. 8/28/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-france-great-misinformation-virus.html
Lefebvre, Georges. “The Great Fear of 1789; rural panic in revolutionary France.” Joan White, translator. Pantheon Books. 1973.
Lenharo, Mariana. “An abiding mystery of the French Revolution is solved — by epidemiology.” Nature. 8/27/2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02739-9
Mark, Harrison W. “Great Fear.” World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Fear/
Markoff, John. “Contexts and Forms of Rural Revolt: France in 1789.” The Journal of Conflict Resolution , Jun., 1986, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jun., 1986), pp. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/174254
Pelz, William A. “The Rise of the Third Estate: The French People Revolt.” From A People's History of Modern Europe. Pluto Press. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1c2crfj.8
Tackett, Timothy. “Conspiracy Obsession in a Time of Revolution: French Elites and the Origins of the Terror, 1789-1792.” The American Historical Review , Jun., 2000, Vol. 105, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2651806
Zapperi, Stefano et al. “Epidemiology models explain rumour spreading during France’s Great Fear of 1789.” Nature. 8/27/2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09392-2

The Great Fear was a panic during the French Revolution that spread through rural areas. It all started with a conspiracy theory.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Davies, Alun. &ldquo;The Origins of the French Peasant Revolution of 1789.&rdquo; History, 1964, Vol. 49, No. 165 (1964). https://www.jstor.org/stable/24404527</li>
<li>Elster, Jon. &ldquo;The Two Great Fears of 1789.&rdquo; Prepared for the Conference on &ldquo;Emotions and Civil War&rdquo;, Coll&egrave;ge de France June 10-11 2010. https://www.college-de-france.fr/media/jon-elster/UPL13205_LePillouerThe_two_great_fears_of_1789.pdf</li>
<li>Hill, Henry Bertram. &ldquo;An Aftermath of the Great Fear.&rdquo; The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Dec. 1950). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1875896</li>
<li>Kasal, Krystal. &ldquo;Mapping out France's 'Great Fear of 1789' shows how misinformation spreads like a virus.&rdquo; Phys.org. 8/28/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-france-great-misinformation-virus.html</li>
<li>Lefebvre, Georges. &ldquo;The Great Fear of 1789; rural panic in revolutionary France.&rdquo; Joan White, translator. Pantheon Books. 1973.</li>
<li>Lenharo, Mariana. &ldquo;An abiding mystery of the French Revolution is solved &mdash; by epidemiology.&rdquo; Nature. 8/27/2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02739-9</li>
<li>Mark, Harrison W. &ldquo;Great Fear.&rdquo; World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Fear/</li>
<li>Markoff, John. &ldquo;Contexts and Forms of Rural Revolt: France in 1789.&rdquo; The Journal of Conflict Resolution , Jun., 1986, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jun., 1986), pp. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/174254</li>
<li>Pelz, William A. &ldquo;The Rise of the Third Estate: The French People Revolt.&rdquo; From A People's History of Modern Europe. Pluto Press. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1c2crfj.8</li>
<li>Tackett, Timothy. &ldquo;Conspiracy Obsession in a Time of Revolution: French Elites and the Origins of the Terror, 1789-1792.&rdquo; The American Historical Review , Jun., 2000, Vol. 105, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2651806</li>
<li>Zapperi, Stefano et al. &ldquo;Epidemiology models explain rumour spreading during France&rsquo;s Great Fear of 1789.&rdquo; Nature. 8/27/2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09392-2</li>
</ul>

The Great Fear was a panic during the French Revolution that spread through rural areas. It all started with a conspiracy theory.

The Great Fear of 1789

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This 2019 episode is about general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who sounds like a character out of one of his son’s books. His life was a series of dramatic and daring adventures, including his rise up through the ranks of the French military.

This 2019 episode is about general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who sounds like a character out of one of his son&rsquo;s books. His life was a series of dramatic and daring adventures, including his rise up through the ranks of the French military.

SYMHC Classics: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

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