Where Our Minds Wander
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Where Our Minds Wander
109: A Medieval Space Bonnet and the Pig War
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-graduation
www.heraldscotland.com/news/12183001.gently-does-it-with-hat-used-on-100000-students/
www.therestorationmovement.com/_international/scotland/knox.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Sellers
www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Pig-War/
www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220911-the-us-island-that-nearly-ignited-a-war
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pig-war
www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)
Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com
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