✨🌜Kaz Rowe 🌛✨
@kazrowe.bsky.social
They/them— Cartoonist and history video maker on YouTube — Creator of Cunning Fire and Liberated.
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New vid! In 1901, a mysterious woman named Vesta La Viesta appeared in the press claiming that she had mystically traveled to other planets. What followed was almost 3 decades of scams, outlandish lectures and classes, and the looming question: Is she being serious? Link below
youtu.be/QgKk5TRZOB8
youtu.be/QgKk5TRZOB8
The Victorian Mystic who "Traveled to Other Planets"
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
New vid! In 1901, a mysterious woman named Vesta La Viesta appeared in the press claiming that she had mystically traveled to other planets. What followed was almost 3 decades of scams, outlandish lectures and classes, and the looming question: Is she being serious? Link below
youtu.be/QgKk5TRZOB8
youtu.be/QgKk5TRZOB8
NEW VID! In the 17th century, England's Puritan-headed Parliament effectively cancelled Christmas, harassing and jailing anyone trying to make the season merry and bright. Riots ensued in places like London and Canterbury, and things got wild. Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/18pZYQ-ESYM
youtu.be/18pZYQ-ESYM
The Time Christmas Was Cancelled and Riots Ensued
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEW VID! In the 17th century, England's Puritan-headed Parliament effectively cancelled Christmas, harassing and jailing anyone trying to make the season merry and bright. Riots ensued in places like London and Canterbury, and things got wild. Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/18pZYQ-ESYM
youtu.be/18pZYQ-ESYM
Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein film has been divisive. Would it help the discourse if we knew a bit more about Mary Shelley and the original book? Maybe! Come learn with me about toxic husbands, the horror of motherhood, and the queerness hidden in Frankenstein. Link below!
youtu.be/gtonzm3XtjY
youtu.be/gtonzm3XtjY
The Frankenstein Discourse Is Bad. Let’s Talk About It
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein film has been divisive. Would it help the discourse if we knew a bit more about Mary Shelley and the original book? Maybe! Come learn with me about toxic husbands, the horror of motherhood, and the queerness hidden in Frankenstein. Link below!
youtu.be/gtonzm3XtjY
youtu.be/gtonzm3XtjY
New vid! Health and etiquette manuals were VERY popular in the 19th century. Some of them were absolutely bonkers and even offensive, while others were surprisingly progressive. Come learn with me and let's rank some bad (or good?) historical health advice!
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
Exploring (and Ranking) Bizarre Victorian Health Advice
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New vid! Health and etiquette manuals were VERY popular in the 19th century. Some of them were absolutely bonkers and even offensive, while others were surprisingly progressive. Come learn with me and let's rank some bad (or good?) historical health advice!
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
NEW VID! Happy Halloween! The Middle Ages is often thought of as the era of cruel and unusual punishment with overly creative torture devices like iron maidens and spiked wheels. But many of these artifacts aren't what you think, or are even real at all. Link below!
youtu.be/0HhryWsl3MI
youtu.be/0HhryWsl3MI
Debunking Lies About Medieval Torture
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW VID! Happy Halloween! The Middle Ages is often thought of as the era of cruel and unusual punishment with overly creative torture devices like iron maidens and spiked wheels. But many of these artifacts aren't what you think, or are even real at all. Link below!
youtu.be/0HhryWsl3MI
youtu.be/0HhryWsl3MI
NEW VID! Is it true that Whitewater, Wisconsin is- or was- crawling with witches who spent the 19th century performing sacrifices? And is there really a werewolf stalking the residents near Bray Road? Come learn with me about some spooky tales. Link below!
youtu.be/_6sBpFp1xcI
youtu.be/_6sBpFp1xcI
Are Werewolves and Witches Really Terrorizing Rural Wisconsin?
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW VID! Is it true that Whitewater, Wisconsin is- or was- crawling with witches who spent the 19th century performing sacrifices? And is there really a werewolf stalking the residents near Bray Road? Come learn with me about some spooky tales. Link below!
youtu.be/_6sBpFp1xcI
youtu.be/_6sBpFp1xcI
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NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
The Phantom Kangaroo of 1974: An Unsolved Mystery
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
The Phantom Kangaroo of 1974: An Unsolved Mystery
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW VID! One October night in 1974, a rogue kangaroo beat the crap out of two Chicago cops and then disappeared. Where did this phantom kangaroo come from, and was it even real in the first place? Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
youtu.be/vDuPAIEJH7s
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NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more!
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
Victorian Fake News Was WILD
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more!
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more!
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
Victorian Fake News Was WILD
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW VID! We haven't had a fun hoax in a while, have we? Hoaxes in the 19th Century were wild, in part because of the rise of new mass media and new scientific discoveries. Come learn with me about moon beavers, bat men, flying balloons, escaped zoo animals and more!
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
youtu.be/GsJwg4pbe0I
Been meaning to address this for a while: I do not have a personal email you can send emails to. The email listed in my bios goes to my agency. It is strictly for business inquiries only. Do not send non-business messages to that email. It makes it harder for my agents to do their jobs. Thank you.
August 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Been meaning to address this for a while: I do not have a personal email you can send emails to. The email listed in my bios goes to my agency. It is strictly for business inquiries only. Do not send non-business messages to that email. It makes it harder for my agents to do their jobs. Thank you.
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Admittedly, I was unprepared for just how gay knights (& saints) were. This is such a great video to watch!!
NEW VID! It's no question that everyone loves Medieval knights, and they've come to be extra popular in the gay community. But how gay were real knights, actually? Turns out, more than we think. Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
Medieval Knights Were a LOT Gayer Than You Think
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Admittedly, I was unprepared for just how gay knights (& saints) were. This is such a great video to watch!!
NEW VID! It's no question that everyone loves Medieval knights, and they've come to be extra popular in the gay community. But how gay were real knights, actually? Turns out, more than we think. Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
Medieval Knights Were a LOT Gayer Than You Think
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW VID! It's no question that everyone loves Medieval knights, and they've come to be extra popular in the gay community. But how gay were real knights, actually? Turns out, more than we think. Come learn with me! Link below
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
youtu.be/PYqT6sKZJjY
Forgot to post on here sooner but guess whaaat i got engayged
July 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Forgot to post on here sooner but guess whaaat i got engayged
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Wholeheartedly recommend watching this video! It's such an informative video on the history of Ren Faires and now I have new books for my non-fiction reading list.
NEW VID! It's Ren Faire season once again! Walking through your local faire, have you ever wondered how it all began? Come learn with me about a community of artists fighting McCarthyism, a passionate schoolteacher, and how the ren faire impacts how we view history! Link below
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
The Surprisingly Strange History of the Renaissance Faire
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wholeheartedly recommend watching this video! It's such an informative video on the history of Ren Faires and now I have new books for my non-fiction reading list.
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"Ren faires are just inherently queer."
Ain't that the truth! 🏳️🌈
Ain't that the truth! 🏳️🌈
NEW VID! It's Ren Faire season once again! Walking through your local faire, have you ever wondered how it all began? Come learn with me about a community of artists fighting McCarthyism, a passionate schoolteacher, and how the ren faire impacts how we view history! Link below
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
The Surprisingly Strange History of the Renaissance Faire
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Ren faires are just inherently queer."
Ain't that the truth! 🏳️🌈
Ain't that the truth! 🏳️🌈
NEW VID! It's Ren Faire season once again! Walking through your local faire, have you ever wondered how it all began? Come learn with me about a community of artists fighting McCarthyism, a passionate schoolteacher, and how the ren faire impacts how we view history! Link below
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
The Surprisingly Strange History of the Renaissance Faire
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
June 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NEW VID! It's Ren Faire season once again! Walking through your local faire, have you ever wondered how it all began? Come learn with me about a community of artists fighting McCarthyism, a passionate schoolteacher, and how the ren faire impacts how we view history! Link below
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
youtu.be/d4CHa_A5498
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NEW VID! Come with me on a silly goofy journey through a Medieval Beastiary, where we will rank these strange illustrations of animals based on how correctly they portray the real creatures they're based on! Link below
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
Ranking Medieval Animals Based On How Accurate They Are To Real Life
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW VID! Come with me on a silly goofy journey through a Medieval Beastiary, where we will rank these strange illustrations of animals based on how correctly they portray the real creatures they're based on! Link below
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
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Thanks for the giggles @kazrowe.bsky.social you're my hero today.
June 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Thanks for the giggles @kazrowe.bsky.social you're my hero today.
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@kazrowe.bsky.social made a wonderful video about this. You should watch it, it's delightful!
The Cottingley Village History Society open day is at Cottingley Town Hall on Saturday, June 14 from 10am to 3pm.
Village open day will feature exhibition on Cottingley Fairies hoax
MORE than a century after two girls headed to Cottingley Beck with a camera, a handful of hatpins and some paper drawings their story continues to fascinate us.
uk.news.yahoo.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
@kazrowe.bsky.social made a wonderful video about this. You should watch it, it's delightful!
NEW VID! Come with me on a silly goofy journey through a Medieval Beastiary, where we will rank these strange illustrations of animals based on how correctly they portray the real creatures they're based on! Link below
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
Ranking Medieval Animals Based On How Accurate They Are To Real Life
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW VID! Come with me on a silly goofy journey through a Medieval Beastiary, where we will rank these strange illustrations of animals based on how correctly they portray the real creatures they're based on! Link below
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
youtu.be/mfW4_mnW4L4
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NEW VID! Early train travel was NOT for the faint of heart. Come learn with me about what Victorian rail travel was like, what dangers you could face, and explore my experience riding Amtrak across the country... TWICE... to see how things are different today! link below
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
The Horrors of Victorian Train Travel
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEW VID! Early train travel was NOT for the faint of heart. Come learn with me about what Victorian rail travel was like, what dangers you could face, and explore my experience riding Amtrak across the country... TWICE... to see how things are different today! link below
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
NEW VID! Early train travel was NOT for the faint of heart. Come learn with me about what Victorian rail travel was like, what dangers you could face, and explore my experience riding Amtrak across the country... TWICE... to see how things are different today! link below
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
The Horrors of Victorian Train Travel
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEW VID! Early train travel was NOT for the faint of heart. Come learn with me about what Victorian rail travel was like, what dangers you could face, and explore my experience riding Amtrak across the country... TWICE... to see how things are different today! link below
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
youtu.be/gcmrqIdJw3o
OLD VID! Almost two years ago, I made a dumb video trying to find the historical link between Barbie and Oppenheimer. Y'know, because the Barbenheimer meme was relevant. Well, here it is now that the meme is dead, in which I slowly lose my mind over 22 minutes. Enjoy?
youtu.be/oytuqIue9QM
youtu.be/oytuqIue9QM
Deliriously Ranting about the History of Barbie and Oppenheimer for 22 Minutes 2 Years Late
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
April 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
OLD VID! Almost two years ago, I made a dumb video trying to find the historical link between Barbie and Oppenheimer. Y'know, because the Barbenheimer meme was relevant. Well, here it is now that the meme is dead, in which I slowly lose my mind over 22 minutes. Enjoy?
youtu.be/oytuqIue9QM
youtu.be/oytuqIue9QM
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Really great content and queer history from @kazrowe.bsky.social! Always loved Wilde's work and his tragic story is important to learn.
youtu.be/01wxc5hKS5g?...
youtu.be/01wxc5hKS5g?...
The Unhinged Trials of Oscar Wilde
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Really great content and queer history from @kazrowe.bsky.social! Always loved Wilde's work and his tragic story is important to learn.
youtu.be/01wxc5hKS5g?...
youtu.be/01wxc5hKS5g?...