Hey friends, welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast.

This is the weekly highlight reel of videos that I have put out on YouTube.

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And then what I've started doing is weekly highlight reels of some of the videos that have

gone out on YouTube that would be of interest to the podcast listeners as well. So thanks for

listening. And you can also, like I said, go over and join me on YouTube history and coffee

and search for Heather. And there I am. So let's get right into it. It's always Friday and the number

13 that bring bad luck. So said an article in a French publication in the 19th century. But where

does our fear of Friday the 13th come from? Let's talk about it. Would anyone in Tudor England have glanced at today's

date and thought, right then, I will stay home and avoid the beheadings today. We've got two main

ingredients behind Friday the 13th, the day Friday, and then the number 13. Both have really bad

reputations. But when did someone first think to

throw them together into one big superstition casserole? We're going to talk about it. Fridays have

been considered unlucky for centuries in Christian Europe. Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

Some people believe that Eve attempted Adam on a Friday,

and also that Kane killed Abel on a Friday as well. Add that to the fact that Fridays were

fasting days and he's got a weekly reminder of penance and abstinence and, let's be honest, a really

sad lunch. As for the 13, it has long been seen as the number that

messes everything up. Twelve is cozy and complete. Months of the year, zodiac signs, apostles.

Then comes 13, barging in like this unwanted guest at the last supper. Because yes, some people say that Judas was the

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