Happiness: history of an emotion

Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. The word

Happiness. came into common usage in around the seventeenth century. But the concept has a much longer history. So how have people understood the idea of happiness over time?

And how have they sought to attain it? Historian Katie Barclay is one of the editors of the Routledge History of Happiness. And she's also written a feature sharing some historical secret of happiness for BBC History magazine. I spoke to Katie to find out more. Thanks for joining me, Katie. You've just written a feature for BBC History magazine, which investigates

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