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We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, with Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team.
Episodes
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
38 min
LA-based Food Historian Katherine Spiers joins us to talk all about the history of dessert.
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
28 min
Helen Doe joins us to talk all about smuggling in the West Country and the legacy it has left behind.
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020
40 min
Alex's dreams come true and we discuss 300 years of Romanov rulers in Russia with the man who literally wrote the book on them all.
Nov 17, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
53 min
But Linda Porter joins us to swing the focus onto the women Charles II loved instead of arguably Britain's randiest King himself.
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
44 min
Andrew Lownie joins us to talk about the Mountbattens; Dickie and Edwina, including their lives, their war service and their contribution to the modern Royal Family.
Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
39 min
Trevor Barnes joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on a thrilling Cold War espionage tale...
Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
45 min
In honour of Remembrance Day, WW1 Historians and Mary Rose regulars Andy Lock and Andrew Holmes return to pick up where they left off talking about the Battle of the Somme in July. Why was the fighting still going on in November? How were lessons learned put into action immediately and what was it all for? You might be surprised by some of the answers...
Nov 10, 2020
Nov 10, 2020
28 min
Historian Dan Spencer joins us to talk all about a neglected aspect of the Wars of the Roses. Castles. Why were they important, how were they used, and were they as peripheral as people have thought in the recent past?