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Hi! My name is B.S. Drejer, I'm a historian from Denmark. This Podcast dives into many different topics and themes related to history. From current conversations in academic history, to counterfactual history or just the way us modern people perceive history. Find me on Twitter @BS_Drejer!

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    • Oct 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad about Historical Figures Accomplishing Great Things at a Young Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 22:59


    Old Audio I found of an article I wrote a long while back.

    A Short History of Tbilisi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 19:20


    A short overview of the history of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

    The Fall of the Ming Dynasty and Volcanoes Shaping History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 22:32


    How new research suggests that the 1641 eruption of Mount Parker, might have been the deciding factor in the fall of the powerful Ming Empire.

    Japan's Many Prime Ministers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 12:38


    A short episode on the curiously large number of Japanese Prime Ministers.

    Why Historical Figures Accomplished Great Things at a Young Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 22:59


    I have become annoyed with articles on the internet and in popular history magazines, where individuals are lauded for achievements at young ages, without acknowledging the help they got and their fortuitous circumstances. Specifically I talk about Mary Shelley, Horatio Nelson and Alexander the Great. The same critical thinking on their stories, can be applied to pretty much every historical figure.

    Quick Rant Regarding the Engineering Abilities of Ancient Peoples

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 9:58


    Why it annoys me, that some people still question the construction & engineering abilities of ancient peoples.

    The Creation of Modern Day Indonesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 25:22


    A short episode on how Indonesia, an often overlooked country, came to be.

    Thoughts on the Modern Day Perception of Living Standards in the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 27:49


    Some thoughts on how skewed our view of life in the past, as it pertains to health, hygiene & well-being, has become.

    Some events of the Renaissance that shaped the course of European History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 45:11


    Events, innovations and ideas from the Renaissance, and why that era holds such a prominent position in European history.

    Geography Shaping History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 89:02


    Some thoughts on the way geography has shaped the history of humanity. Based on chapters in the excellent book "Prisoners of Geography" by Tim Marshall. (*Was a little under the weather while recording, hope it doesn't interfere too much)

    A Comprehensive Look at the History of City-states.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 76:24


    More than an hour, all about city-states. What they were, what they are, as well as many examples from history. Content: Intro 0:00 - 4:47. // Sumerian City-states, Ur & Uruk 4:47 - 11:10. // Phoenician City-states, Carthage & Rome 11:10 - 21:20. // Greek City-states, Athens & Sparta. 21:20 - 34:46. // Philistine City-states 34:46 - 36:31. // Mayan City-states & Cahokia 36:31 - 43:06. // Somali Port-cities 43:06 - 46:11. // Central & South East Asian city-states 46:11 - 50:44. // The Hanseatic League & The Swiss Confederacy 50:44 - 56:50. // The Italian City-states 56:50 - 1:07:44. // Singapore 1:07:44 - 1:12:15. // Outro 1:12:15 - 1:16:24.

    Something to Watch: The King (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 9:39


    Why you ought to watch "The King," if you are interested in medieval European history.

    Thoughts on Comparative Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 16:30


    Some reflections on the use of comparative analysis in the study of history.

    The Paleo-Siberian language Isolates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 10:28


    The Paleo-Siberian language Isolates and what they tell us about Human prehistoric migration in the Far East.

    Thoughts on the Modern Day Perception of Ancient Religions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 21:51


    A few thoughts on our modern image of ancient religions, and how religion has always been very complex.

    A Short History of Taiwan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 15:01


    Explaining the historical reasons that Taiwan is in a difficult position in modern international politics.

    The Foundations of the Modern State of Mongolia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 14:58


    How things were in Mongolia around the time of the First World War, and the reasons that Mongolia from 1924 to 1992 was a communist state.

    Quarantining throughout History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 27:36


    A walkthrough of some examples of historical quarantining practices.

    New Discoveries about the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 12:20


    Highlighting new findings from an article in the Journal of Archaeological Science

    WW2: The Battle of Britain & Why the Nazis were always going to lose, sooner or later.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 30:23


    A look at new research on the WW2 Battle of Britain, published in the Journal of Military History. And why I sincerely doubt the Nazis could have ever achieved their goals.

    The story of the Sikh Empire and thoughts on the nature of what an "Empire" is.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 34:22


    Telling the story of the Sikh Empire, which ruled much of the Punjab region between 1799-1849. As well as looking at the way we describe historical geographical & political entities such as empires.

    Juche: The History of North Korea, from model Communist state to worldwide pariah.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 33:33


    An account of how North Korea ended up where it is today, and exploring the political philosophy of "Juche" or "Self-reliance," based on research by Charles K. Armstrong.

    Who do we remember from 500 years ago, and who will be remembered 500 years in the future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 38:24


    An interesting and open-ended question that was posed to me. So I recorded a (hopefully) thought-provoking episode elaborating on the very same question.

    Peter Martyr's Decades and the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean & Mesoamerica

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 33:19


    All about the chronicler Peter Martyr, and his writings on the early Spanish colonization of "New Spain" as it was then known.

    Modern Native American history, and why you should read "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" by David Treuer.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 18:42


    A book recommendation episode. I muse a little bit on modern Native American history, and tell you why David Treuer has written a great book.

    Names & naming practices in History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 14:41


    Thoughts on names and naming practices throughout history.

    Coriolanus, the Roman Rebuplic & Shakespeare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 21:17


    Thoughts on the legend of Gaius Martius Coriolanus, the precariousness of the early Roman Rebuplic & William Shakespeare's play based on the story about Coriolanus' life.

    Cousins of Homo Sapiens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 22:51


    For the first ever episode I'm going way back in time, for some facts and thoughts on a few cousins to our species.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 0:48


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