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I've had the privilege of hosting many guests over the last few years, covering a fascinating range of topics. From the triumph of the Scots at Bannockburn in 1314, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, to the impact Jamaica had on our world in the 1970s

David Crowther


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    Kilmartin Glen By Michelle Of Imagine Alba

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 17:01


    Kilmartin 5,000 years, with cairns, standing stones, carved rock, stone circles, forts and castles. It has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Scotland. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Bagpipes of Freedom by Mike Corradi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 27:21


    A tale of an unlikely British hero in 1945 from Mike Corradi of A History of Italy podcast https://ahistoryofitaly.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Elizabeth's Tilbury Speech in Film by Sean Lang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 47:33


    Elizabeth has been a favourite subject for film makers; but the way her famous Tilbury Speech has been represented has been affected by the period in which the film was made https://seanlangtheatre.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Pre-History of the BBC by Paul Kerensa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 35:47


    Paul Kerensa of the British Broadcasting Century podcast gives an engaging and brisk march through the early years of British Broadcasting. https://bbcentury.podbean.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Genius of Horatio Nelson by Adam Preston

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 31:57


    Nelson was an extraordinary mix – described by N A M Rodgers as ‘Vulnerable and weak as a man, Nelson was also a leader of unequalled ardour, courage, generosity and professional genius'. We hear about Nelson's military genius, and your chance to support a new TV project Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Christopher Marlowe By Philip Rowe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 50:19


    Playwright and Wunderkind Christopher Marlowe and his short life, ended as mysteriously as it was lived. Philip Rowe of the History of European Theatre podcasts is here to tell you more – and let you know about his podcast Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Renaissance Warfare by Ben Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 50:29


    Ben Jacobs talks about how the demands and costs of Renaissance warfare changed the nature of Europe for everhttps://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Thomas Cromwell with Diarmaid MacCulloch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 47:58


    Diarmaid MacCulloch brings wonderful scholarship, wit and humanity with a delightfully fresh biography of Thomas Cromwell, shot through with new insights. And I got to meet him! Here is what we talked about. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Thomas Cranmer with Diarmaid MacCulloch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 49:03


    Cranmer's reputation has run from dishonest, ambitious politician to gentle, moderate Anglican. Prof. Diarmaid MacCulloch shed light on the life and motivations of the man central to the English Reformation. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    History of the Vikings with Noah Tetzner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 26:51


    The History of Vikings features in depth discussions with world-class scholars from Oxford, Harvard, and Yale University, and dives into Norse Mythology and Viking history. From myths and raids, to wooden longboats and the farmstead, Noah Tetzner helps you discover the Vikings and their world. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lady Jane Grey and Nicola Tallis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 55:23


    I chat with historian Nicola Tallis about the life, times and death of Lady Jane Grey. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    William the Marshal with Elizabeth Chadwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 39:44


    Author Elizabeth Chadwick gives her insights into the life and times of William Marshal Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Eleanor of Aquitaine with Elizabeth Chadwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 38:23


    Author Elizabeth Chadwick gives her insights into the life and times of Eleanor of Aquitaine. T Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    God, Praise and Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 33:00


    Sam Hume introduces English trade and exploration in the Tudor era – the trade companies that spring up after 1550 and the discovery ventures that follow. With a bit of piracy/privateering thrown in for good measure. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Roman Baths 3 Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 35:26


    Discussing what the Roman Baths can tell us about Religious worship in the Roman world, and introducing two of the Roman Baths' most illustrious characters - the Goddess, Sulis Minerva, and the Gorgon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Roman Baths 2 Day to Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 35:25


    The second episode in our series looks at how the Roman Baths operated day to day, the infrastructure and technology, how they were managed, what went on when visitors entered the precinct. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Roman Baths 1 History and Discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 43:09


    This is the first of three special episodes from the wonderful Roman Bath Museum at Bath. Experts from the museum talk about Bath's history, from before Rome to Georgian Bath to the current day - and the drama of the rediscovery of the Roman Bath and Temple complex. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Henry VIII Abroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 42:06


    Zack returns! Yay! Zack, of the 'When Diplomacy Fails' Podcast survey's Henry VIII's foreign policy and weighs it up - is the word policy too complimentary? To find out more about Zack and his podcast, go to www.wdfpodcast... Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Roanoke by Joel Kindrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 31:58


    In 1585, a colony was established at Roanoke, sponsored by Walter Raleigh. Find out what happens from historian and Birkenstock wearer Joel Kindrick. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Robin Hood by Glen Longwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 26:27


    I always wanted to look at the legends of Robin Hood and try to sort fact from fiction - and never got round to it. But Luckily here is Glen of the Glen and Dean show, just just that very thing for the history of England! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Claire Ridgway

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 22:53


    The fall of Queen Anne Boleyn and who was responsible has, as Claire Ridgway remarks, always divided historians and probably always will. Here Claire discusses some of the theories - and the view she has developed over years of careful study. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Progress of the Tudor Court by Natalie Grueninger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 25:25


    Every year Henry took his court on a progress through the English countryside. Find out why and what he did from Natalie Grueninger Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Tower of London by James Holdstock

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2017 44:07


    James Holdstock is a big fan of The Tower of London; he talks about a fortress which has a history as winding, bloody, mysterious and inspiring as England's, and is a must for any visitor to the capital. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Witchcraft in Tudor England by Sam Hume

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2017 36:39


    The 16th and 17th centuries saw a surge in worry about witchcraft through most of Europe. Sam gives us a survey of how fear of witchcraft affected England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The End of Roman Britain by Ed McWatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017 14:48


    Children's author Ed McWatt and his perspective on the Roman Brexit - Rexit you might say, and how the end of Roman Britain might have felt to those at the time. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jane Shore by James Boulton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2016 44:46


    Jane Shore lives among the list of the most famous mistresses - along with the likes of Roseamund Clifford, Alice Perrers. Like Alice, Jane lives and loved at the very centre of political power for a while - but unlike Alice, left an attractive reputation. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    King Arthur by David McLain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2016 26:42


    Arthur, King of the Britons. A story that defined the medieval story of Chivalry and represented history, not a story to the likes of Edward III Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Fall of Constantinople by Paul Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2015 32:16


    The fall of Constantinople in 1453 is one of the most momentous events in world history. Sure, the power of the Roman Empire had long since faded; but here at last was the end of the story that had started with Romulus and Remus on the mountainside in Latium. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Wycliffe, Hus and Bohemia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2015 58:49


    This week a guest episode on Wycliffe, Hus and their influence on the history of Bohemia. With many thanks to Pete Collman from the Bohemican Podcast, and Travis Dow of the History of Germany podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Grace Dieu and Henry Vth's Proto-Royal Navy by Brandon Huebner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2015 39:19


    Henry Vth was the first monarch since Richard the Lion Heart to pay much attention to the English fleet. The experience of putting maybe as many as 1,500 ships onto the water to transport his army of 1415 to France made him realise that he needed a new solution. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The pilot of Miura by Isaac Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2014 26:09


    The story of an English Pilot in Japan in 16th century - the story behind Shogun by James Clavell Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Christopher Colombus by David McLain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2014 39:15


    No excuses really - nothing to do with English History at all. But hey, we enjoyed David's Shakespeare episode, so here's a chance for more! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Romans in Britain Pt 2 by Richard Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2014 32:18


    From Hadrian to the fall of the western Empire. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Romans in Britain Pt 1 by Richard Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 27:15


    For some reason, don't know why, my interest in English and British history starts with the Anglo Saxons. Not before. Don't ask me why - no idea. I love Ancient Greece, Rome etc etc - but no interest in the British stuff. Sorry. Fortunately, Richard Norton does! yay! so here we are, part 1 of a 2 part overview of the Romans in Britain by Richard Norton.... Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Britain, Jamaica and the 70s by Roifield Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2014 11:36


    A bit of a change of pace for our guest episode this week - here's Roifield Brown, author of the 'How Jamaica conquered the world' podcast, with an episode about Britain in the 70s and the impact Jamaica had on us all. The music is great, by the way! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Poet and the Mistress by Carrie Palmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014 10:30


    The interwoven lives of Geoffrey Chaucer and Katherine Swynford Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Shakespeare by David McLain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013 56:26


    David McClain here gives us all a fascinating hour on some hack called William Shakespeare who wrote some plays in the 16th/17th Century. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Avignon Papacy by Stephen Guerra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2013 26:15


    The Story of the early 14th Century papacy and their exile in Avignon - a guest episode from Stephen Guerra Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Sharyn Eastaugh The Templar Knights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2013 20:33


    The Templar Knights are endlessly fascinating; a glamorous and powerful order of warrior monks, with all kinds of mystique. In a guest episode, Sharyn Eastaugh gives a potted history. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Cult of Thomas Lancaster by Hannah Kilpatrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2013 38:07


    Medieval man loved their saints. Remember the Anglo Saxons? Saints popping up all over the place. The Martyrdom of Thomas Beckett I suppose is reasonable, but cult of Simon de Montfort and bit more odd. Edward II, unpopular though he is, also had a period of saintliness. In this episode, Hannah looks at the afterlife of Thomas of Lancaster - how a pretty miserable bloke got a following that saw him as a saint. Hannah looks at the Brut, and how the chronicler subtly positions Lancaster's story to support his new status. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Bannockburn by Zack Twambley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2012 30:28


    Bannockburn was a landmark defeat for the English, which signalled a long term change to the strategy Edward I had started. Zack talks about the events that led up to the battle, how the battle itself unfolded, and how England reacted to defeat. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Eleanor of Aquitaine by Melisende

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2012 18:41


    Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the great names of the Middle Ages. Her life spanned almost all of the Angevin Empire, and her court at Poitiers became famous as the centre of courtly love. Much of her life was spent in conflict with her two husbands, but towards the end of her life she achieved the political influence she had earlier craved as the trusted supporter of her sons. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ælfthryth by Melisende

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011 17:04


    Ælfthryth was a controversial figure. Wife of King Edgar, mother of Æthelred the Unready - and possibly murderer of her step son, Edward? Melisende of Outremer looks at the life of a remarkable person. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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