This Week In History

This week we are talking about the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated and to make matters worse he has been lost to history nothing but a foot note in the 19th century. Spencer Perceval Killed in the Houses of Parliament

This week we are looking at the third man to assassinate a President Leon Czolgosz the third man in 36 years too shake the foundations of US politics.

This week we are talking about Charles J Guiteau the man who shot the 20th president of the United states James Garfield. Why did he do it what were his motives and was he really crazy?

This Week we are looking at one of the first famous assassins the man who killed one of the most famous presidents of all time John Wilkes Booth. We will also take a look at the links between the two most famous assassinations in history Lincoln and JFK

This week lets talk about the man that took the shot that changed the modern world. But why did he do it? What were his motives? How much do we really know about Lee Harvey Oswold?

This Week is a short episode but one its one you may never have heard before. I know id never heard of a soldier bear before.

The war of the Gods and a closer look at Loki this week in history we are back again talking about norse paganism hope you enjoy.

Hero of a country or super villain drug lord? join us this week to find out the truth about the most famous man in the drug world Don Pablo Escobar

This week in history we are learning together as my Dad joins us again for an episode to teach us about a true war tragedy the lady be good. Learn with me I learnt a lot from this episode.

This week we are looking at some Norse mythology stories as I have been asked about my religion a lot and thought I would answer with a podcast.

This Week in History we are looking at the most controversial PM's in British history The Iron Lady is still loved and hated by many British people even today. But why?

This week me and Dad are answering some of the questions we have been asked over the past few weeks. Thank you so much everyone for your continued support 100 episodes cant believe we have made it this far

This Week in History we are looking at the First king of Australia and the last king of America. Known as the mad king but was he more than that? Founder of the royal arts British Library and Buckingham palace Britain's longest reigning King 60 years King George the 3rd.

This Week lets learn about one of the most famous females of the 20th century a pioneer to women's aviation and one of the worlds finest mysteries of all time. Amelia Earhart what really happened?

This Week we are talking about one of WW2s British flying aces but can a man really fly with no legs? Just listen to this story about Douglas Bader the legless spitfire ace

This week we are talking about one of the most famous men in Russian history a man whos name is synonymous with fear Ivan the Terrible was he really that bad?

This Week we are talking about the speed demon known as Donald Campbell one of Brittan's most famous men. Disclaimer sound quality is poor on this episode due to technical issues apologies from Dan the Viking.

Do you think you have a bad job? Just listen to some of the jobs available to you in the 2nd World War im sure we would reconsider what makes a god job if we were offered any one of these.

This week we are learning about a man who has been lost to history. Robert Smalls an escaped slave who returned to buy his old masters house and run for congress. What a hero.

This Week we are looking at the battle of Bamber Bridge a battle that has been lost to the 2nd world war and the last battle ever to be fought on British soil between the Americans and the Americans.

Ye Old Fighting Cocks Inn the oldest pub in England possibly the world founded in 793 what has the pub been through in its 1200 year history?

This Week we are discussing one of the least know but bloodiest serial killers off all time. One of the main inspirations behind Vampires, Elizabeth Bathory

This Week in History is he the most famous King in England or possibly even the world but what do you know about Henry 8th

This Week we are talking about the worst massacre in British history and what makes it worse is we still don't know why? I guess we never will the town of Dunblane will live forever in British memories RIP

This week in History we are looking at one of the worst disasters in British naval history definitely not an episode to be missed

This week in history we are talking about one of the most famous pre civil war battles in history. The Alamo a battle integrated into Texan society

Lets look back at some of the highlights and lowlights of yet another crazy year. 2021 the sequel

This Week in History we are looking at one of the most successful Nazi tank commanders during the 2nd world war Michael Wittmann was a name that fuelled fear into the hearts of Allied forces

This Week in History we are talking about one of the most famous attacks in History and the attack that woke up the sleeping giant that is the USA. The Attack of Pearl Harbour will live in infamy.

This Week in History we have an episode I have been looking forward too for a long time Dad is back again with the wreck of the old 97 a fantastic train story with a tragic ending.

This Week in History we are joined by Dad again to talk about one of the most famous British explorers ever Scott of the Antarctic

This Week in History we are talking about one of the most famous naval heroes in US naval History John Paul Jones and his one man mission to bring the revolutionary war to the British shores

This Week we are looking at a family occupation slightly different from the norm. The Pierrepoints are a family of British executioners.

This week my Dad is back to talk about one of the most decisive battles in ancient history and one battle that shaped Europe as we know it the Romans would never be the same after the Teutteburg Forest

This Week we are taking a look at possibly the most important event in modern History the assassination that changed the world as we know it how different would our world have been if this random royal from an empire that was new and small had lived ? No WW1 No WW2?

This week we are looking at the London Beer flood a natural disaster that took lives with beer.

This week we are taking a look at the Boston Molasses flood a natural disaster or negligence?

This week we are covering one of the most famous exorcisms of all time one that has been recorded and well documented and was the inspiration to the film the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Anneliese Michel

This week I feel no show notes are necessary to describe the worst terrorist attack in human history.

This Week we welcome back Dave Gamblin to the show with his story on one of the most famous railroad engineers in history the man the legend that is Casey Jones

This Week we are discussing one of the most controversial lands in the world the conflict behind Israel and Palestine

This Week we are discussing possibly the most famous man from Scottish history find out the truth behind the Braveheart name. Who was William Wallace was he a hero or villain?

This Week in History we are looking at the white supremacist group famous for terrorising the African American community for over a hundred years the KKK and its Democratic start to its racial WASP ideology.

This week we will talk about one of the biggest man hunts in English history and the tragic story of how three Met police officers lost their lives on duty

This Week we are joined by my Dad again for a special episode regarding the American attempt at the airships of the early 1900's

This week we are talking about torture methods dating back as far as 200BC to modern day methods some are extremely barbaric not for the squeamish

This week in History we are covering some of the worst execution methods throughout history some extreme ones have been used as recently as this century. Brutal episode not for the feint hearted.

This Week in History we are covering one of the biggest air operations in the world did America get Nuked by the British? Twice?

This Week in History lets look at the 300 year journey of the decapitated head of Oliver Cromwell this fascinating story covers the results of regicide and what can happen if you mess with the crown of England

This Week in History we are covering the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell if you have not listened to the previous two episodes on the English civil war this is a follow on episode.

This Week in History we are looking at the second part to the English civil war the rise of Oliver Cromwell and the Demise of King Charles 1st