Podcast appearances and mentions of robert tombs

This week, Keir Starmer has been in Samoa for a summit with delegations of the 56 nations which make up the Commonwealth. Between having to answer questions on Donald Trump and the budget, he has also been pressed on the issue of slavery reparations, with the leaders of some Caribbean countries insisting it is ‘only a matter of time' until Britain bows to demands of handing over billions of pounds in compensation. Speaking today, Starmer addressed the issue. He said, ‘I understand the strength of feeling' but insisted that he would be ‘looking forward, not back'. So what are the arguments for and against reparations? And why is this debate relevant now, in 2024? James Heale speaks to historian Robert Tombs. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French, Jamie Franklin and Thomas Pelham sit down on the eve of the UK General Election to talk about the biggest issues in church and state. We round up the important last-minute stories and make our predictions for the big day.Also on the agenda, the Church of England's General Synod is back and so is the question of same-sex blessings. The widely supported Alliance group is threatening to create a parallel province. Several bishops have written an open letter pleading for a change of course. And the liberalising Bishop of Oxford has also hit back. We discuss all the central issues and controversies.Finally, an interview with Charles Wide K.C. on a recent letter sent to the Church Times protesting the use of £100 million (rising to £1 billion somehow) of the Church Commissioner's money to repay the Church's ostensible involvement in, and profiting from, the Transatlantic slave trade.All relevant links available below.Please Support!Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/irreverend) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend). Subscribe to Jamie's Blog here: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comLinks:Living in Love and FaithThe Alliance Parallel Province Letter11 Bishops call for RethinkBishop Steven Croft hits backSociety Bishops LetterSlavery Reparation Fund:Church Commissioner Report: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/church-commissioners-for-england-research-into-historic-links-to-transatlantic-chattel-slavery-report.pdfOversight Group Report: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/church-commissioners-for-england-oversight-group-report-to-the-board-of-governors.pdf The Church of England's Historic Links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade by Robert Tombs and Lawrence Goldman: https://www.psephizo.com/life-ministry/the-church-of-englands-historic-links-to-the-transatlantic-slave-trade/Notices:Find me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFind links to our episodes, social media accounts and ways to support us at https://www.irreverendpod.com!Thursday Circles: http://thursdaycircle.comJamie's Good Things Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comSupport the Show.

Professor Robert Tombs is one of Britain's preeminent Historians, professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St John's College.We sat down to discuss the attack on British history, and the threat it poses to national unity and cohesion. What is it to be British? What is it to be English? Can the country survive mass uncontrolled immigration? Are we still a Christian nation?It turns out the deliberate undermining of our nation's history itself has a long history. We took a deep dive into Gladstone, The Church of England's virtue signalling, Robert's fightback with 'History Reclaimed', the latest edition of his book 'The English and Their History' and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To put the recent protests over the war in Gaza into their historical context, The Telegraph's Steven Edginton is joined by the renowned historian and author of The English and Their History, Robert Tombs, in the latest Off Script podcast.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/hk-p08GE2-0 |Read more from The Telegraph's award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To put the recent protests over the war in Gaza into their historical context, The Telegraph's Steven Edginton is joined by the renowned historian and author of The English and Their History, Robert Tombs, in the latest Off Script podcast.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/hk-p08GE2-0 |Read more from The Telegraph's award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Spectator Out Loud features Professor Robert Tombs on Canada's willingness to believe anything bad about its own history (00:55); the farmer Jamie Blackett on the harms of wild camping (12:10); and Tanya Gold on the reopening of Claridge's Restaurant. Presented and produced by Cindy Yu.

This week:  Prince Harry has taken the stand to give evidence in the Mirror Group phone hacking trial which The Spectator's deputy editor Freddy Gray talks about in his cover piece for the magazine. He is joined by Patrick Jephson, former private secretary to Princess Diana, to discuss whether Harry's 'suicide mission' against the press is ill-advised. (01:22) Also this week:  In The Spectator professor Robert Tombs details the trouble with returning the Benin Bronzes back to Nigeria, arguing that their restitution is more complicated than some claim. He is joined by Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, executive director of the Restitution Study Group, who have recently screened a short film in Cannes, detailing why they think the bronzes should stay where they are. (14:07) And finally:  Journalist Emily Rhodes writes this week about the rise of fake libraries and the current online trend for having phoney books on bookshelves. She joins the podcast alongside The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith, to discuss whether this fad could spell the end for books as we know them. (22:39) Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

This week:  Prince Harry has taken the stand to give evidence in the Mirror Group phone hacking trial which The Spectator's deputy editor Freddy Gray talks about in his cover piece for the magazine. He is joined by Patrick Jephson, former private secretary to Princess Diana, to discuss whether Harry's 'suicide mission' against the press is ill-advised. (01:22) Also this week:  In The Spectator professor Robert Tombs details the trouble with returning the Benin Bronzes back to Nigeria, arguing that their restitution is more complicated than some claim. He is joined by Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, executive director of the Restitution Study Group, who have recently screened a short film in Cannes, detailing why they think the bronzes should stay where they are. (14:07) And finally:  Journalist Emily Rhodes writes this week about the rise of fake libraries and the current online trend for having phoney books on bookshelves. She joins the podcast alongside The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith, to discuss whether this fad could spell the end for books as we know them. (22:39) Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

Can positive thinking create its own momentum, or to put it another way, does negativity reap its own bad harvest? Esther-Miriam Wagner and Robert Tombs read the runes Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review

This week: In his cover piece Douglas Murray writes that museums are turning against their own collections. He is joined by the historian Robert Tombs to discuss whether a culture of self-flagellation is harming British museums (00:56). Also this week: For the magazine The Spectator's assistant editor Cindy Yu writes that the tune is changing in China. She is joined by Professor Kerry Brown, director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London to consider what the recent protests could mean for the Chinese Communist Party (13:24). And finally: Nicholas Lezard writes in The Spectator about how to beat London's expanding Ultra Low Emissions Zone. He is joined by journalist Tanya Gold to investigate an elegant loophole in the plans (24:56).  Hosted by William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

This week: In his cover piece Douglas Murray writes that museums are turning against their own collections. He is joined by the historian Robert Tombs to discuss whether a culture of self-flagellation is harming British museums (00:56). Also this week: For the magazine The Spectator's assistant editor Cindy Yu writes that the tune is changing in China. She is joined by Professor Kerry Brown, director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London to consider what the recent protests could mean for the Chinese Communist Party (13:24). And finally: Nicholas Lezard writes in The Spectator about how to beat London's expanding Ultra Low Emissions Zone. He is joined by journalist Tanya Gold to investigate an elegant loophole in the plans (24:56).  Hosted by William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

It was always going to be a disaster. Queues of HGVs stretching miles from Dover. The Good Friday Agreement threatened by the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol and increased support for Scottish Independence. That's the argument of the doomsayers in this debate. But others claim that while short-term damage is inevitable – there is always blowback from a jilted partner – Brexit is a long-term project, one that is tied to the fundamental principle of sovereignty. Which side is right? To debate the issue, we welcome back Conservative politician Daniel Hannan, Labour MP Stella Creasy, and are joined by Robert Tombs, the historian of France and Britain, whose most recent book is This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe. Plus, Dominic Grieve, former Conservative MP and former Attorney General for England and Wales. Chairing the debate is Johnny Dymond, BBC News presenter and Royal Correspondent.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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History may be brimming with battlegrounds, but the discipline has long been one itself. Propagandists both of yesteryear and today have tried to subvert it for ideological reasons which is why today's guest, Robert Tombs, Emeritus Professor of French History, Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John's College, helped found "History Reclaimed", an initiative dedicated to clawing back the pursuit from bad-faith actors. Robert Tombs is joined by leading New Zealand Historian Prof. Paul Moon and Dr. David Cumin to discuss "History Reclaimed" and the general state of academic freedoms in the West today. www.fsu/join Support the show (https://www.freespeechcoalition.nz/donate)

We talk to the historians Robert Tombs and Robert Saunders about the history of England and the future of the Union. Is the size and complexity of England the real problem in holding the UK together? What can England's past teach us about the present state of British politics? Does England have a 'Northern Question' to go with its 'Scottish Question' and 'Irish Question'? This is the final episode in our series about the constituent parts of the UK. Find the others - on Scotland, NI, Wales - at https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/Talking Points: Is the island of Britain a natural seat of government?England is not an island; and the English are not an island people.The Norman conquest attached England to the continent; leaving Scotland outside.As a maritime power, it was useful for England to move its borders to the sea. The strategic arguments for the existence of the UK are perhaps weaker in an era of more diffuse and global security threats and frameworks.Most people probably don’t know that the Union was a Scottish creation.The lack of interest in developing ‘Britishness’ at the English center has had consequences. England is now more dominant in the Union than it used to be.Governance of the Union has changed: the leadership of both major parties in Westminster is now almost exclusively English and they compete for almost exclusively English votes. There is a separate leadership class in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The electoral politics of asymmetrical devolution lead to intense secessionist pressure from Scotland.No government in Westminster can govern without English support, but it is possible to govern while being insensitive to Scottish or Welsh opinion.The dynamics of the Union incline toward Conservative power in Westminster and SNP power in Scotland. This is an unstable dynamic.The English don’t really have a story about before the Union in part because the English have never really seen the Acts of Union as dividing lines in English history.Is the ‘Northern question’ a perennial question in English politics? Right now, this is the heart of the electoral conflict.In every part of England that isn’t London, you can find anti-London sentiment. There’s a lot of resentment toward the Union in England, but the Union is a pretty good deal for England.Mentioned in this Episode:Talking … WalesTalking … Northern IrelandTalking… ScotlandThe English and their History, Robert TombsThe Making of English National Identity, Krishan KumarFurther Learning: This Sovereign Isle, Robert TombsTim Shippey on Alfred the...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics.

In this episode, our special guest Robert Tombs, Professor Emeritus of French History at the University of Cambridge speaks to host Professor Anand Menon. They discuss Brexit, geography and trade and what impact Brexit might have on Britain's foreign and defence policy.

This week with Paddy O'Connell, Lord Clarke on lockdown. Reviewing the news are historian Robert Tombs, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and journalist George Parker.

Five years after the announcement of the Brexit referendum I am joined on the podcast by Robert Tombs, author of The Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe, for a Brexit history showdown. In this thought-provoking conversation Robert, a fantastic historian absolutely steeped in European history sets out why he believes it was in the best interests of the UK to leave the European project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Five years after the announcement of the Brexit referendum I am joined on the podcast by Robert Tombs, author of The Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe, for a Brexit history showdown. In this thought-provoking conversation Robert, a fantastic historian absolutely steeped in European history sets out why he believes it was in the best interests of the UK to leave the European project. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert Tombs, author of This Sovereign Isle, joins Brendan O’Neill to discuss the myth of Britain’s decline, the EU’s path to oligarchy and the necessity of Brexit.Read the transcript: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/02/09/the-myth-of-britains-decline/ Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/  Sponsored by:Freetrade: http://freetrade.io/brendan The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/brendan 

In his upcoming book, the historian Robert Tombs writes that Brexit may not be the historically significant event we think it is. On the podcast, Katy Balls speaks to him and James Forsyth about just how history will remember Brexit, and what are the future events that can still change our memory of it.

Professor Robert Tombs of Cambridge University, author of 'This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe', takes Darren Grimes through his views on why the British chose Brexit, what historians will say about the vote and about the EU in years to come, what history tells us about Scottish independence and why the British underestimate their power and influence. 'This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe': https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Sovereign-Isle-Britain-Europe/dp/0241480388/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1610642013&refinements=p_27%3ARobert+Tombs&s=books&sr=1-1 ****** To make sure you never miss a single Reasoned video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX469QlvW5gdPCMek-d-kuQ?sub_confirmation=1 Reasoned Conversations with Darren Grimes is also available as a podcast on all good podcast platforms: https://audioboom.com/channels/5028757 Reasoned is fan-funded through monthly and one-time donations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fund-and-grow-reasoned ****** Follow Reasoned on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReasonedUK Follow Reasoned on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ReasonedUK Follow Reasoned on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ReasonedUK Follow Darren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_ Follow Darren on Facebook: https://twitter.com/thedarrengrimes

Robert Tombs discusses the historical background to Brexit, exploring Britain’s long and fluctuating relationship with EuropeProfessor Robert Tombs discusses his new book This Sovereign Isle, which examines the history of Britain’s relationship with Europe. He talks about how ideas about the past have shaped Brexit, and how future historians might view Britain’s decision to leave the EU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

durée : 00:31:56 - La Grande table idées - par : Olivia Gesbert - Le Brexit, un choix démocratique et raisonnable ? Rendez-vous avec l'historien Robert Tombs, alors que les négociations son toujours en cours et que pèse le risque d'un "no deal". - réalisation : Thomas Beau - invités : Robert Tombs Historien, professeur d'histoire à Cambridge et spécialiste des relations anglo-françaises

Robert Tombs, Cambridge history professor, talks to Toby Young about why he supports Brexit, why so many of his colleagues don't, whether the English intelligentsia's loathing of their country is a uniquely English characteristic and what their reaction is likely to be if the U.K. does eventually leave the European Union.

Robert Tombs, Cambridge history professor, talks to Toby Young about why he supports Brexit, why so many of his colleagues don't, whether the English intelligentsia's loathing of their country is a uniquely English characteristic and what their reaction is likely to be if the U.K. does eventually leave the European Union.

Le concept de nation remonte à l'époque médiévale mais il possèdait à l'poque un sens différent du nôtre. Ensuite, tout au long des temps modernes, le terme évolue au gré de la construction des idées politiques et sous l'effet conjugué de la monarchie absolue, des Lumières puis de la Révolution française jusqu'au second Empire. Le 11 mars 1882, Ernest Renan prononce en Sorbonne une conférence marquant l'histoire des idées politiques : «Qu’est-ce qu’une nation ?». Il la définit à la fois comme « une âme, un principe spirituel », « un riche legs de souvenirs », et comme « le désir de vivre ensemble », « un plébiscite de tous les jours ». Il en fait un organisme vivant et mortel. Cette conférence s'inscrit dans un contexte particulier: celui de la défaite allemande et de la naissance de la Troisième République. Plus d'un siècle après, cette définition rénanienne est battue en brèche par une conception supra-nationale de l'Europe mais aussi par les communautarismes qui minent la notion d'unité nationale telle qu'elle a été définie par le grand penseur du XIXe siècle. Storiavoce vous propose de mieux comprendre l'idée de nation à travers les siècles avec l'historien Eric Anceau qui a dirigé avec Henri Temple un ouvrage collectif intitulé: Qu'est-ce qu'une nation en Europe?. Il est interrogé par Christophe Dickès. L'invité: Codirecteur de l’axe politique du LabEx EHNE, vice-président du Comité d’Histoire parlementaire et politique, directeur adjoint de la revue Histoire, Economie, Société et coordonnateur du double diplôme Histoire Sciences sociales entre Sorbonne-Université et Sciences-Po Paris, Eric Anceau est rattaché au Centre d’histoire du XIXe s. de Sorbonne-Université et Paris-Panthéon-Sorbonne. Il enseigne l’histoire politique et sociale de la France et de l’Europe à l’époque contemporaine. Ses travaux ont été récompensés par plusieurs prix (Académie des Sciences morales et politiques, Fondation Napoléon, Ville d’Ajaccio,…). Il vient de publier avec Henri Temple Qu'est-ce qu'une nation en Europe? (Presses Sorbonne université, 280 pages, 8.90€). Avec les contributions de Pascal Cauchy, Hélène Dewaele Valderrabano, Jean-Pierre Doumenge, Olivier Gohin, Silvia Marton, Jacques Sapir, Pierre-André Taguieff, Françoise Thom, Robert Tombs et Jean-Claude Werrebrouck.

Debates on the Brexit withdrawal agreement have begun and with the meaningful vote on Theresa May's deal on the horizon, Gary talks to pro-Leave professor Robert Tombs about where the future of our party politics could be heading.

Two of Britain's leading historians of France, Robert Tombs and John Keiger, discuss the wider significance of Macron's presidency. What does it mean for the French state? What does it mean for the future of Europe? And what are the French really thinking about Brexit? As the new film about Dunkirk does the rounds on both sides of the Channel, can Britain be accused of abandoning France to its fate all over again? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here we go again! The day after Mrs May makes her announcement, we talk about what a UK election means, whatever happened to the fixed-term parliament act and what the real choices will be on June 8. Plus we're joined by historian Robert Tombs to discuss the upcoming French presidential election, and Ayse Zarakol shares her thoughts on this weekend's referendum in Turkey. Is Erdogan the winner or the loser? Elections everywhere - so much to talk about! With Helen Thompson and Chris Bickerton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What makes our politics uniquely ‘British’? Why is there no English Independence Party? How did the NHS become a sacred cow? And will Britannia ever rule the waves again? David puts these questions to Professor Robert Tombs – historian and author of a new epic history of England – to discover the impact of culture and foreign affairs on British political life. The team also review David Cameron and Ed Miliband’s favourite books, the pros and cons of the fixed-term Parliament, the neglected but extraordinary Nigerian election, and what to expect between now and polling day. Posted 1/4/15 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

durée : 00:57:48 - Les Grandes Traversées - Débat. À l'institut français de Londres, Robert Tombs et John Kieger, deux historiens britanniques spécialiste de la France, débattent de la francophilie de Winston Churchill.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Robert Gildea, Ruth Harris and Robert Tombs discuss the Dreyfus Affair, the 1890s scandal which divided opinion in France for a generation.In 1894, a high-flying Jewish staff officer in the French Army, one Alfred Dreyfus, was convicted of spying for the Prussians. He was publicly humiliated: before a large Paris crowd, he was stripped of his badges of rank and his sword was ceremonially broken. Some of those watching shouted 'Down with Judas!' Then he was dispatched to Devil's Island. But when it emerged that Dreyfus was innocent, a scandal erupted which engulfed the Army, the Church and French society as a whole, exposing deep political rifts, and the nation's endemic anti-Semitism. It pitted Catholics against Republicans, provoked fighting in the streets, and led to the prosecution of the novelist Emile Zola, after his famous J'Accuse polemic against those protecting the real spy and so prolonging Dreyfus's suffering. The Affair became so divisive that it posed a serious threat to the French Republic itself. Finally, in 1905, it prompted the separation of Church and State. The scandal and the anti-Semitism at the heart of it cast a very long shadow. In 1945, when the ultra-nationalist one-time 'anti-Dreyfusard' Charles Maurras was convicted of collaborating with the Nazis, he reacted by declaring that his punishment was Dreyfus's revenge. Robert Gildea is Professor of Modern History at Oxford University; Ruth Harris is Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University; Robert Tombs is Professor of French History at Cambridge University.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Robert Gildea, Ruth Harris and Robert Tombs discuss the Dreyfus Affair, the 1890s scandal which divided opinion in France for a generation.In 1894, a high-flying Jewish staff officer in the French Army, one Alfred Dreyfus, was convicted of spying for the Prussians. He was publicly humiliated: before a large Paris crowd, he was stripped of his badges of rank and his sword was ceremonially broken. Some of those watching shouted 'Down with Judas!' Then he was dispatched to Devil's Island. But when it emerged that Dreyfus was innocent, a scandal erupted which engulfed the Army, the Church and French society as a whole, exposing deep political rifts, and the nation's endemic anti-Semitism. It pitted Catholics against Republicans, provoked fighting in the streets, and led to the prosecution of the novelist Emile Zola, after his famous J'Accuse polemic against those protecting the real spy and so prolonging Dreyfus's suffering. The Affair became so divisive that it posed a serious threat to the French Republic itself. Finally, in 1905, it prompted the separation of Church and State. The scandal and the anti-Semitism at the heart of it cast a very long shadow. In 1945, when the ultra-nationalist one-time 'anti-Dreyfusard' Charles Maurras was convicted of collaborating with the Nazis, he reacted by declaring that his punishment was Dreyfus's revenge. Robert Gildea is Professor of Modern History at Oxford University; Ruth Harris is Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University; Robert Tombs is Professor of French History at Cambridge University.