Episode 29 - By George, He's Done It!
Send us a text Welcome to the new, hopefully improved A Nice Cup Of Histortea. We put up the polls and you, the loving public, answered the call. Thank you for your input, and for the fact that we now have 200 followers on Instagram! Seriously, it means so much to us. On this, the 23rd April 2019, we discuss the man, the myth, the legend... St George. Whilst we know little enough about him, as with many Saints, we try to piece together the fact as well as bring you some of the entertaining f...
23 Apr 201920min
Episode 28 - You No Longer Know Nothing
Send us a text In honour of the start of the final season of Game of Thrones, we bring you a rundown of the history of Westeros starting from the invasion of the First Men all the way to the events that spark the start of Season/Book 1. Here are our sources: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Timeline_of_major_events https://www.totallytimelines.com/game-of-thrones-history-of-westeros/ A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin At the end of tonight's episode we discus...
16 Apr 201941min
Episode 27 - If The Shoe Fits
Send us a text This week we delve into the realm of fairytales, telling the story of Ashputtel and the origins of the Cinderella story. As always, here are our sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/cinderella https://www.vox.com/2015/3/15/8214405/cinderella-fairy-tale-history http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cinderella https://www.dictionary.com/e/cinderella-story/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/09/17/cinderella/ Support the show
8 Apr 201937min
Episode 26 - A Rose By Any Other Colour... Means War
Send us a text This week we take a brief tour of the Wars of the Roses, a series of battles that forever changed the landscape of British History and inspired George R.R. Martin to write A Song of Ice and Fire, the books on which Game of Thrones is based. As always, here are our sources: http://warsoftheroses.com/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-of-the-Roses https://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-of-the-Roses https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Wars-of-the-Rose...
26 Mar 201947min
Episode 25 - Going Right To The Brinkmanship
Send us a text This week we talk about that GCSE History favourite, the Cuban Missile Crisis. What happened in the lead up to it? What happened in those fateful 13 days? Could it happen again? As always, here are our sources: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-cr...
19 Mar 201928min
Episode 24 - A Live Episode? We're Rising To The Occasion
Send us a text This week we come to you not exactly live, but from a location we have visited in our sister blog, Castle Rising, Norfolk. We don't have any sources this week but our Instagram has some pictures to accompany your listening. Disclaimer - it was very windy and we haven't been able to edit out the sound of some of the wind without compromising the dialogue. Support the show
12 Mar 201946min
Episode 23 - Over A Million In An Hour? We Khan't Believe It
Send us a text This week we talk about the great warlord Genghis Khan. His life, his battles, his Michael Bolton montage teenage years... and always a ridiculous death. Here are our sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan https://www.history.com/topics/china/genghis-khan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/genghis-khan-murder.htm And as promised, here is a Michael Bolton song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
5 Mar 201933min
Episode 22 - If You Aske Us, It's All A Bit Pil-Grim
Send us a text This week we discuss the Pilgrimage of Grace, a northern uprising that occurred during the reign of Henry VIII (control yourself Emily). Was it a peaceful protest? Was it a violent confrontation waiting to happen? Was it just a huge display of naivety vs political savviness? Our Sources: http://www.luminarium.org.encyclopedia/24articles.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_of_Grace https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-pilgrimage-of-grace/ Sup...
26 Feb 201937min
