Casual History

Today we find out the true story about one of Scotlands biggest heroes, Sir William Wallace.. Check us out on Social media @CasualXHistory (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) for more interesting informati...

29 Nov 202055min

Attila The Hun a man who transformed the huns from a gathering nomadic tribe into an empire that dominated the world with speed and ferocity. You're listening to Casual History.. For more interesti...

22 Nov 202059min

Einsteins "Theory Of Relativity" paved the way for the discovery of black holes.. but the concept behind their existence was so bizarre that even the scientific visionary was not convinced.. this is 5...

18 Nov 20202min

2,000 years ago, the roman empire was shaken to its core by the worst natural disaster to strike the ancient world. In less than 24 hours the city of Pompeii and at least 5,000 of its people were wip...

16 Nov 20201h 2min

Marie Curies discoveries of strange, glowing radioactive elements rocked Victorian Europe. But the ground breaking work that made her famous also led to her demise.. New deep dive episodes every Sun...

12 Nov 20205min

All good things must come to an end.. and so did the Pax Romana. A 200 year long period of time which represented the roman empire at its most powerful. It started with the formation of the empire und...

9 Nov 202059min

The year 1939 saw a rare ray of light shine into the Dark Ages, and made people realize that the Anglo-Saxon period did not deserve that gloomy moniker.. this is 5 minute history. Sorry for the miss...

5 Nov 20203min

Scientists seeking to clone the long-extinct wooly mammoth may have found the best hope yet of achieving their controversial goal. This is 5 Minute History.. New deep dive episodes every Sunday. N...

29 Okt 20203min