History of the World podcast

1290 - 1314 - A series of tragedies left the comparatively stable Scottish monarchy in disarray leading to the opportunistic King Edward I of England attempting to enforce overlordship on the Scots. ...

23 Jan 202348min

1166 - 1216 - The events and actions of the reign of King John of England brought about the circumstances from which the highest members of English society sought to challenge the king's authority and...

16 Jan 202347min

1230 - 1492 - The story of the last nation of Al-Andalus is the story of the Emirate of Granada. We determine how it was formed and the sequence of events that led to its destruction.

10 Jan 202350min

1340 - The Muslim taifas of the Iberian peninsula had all been reconquered apart from Granada. A new threat now emerged from North Africa with ambitions of creating a foothold in the peninsula and ta...

9 Jan 202356min

News about the next proper episode of the podcast and a catch up with some of the e-mails and reviews.

5 Jan 202313min

Another festive catch up and an opportunity to discuss the notion of Boxing Day and a bit about its traditional history.

26 Des 202212min

A long awaited catch up with Chris on Christmas Day, with a little look into the whole tradition of Christmas Day and why it even exists as it does.

25 Des 202216min

In this week's unscripted episode, we'll be discussing why there are unscripted episodes at all, we'll be answering History of the World podcast illuminati member, Corben Havener's question about when...

12 Des 202217min