AskHistorians Podcast 098 -- Slavery in Pre-War America and the Caning of Charles Sumner
Today, we are lucky to be joined again by /u/freedsmenspatrol! He is here to talk to us about about the entire history of the assault on Charles Sumner on the senate floor on May 22, 1856. He also giv...
11 Nov 20171h 26min
AskHistorians Podcast 97 - Union Prisoners in the Civil War South
Today we're joined by Professor Lorien Foote (Texas A&M University) to talk about Union prisoners in the Civil War South. Specifically, the prisoner exchange system, the role of 19th century concepts ...
24 Okt 201755min
AskHistorians Podcast 096A [Unedited] -- Scottish Military Orders -- A Microhistory
A special bonus episode: a microhistory of the military orders in Scotland!
13 Okt 201732min
AskHistorians Podcast 096 -- European Military Orders and their History
This week we have a great interview with /u/Rhodis on the military orders, like the Knights Templars, Hospitallers and others! Today he will be gong us a thorough and factual history of these militar...
6 Okt 20171h 4min
AskHistorians Podcast 95 - The Revolution before the Revolution w/Doug Priest
Today Doug Priest (u/TenMinuteHistory on the subreddit) will explain the 1905 Revolution. This less well known precursor to the 1917 Revolutions, illustrates how the repeated failure to resolve Russia...
25 Sep 20171h 1min
AskHistorians Podcast 94 - Dr. Andrew Mangham - Dickens, Victorians, and Sensation Fiction, oh my!
Today we are joined by Andrew Mangham, an Associate Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at the University of Reading, UK. He writes about the intersections between literature and the history...
8 Sep 201735min
AskHistorians Podcast 093 - The Holy Roman Empire in the Age of Martin Luther
In light of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, Professor Peter Wilson talks with us about the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century. You can find the disc...
28 Aug 201754min
AskHistorians Podcast 092 -- What is Fascism?
Today we are joined again by /u/Commiespaceinvader here to tell us about the history of fascism, what it and how it works, and really giving us context for how a fascist system is born, works, and die...
11 Aug 201752min
