Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Brunanburh took place in 937, and is often referred to as the battle that made England. But there are a LOT of questions about that battle, including how it played out and where it took place. Research: “Battle of Brunanburh.” The Anglo Saxons. https://www.theanglosaxons.com/battle-of-brunanburh-poem/ Anderson, Anne. “Battle of Brunanburh: The Site Argument.” Liverpool Daily Post. Sept. 18, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com/image/891771637/?match=1&terms=brunanburh Blakemore, Erin. “England Was Born on This Battlefield. Why can’t historians find it?” National Geographic. May 24, 2023. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/battle-of-brunanburh-england-anglo-saxon-victory?loggedin=true&rnd=1725286067852 Bolton, W. F. “‘Variation’ in The Battle of Brunanburh.” The Review of English Studies, vol. 19, no. 76, 1968, pp. 363–72. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/512805 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Athelstan". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Athelstan Castelow, Ellen. “Battle of Brunanburh 937AD.” Historic UK. Nov. 25, 2014. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Battle-of-Brunanburh/ Cavill, P. (2022). The Battle of Brunanburh: The Yorkshire Hypothesis. English Studies, 104(1), 19–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2022.2154045 Cavill, Paul. “Vikings: Fear and Faith in Anglo-Saxon England.” Harper Collins. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve/Cavill_2001.pdf “The Danes in Lancashire, or the Battle of Brunanburh, and the Probable Locality of the Conflict.” Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advisor. Jan. 17, 1857. https://www.newspapers.com/image/392902369/?match=1&terms=brunanburh Halloran, Kevin. “The Brunanburh Campaign: A Reappraisal.” The Scottish Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 218, 2005, pp. 133–48. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25529849 Hardwick, Charles. “Where was the Batt;e of Brunanburh fought?” The Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser. July 12, 1856. https://www.newspapers.com/image/392945292/?match=1&terms=brunanburh Livingston, Michael. “Never Greater Slaughter: Brunaburh and the Birth of England.” Osprey. 2021. Loxton, Alice. “What happened at the Battle of Brunanburh?” History Hit. Oct. 25, 2019. https://www.historyhit.com/what-happened-at-the-battle-of-brunanburh/ McDonald, J.E. “Stockport and the Battle of Brunanburh.” Wimslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser. Sept. 22, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/887178425/?match=1&terms=brunanburh Neilson, Geo. “Brunanburh and Burnswork.” The Scottish Historical Review, vol. 7, no. 25, 1909, pp. 37–55. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25518148 Sartore, Melissa. “Who was the first king of England? The answer is … complicated.” National Geographic. May 2, 2023. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/first-king-of-england-aethelstan?loggedin=true&rnd=1725286069300 Whitelock, Dorothy. "Alfred". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex WIRRAL ARCHAEOLOGY. “The search for the Battle of Brunanburh, is over.” Liverpool University Press Blog. October 21, 2019. https://liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2019/10/22/the-search-for-the-battle-of-brunanburh-is-over/ “Wirral Archaeology and the Search for the Battle of Brunanburh.” Wirral Archaeology. https://www.wirralarchaeology.org/pages/wirral-archaeology-and-the-search-for-the-battle-of-brunanburh/ “Walton-Le-Dale in the Olden Time.” The Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser. June 20, 1863. https://www.newspapers.com/image/392939927/?match=1&terms=brunanburh Wood, M. (2013). Searching for Brunanburh: The Yorkshire Context of the ‘Great War’ of 937. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 85(1), 138–159. https://doi.org/10.1179/0084427613Z.00000000021 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Sep 202437min
SYMHC Classics: New Harmony
This 2019 live show was recorded at the Indiana Historical Society. it covers the two different communal societies of New Harmony, Indiana in the window from 1815-1827.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Sep 202453min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Submarines and Pecans
Tracy discusses all the non-submarine history that the Narcís Monturiol episode needed. Holly talks about going into the office for the first time in a long while.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Sep 202423min
Anne Byrn: Baking in the American South
Anne Byrn stopped by the Atlanta studio to talk about her new book “Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories.” She shares what makes Southern baking special, regional baking histories, and the origin of key lime pie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 Sep 202437min
Narcís Monturiol’s Submarines
Catalan inventor Narcís Monturiol fought for ideals like equality, freedom, and progress in the midst of a lot of social and political chaos in 19th-century upheavals in Spain and Catalonia. And then, he built submarines. Research: "Submarines." Gale World History Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/IBQSYB773138840/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=bf089d4e. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024. “Wonderful, If True.” The Perthshire Advertiser. 1/11/1866. https://www.newspapers.com/image/806335027/ Burgoyne, Alan Hughes. “Submarine Navigation Past and Present.” London, G. Richards; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. 1903. https://archive.org/details/submarinenavigat0001burg/ Dunn, Rob. “The Writer Who Built the World’s First Engine-Powered Submarine.” Smithsonian. 9/17/2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-writer-who-built-the-worlds-first-engine-powered-submarine-8718089/ Holian, Thomas. “Monturiol: The Forgotten Submariner.” Undersea Warfare. Vol. 7, No.3. Spring 2005. Hunter, James W. III. “Reviewed Work(s): The Resurgam Submarine: A ′Project for Annoying the Enemy′ byPeter Holt.” Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 14, No. 3. December 2019. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/45218707 F. “A Submarine Vessel.” Liverpool Mercury. 3/17/1866. https://www.newspapers.com/image/393326069/ Lloyd, Nick. “Exploring the Depths: The First Fully-Functional Submarine.” Metropolitan Barcelona. June 2012. https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/exploring-the-depths/ Milkofsky, Brenda. “David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine.” Connecticut History. https://connecticuthistory.org/david-bushnell-and-his-revolutionary-submarine/ Puig-Pla, Carles and Antoni Roca-Rosell. “A Spanish Project for Submarine Navigation: Narcis Monturiol and the Struggle for Democracy.” Icon , 2003, Vol. 9 (2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23790674 Puig-Pla, Carles and Antoni Roca-Rosell. “Narcís Monturiol (1819–1885), pioneer of submarine navigation.” Contributions to Science. Vol. 5, No. 2. 2009. DOI: 10.2436/20.7010.01.70. Stewart, Matthew. “Monturiol’s Dream: The Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World.” London: Profile. 2004. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Sep 202446min
SYMHC Classics: Mendez v Westminster
This 2013 episode covers the Mendez v. Westminster case that fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in the state of California in the 1940s. It went on pave the way for the much more famous Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Sep 202434min
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Rebel and Home Dec
Tracy shares some notes about people Jovita Idar was connected to that didn't fit into her episode. Holly discusses her thoughts on the nature of Carvalho Monteiro's décor choices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Sep 202419min
António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro and Quinta da Regaleira
António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro is usually described as a rich eccentric who used his money building his dream home, which he did. But he was also an accomplished naturalist, something that has been largely ignored until recent years. Research: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "The Lusiads". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Lusiads Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Sintra". Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/place/Sintra Campos, Antonio Luis, and Goncala Pereira Rosa. “Quinta da Regaleira, the mansion and the philosopher.” National Geographic Portugal. March 29, 2022. https://www.nationalgeographic.pt/historia/quinta-da-regaleira-a-mansao-e-o-filosofo_3009 “Cultural Landscape of Sintra.” UNESCO World Heritage Convention. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/723/ Hernandez, Jo Farb. “QUINTA DA REGALEIRA.” 2016. https://www.spacesarchives.org/explore/search-the-online-collection/antonio-augusto-carvalho-monteiro-luigi-manini-quinta-da-regaleira/ Judice, Jose. “Portuguese Fake Gothic for Sale.” The Daily Times. Jan. 3, 1988. https://www.newspapers.com/image/722763006/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 “No Sedition Among Army and Navy.” Machester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Oct. 23, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/800244390/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 “Palace and Quinta da Regaleira.” Visit Sintra. https://visitsintra.travel/en/visit/monuments/palace-and-quinta-da-regaleira “Pocket-sized Wonder.” Evening Star. March 16, 1958. https://www.newspapers.com/image/869772337/?terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 “A Remarkable Watch.” The Wells Journal. Feb. 2, 1905. https://www.newspapers.com/image/812346661/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 Reed, Bill. “A Magical Place.” Guelph Mercury. Oct. 2, 2010. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1078331285/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 Ruggeri, Amanda. “The Hidden World of the Knights Templar.” BBC. Feb. 24, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160510-the-hidden-world-of-the-knights-templar Silva, Lara. “The Portuguese Revolution of 5 October 1910.” Portugal.com. August 25, 2022. https://www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/the-portuguese-revolution-of-1910/ “Tact of American Ambassador Increases International Ties.” The Miami News. Jan. 20, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/298526714/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 Teixeira, Fernando and Izabela Cardosa. “The Mysterious Inverted Tower Steeped in Templar Myth.” BBC. Feb. 21, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200220-the-mysterious-inverted-tower-steeped-in-templar-myth “A Watch That Tells All.” The Ottowa Citizen. March 29, 1958. https://www.newspapers.com/image/456918242/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22 Worral, Simon. “The Templars Got Rich Fighting for God, Then Lost It All.” National Geographic. Sept. 23, 2017. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/knights-templar-crusades-dan-jones?loggedin=true&rnd=1724727570075 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Sep 202433min
