The History of Armistice Day, with Gareth Russell
Historian Gareth Russell joined me for a special episode exploring the history of the ceremony surrounding Armistice Day commemoration, the unknown soldier, cenotaph and the laying of royal brides' bo...
12 Nov 202339min
Did Edward V escape the Tower of London?
With new evidence being presented that Edward V was actually exiled to the west country and lived out his life in peace, I take a look at what has been claimed in terms of the evidence for this.Watch ...
8 Nov 202351min
Gunpowder Plot of 1605, things you didn't know (probably)
Things you didn't know about the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, probably. In this episode we will go into the circumstances which led to the plot to blow up Parliament, who would have died, what would have b...
1 Nov 202335min
My visit Churchill War Rooms
My recent visit to The Churchill War Rooms is the topic of this week's live as well as a mender into how some monasteries resisted giving their possessions to the Crown on closure, and the schedule fo...
25 Okt 202352min
King John, 807 years dead today
On this day in 1216 King John, candidate for worst king of England ever, died but not before managing to lose the crown jewels in The Wash and leaving the country in a civil war and part occupied by t...
18 Okt 20231h 13min
Power hungry and pious? The Tudor Matriarch, Margaret Beaufort
Historian Dr Nicola Tallis joined me to talk about the subject of one of her most popular books, Margaret Beaufort. Margaret has been portrayed in a fairly unidimensional way in popular culture; power...
15 Okt 202359min
Raising the Mary Rose
Streamed live, we covered some history anniversaries falling this week: * Raising the Mary Rose on 11th October 1982, and some surprising facts about how it was nearly blown up in the 19th century! * ...
11 Okt 202350min
Historic Worcester, the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral and Cleeve Abbey in Somerset
In today’s episode Philippa talks about three places she has visited in the past week.* The Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral* Cleeve Abbey in Somerset* Greyfriars in Historic WorcesterYou can also wa...
4 Okt 20231h 8min
