Episode 179: Ivan The Terrible. With Clare Griffin
THIS WEEK! We discuss Ivan The Terrible. From his unhappy upbringing, to him being the first to take the title Tsar, to his unsucsesfull wars, to the sack of Novgorod. All this and More on "Well That ...
2 Maj 20241h 8min
Episode 178: Alexander The Great. With Philip Freeman
THIS WEEK! We discuss The Life of Alexander The Great. From the world of Macedonia to his father Philip II, and his upbringing in the Macedonian court, To his campaign towards India, and More. This we...
25 Apr 202455min
Episode 177: Everything Is Wrong With The Napoleon Movie. With Rory Butcher
THIS WEEK! We discuss what went wrong with the most recent Ridley Scott Movie "Napoleon" movie. How innacurrate is it? What went wrong? And how could it have been made better? The views discussed in t...
18 Apr 20241h 46min
Episode 176: The Popes, And The Hohenstaufen. With John France
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Popes, And The Hoenstaufen. We take a look at how the relationship between Barbarossa, and Alexander III, The Anti Pope, and the third crusade. We also take a look at ...
11 Apr 20241h 8min
Episode 175: The Enlightenment Part 2. The Age Of Reason. With Ritchie Robertson
In Part 2 Of The Enlightenment, we take a look at "The Age Of Reason". From the abolishment of Torture, to the enlightened Monarchs, to the view of Slavery, and Colonialism, And much more. On "Well Th...
4 Apr 20241h 32min
Episode 174: The Enlightenment. Part 1. The Pursuit Of Happiness With Ritchie Robertson
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The age known as "The Enlightenment". From the world before The Enlightenment, to the end of witchchraft, and superstition, to the philosopher giants, and the scientific r...
28 Mars 202456min
Episode 173: Louis XIV. The Sun King. With Philip Mansel
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The famous French King Louis XIV. From the rise of The Bourbon Dynasty to the upbringing of Louis XIV, to Anne Of Austria and Cardinal Mazzarin. To the building of Verssai...
21 Mars 202456min
Episode 172: The Berlin Wall. With Frederick Taylor
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Berlin Wall. From the Soviet Invation in 1945 To Soviet Western relations. To the escapees to the west, and the building of The Berlin Wall. And what was it like to li...
14 Mars 20242h 8min
