Episode 163: The French Revolution. With Peter Mcphee
This week we take a look at The French Revolution. From Talleryand, and Laffayete to the state of France in the late 1780s to the diamond neckless afair, and what the causes of the revolution were and...
11 Jan 202452min
Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image
In this episode we talk about how rulers and chronicles use history to justify their rights to rule. NOT everyone we speak about in this episode are tyrants, but those we talk about in this episode ha...
4 Jan 20241h 16min
Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English
This week in our anual christmas special, we talk about ST. Nicholas. From his upbringing, to the council of Nicea to his death. His popular saint stories, and how he came to be as we know him as Sant...
21 Dec 202351min
Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble
This week we take a look at Charlemagnes sucsessor "Louis The Pious". We take a look at some primary sources such as Notker, The Astronomer, who have written about Louis, and discuss their reliability...
14 Dec 20231h 9min
Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather
In this episode we take a look at the Christianization of Europe. From What Christianity looked like before the age of Consantine to the aftermath and result of the move of the Roman World to Constant...
7 Dec 20231h 33min
Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze
In the 3rd and final part, (for now). We take a look at the 100 days of Napoleon in Power. From what we thought about the recent Napoleon ,movie, to Tsar Alexander Is March on Paris to Napoleons retur...
30 Nov 20231h 28min
Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White
From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disa...
22 Nov 20231h
Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White
This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a ...
16 Nov 20231h 19min
