Shows
History HackHistory Hack: Early Modern ColonialismCatharine Williams joins us to talk about modern colonialism, we delve deep into who the key players were and which diaries from the time period that she finds the most interesting and why.https://ko-fi.com/historyhackwww.uk.bookshop.org/historyhackwww.patreon.com/historyhackwww.historyhack.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-2350 min
History HackHistory Hack: Women of Warwick CastleBen Kay joins us to talk about the women who lived in Warwick castle, he has designed a special tour to tell their stories, so head over to the castle to see and experience this all yourselves. https://ko-fi.com/historyhackwww.uk.bookshop.org/historyhackwww.patreon.com/historyhackwww.historyhack.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-2047 min
History HackHistory Hack: Agent ZoClare Mulley joins us to talk about her amazing new book on Elżbieta Zawacka, a daring and incredibly brave woman who parachuted from England back into Poland.https://ko-fi.com/historyhackwww.uk.bookshop.org/historyhackwww.patreon.com/historyhackwww.historyhack.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-1642 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Cleopatras (not that Cleopatra)You’ve heard about one Cleopatra - she of the Elizabeth Taylor film with the snake and the boob, but what about the others! Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones joins us to weave a tale of absolute power, backstabbing, self-styling goddesses, war and the generally bonkers antics of the super rich that makes the Tudors look dull.https://ko-fi.com/historyhackwww.uk.bookshop.org/historyhackwww.patreon.com/historyhackwww.historyhack.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-0947 min
History HackHistory Hack: British Airborne ForcesSaul David returns to celebrate our shiny relaunch and talk all about his fantastic new book. Think everything has been said about the British airborne forces? Think again. There's a broad tale to be told about their evolution across the whole war, if Alina and Alex can stop swooning long enough to get the questions out...https://ko-fi.com/historyhackwww.uk.bookshop.org/historyhack www.patreon.com/historyhackwww.historyhack.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-061h 00
History HackHistory Hack: Surrealism, Lee Miller and Roland PenrosePhotographer Lee Miller and artist Roland Penrose were at the centre of the inter-war Surrealism movement. Through their art, they embraced the movement before the war intervened and changed the direction of their lives. Boney and Charlotte are joined by Antony Penrose, Lee and Roland's son, and Ami Bouhassane, their granddaughter, to discuss surrealism and the incredible lives of Lee and Roland.Be sure to visit https://www.farleyshouseandgallery.co.uk/ and https://www.leemiller.co.uk/ for more on Roland and Lee.You can buy the books we mention in the podcast at our...
2021-08-301h 16
History HackHistory Hack: Writing Historical FictionIn a double effort two authors discuss how to go about producing historical fiction. Janet Few discusses witchcraft trials and Sins as Red as Scarlet, and Emily Bullock talks about using scant sources to recreate the horror of life in an insane asylum in the nineteenth century for Inside the Beautiful Inside. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2020-12-0253 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Roman ArmyJonathan Eaton joins us for a lively discussion about life in the Roman Army, based on his new book. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-0144 min
History HackHistory Hack: China & Japan 1937-41The wonderful Rich Frank returns to talk about the events that arguably constitute the beginning of the Second World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-3041 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubThe regulars convene to try and decide who deserves the title of History's Most Scandalous Woman.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-272h 21
History HackHistory Hack: The Navy and the War of 1812Nick Kaizer joins us to talk all about the naval side of the War of 1812.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2739 min
History HackHistory Hack: Single White FemalesJane Lowes joins us to talk all about the brave young Victorian women who left everything behind to emigrate to Australia on their own and start again. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2634 min
History HackHistory Hack: Pole PositionSam Knapton joins Alina to discuss the burdening issue of displacement in the aftermath of the Second World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2639 min
History HackHistory Hack: Turning Points in Irish HistoryFin Dwyer, host of the Irish History Podcast, joins Alex and Alina to discuss what he considers to be the five turning key turning points in his country's history. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2545 min
History HackHistory Hack: Fake Medical History and the Ancient WorldHelen King joins us to talk all about the nonsense that has emerged about medicine in the ancient world and to put us right. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2436 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Little Ships of DunkirkPhil Weir joins us to talk all about his new book: Dunkirk and the Little Ships.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2356 min
History HackSharpe Attack: Sharpe's EagleJoin Alex and Napoleonic Historian Marcus Cribb with cast members Jason Salkey, Michael Cochrane, Neil Dudgeon, Paul Bigley, Paul Trussell, Assumpta Serna, Scott Cleverdon and Gavan O'Herlihy as they recall life on set and filming the iconic series. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-211h 35
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubBrace yourselves. The regulars in the Mary Rose convene with guest judge Eleanor Janega to find history's funniest Sexcapade. In which there is actually some serious conversation, along with the normal lunacy.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-202h 34
History HackHistory Hack: A History of DessertLA-based Food Historian Katherine Spiers joins us to talk all about the history of dessert.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-2038 min
History HackHistory Hack: A History of SmugglingHelen Doe joins us to talk all about smuggling in the West Country and the legacy it has left behind. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1929 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Romanovs with Simon Sebag-MontefioreAlex's dreams come true and we discuss 300 years of Romanov rulers in Russia with the man who literally wrote the book on them all.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1841 min
History HackHistory Hack: Julius Cesar's AssassinsSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1741 min
History HackHistory Hack: Charles II's MistressesBut Linda Porter joins us to swing the focus onto the women Charles II loved instead of arguably Britain's randiest King himself.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1653 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubJoin the regulars as they debate the most epic animal in historySupport us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-132h 21
History HackHistory Hack: The MountbattensAndrew Lownie joins us to talk about the Mountbattens; Dickie and Edwina, including their lives, their war service and their contribution to the modern Royal Family.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1345 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Portland Spy RingTrevor Barnes joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on a thrilling Cold War espionage tale... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1239 min
History HackHistory Hack: The End of the Battle of the SommeIn honour of Remembrance Day, WW1 Historians and Mary Rose regulars Andy Lock and Andrew Holmes return to pick up where they left off talking about the Battle of the Somme in July. Why was the fighting still going on in November? How were lessons learned put into action immediately and what was it all for? You might be surprised by some of the answers... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https...
2020-11-1145 min
History HackHistory Hack: Castles and the Wars of the RosesHistorian Dan Spencer joins us to talk all about a neglected aspect of the Wars of the Roses. Castles. Why were they important, how were they used, and were they as peripheral as people have thought in the recent past?Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1028 min
History HackHistory Hack: WW2 in North AfricaHistorian Samuel Wallace joins us to provide an intensive overview of North Africa in WW2, looking at why, how, who was involved, and what events contributed to the rest of the war. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0936 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubThe weekly virtual pub get together is back for the duration of lockdown 2.0. Join us in the Mary Rose as the regulars debate history's most epic fail with a twist... for one of them is lying. Can the judges pick out the genuine f*ckwittery from the fake?Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2020-11-061h 53
History HackHistory Hack: The Mosquito CoastBen Fuggle joins us to talk all about the history of parts Nicaragua and Honduras and some pretty quintessential British meddling in the region. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0645 min
History HackHistory Hack: Geoffrey ChaucerHistorian and medieval document specialist Euan Roger joins us to talk all about the life of one of Britain's most famous literary characters. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0537 min
History HackHistory Hack: Scissors and Paste JournalismHistorian Melodee Beals joins us to discuss a pivotal point in the history of journalism in the nineteenth and early-Twentieth centuries. We look at a system that would cause mayhem in copyright now, and look at how moral questions that our ancestors faced in the past are rearing their heads again in a world dominated by social media. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/
2020-11-0434 min
History HackHistory Hack: India, Pakistan and PartitionAward-winning author of the Baby Ganesh series Vaseem Khan, joins us to dicuss his new book set in 1950: Midnight at Malabar House, and the wealth of historical background that presents a snapshot of a terrifying and tubulent period on the sub-continent. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0340 min
History HackHistory Hack: Music in Concentration CampsKaren Uslin joins Alex and Alina to discuss the importance of music and the arts within concentration and death camps. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0242 min
History HackHistory Hack: Halloween Folklore SpecialStory-teller Owen Griffiths returns to share some more of his fantastic folklore with a spooky tale for Halloween.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-3124 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the Pub: The Greatest War Film of All TimeJoin us for the most epic debate yet. Who will win the debate on the Greatest War Film in History? The regulars are joined by war boffins and film buffs to hash it out!Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-301h 53
History HackHistory Hack: The Victorians and DeathMelissa DeVelvis joins us to tackle the questions of why people were so obsessed by death and mourning in the nineteenth century, on both sides of the Atlantic. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-3047 min
History HackHistory Hack: Black Women and ReconstructionHistorian Cappy Yarbrough joins us for a cracking piece of South Carolina history: to talk all about political activism on the part of a family of inspirational black women in the wake of the American Civil War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2944 min
History HackHistory Hack: Life in the Secret ServiceDan Kaszeta joins us to talk all about his time in the Secret Service and life at the White House. And we get into how he lost a fight with a llama... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2839 min
History HackHistory Hack: The History of the HomeArt historian Freya Gowrley joins us to talk all about her forthcoming book: Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840, Materiality, Sociability and Emotion. Why was this such an important turning point in the history of how we viewed our own personal space, and what does the past tell us about how we've responded to being locked down in 2020?Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/...
2020-10-2727 min
History HackHistory Hack: Waterloo 50Napoleonic gurus William Fletcher, Marcus Cribb and Zack White come together to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the film that inspired their various careers. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2649 min
History HackHistory Hack: British Treatment of German POWs in WW2Historian and author Alan Malpass joins us to talk all about his new book, which looks at the experiences of German prisoners of war in Britain 1939-1948. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2654 min
History HackHistory Hack: Oral History: War and ReconciliationAllegra Jordan joins us to talk about her research into the First World War at Harvard and how it has inspired her work in the field of reconciliation and conflict. How do you restructure your attitudes towards someone who you have regarded as your mortal enemy? Is there a way forward at the end of conflict?Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/...
2020-10-2434 min
History HackHistory Hack: Sharpe: Heroes of Series Two!Stars of the hit show Jason Salkey, Philip Whitchurch, Michael Mears, Lyndon Davies, Nicholas Rowe, Feodor Atkine and Nickolas Grace join Alex and historian Marcus Cribb to reminisce about filming Sharpe.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-231h 08
History HackHistory Hack: Women, Fashion and Revolt.Helen Antrobus joins us to talk all about women and revolt, and how they've used fashion to their advantage throughout the ages. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2237 min
History HackHistory Hack: Colonialism and SenegalGregory Valdespino joins us for a fascinating chat on the intertwined history of France and Senegal. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2144 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Romans and MurderMary Rose regular Emma Sothon joins us to talk all about her new book on murder in Ancient Rome. We promise you, no giraffes were harmed in the recording of this podcast, nor people making up weird sex stories about them. However weird they are. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
2020-10-201h 06
History HackHistory Hack: The Kamikaze HuntersWill Iredale joins us to talk all about is smash hit book. What were the Royal Navy up to in the Pacific in the final months of the war? Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1953 min
History HackHistory Hack: Crime & Punishment in the Napoleonic WarsZack White joins us to talk all about crime and punishment in the British Army during the Peninsula War.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1646 min
History HackHistory Hack: Canadians and the Spanish Civil WarTyler Wentzell joins us to talk all about the Canadian contingent who fought in the Spanish Civil War.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1541 min
History HackHistory Hack: A History of Cuba Part IINick Ramos returns for part two of his high-octane journey through the history of Cuba. This time it's the Twentieth Century, which of course centres on Fidel Castro and the revolution.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1446 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Origins of Modern ManTim Reynolds joins us to talk all about the origin of modern man and how we differed from other sub-species, such as Neanderthals. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1335 min
History HackHistory Hack: D-Day: Angels of MercyPaul Woodadge returns to talk to us all about his magnificent book: Angels of Mercy. Find out what happened when two boy medics ended up in one church on D-Day. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1251 min
History HackHistory Hack: Margaret TudorHelen Newsome joins us to talk all about Margaret Tudor, who needs to be remembered for far more than being one of Henry VIII's sisters.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0924 min
History HackHistory Hack: US Civil War Veterans and Opiate AddictionJonathan Jones joins us to discuss a sad consequence of the American civil war with a talk on opiate addiction amongst veterans and its consequences.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0838 min
History HackHistory Hack: Simon Sebag MontefioreTo celebrate the release of two new books, history heavyweight Simon Sebag Montefiore joins us to talk about the greatest speeches and the greatest letters of all time.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0740 min
History HackHistory Hack: ArtemisCarla Ionescu joins us to fly the flag for the goddess Artemis, and to tell us why she deserves far more credit than she currently receives.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0638 min
History HackHistory Hack: The British Resistance in WW2Join us as we talk to Andy Chatterton to find out what would have happened if the Nazi's had been successful in invading Britain. Just what preparations had been made to boot them back off our fair isle? Who were our unsung heroes? The answer is as eccentrically British and silly as you'd hope. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2020-10-0538 min
History HackHistory Hack: British Intelligence Between the WarsIs military intelligence an oxymoron?! Ben Hodges joins us to explain why this isn't funny, cuts down some silly assumptions and explains how intelligence progressed in the inter-war period. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0231 min
History HackHistory Hack: The BorgiasKatharine Fellowes joins us to reveal all about one of the Renaissance's most eminent families. How did they get to power, how did they stay there? And should we believe everything we see on television?Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-0147 min
History HackHistory Hack: History's Greatest ExplorersMatt Breen, host of The Explorers Podcast, joins us to talk us through his top five explorers in history. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-3043 min
History HackHistory Hack: Monsters of the Ancient WorldLiz Gloyn joins us to talk to us all about monsters of the classical world and how they are represented in popular culture today. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2932 min
History HackHistory Hack: 1941 and the Road to the Final SolutionJust how did it get to the point where the Nazi's tried to enact the Final Solution? Holocaust historian Nicholas Terry joins us to talk all about 1941 and why it was a crucial point in a horrific tale.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2849 min
History HackHistory Hack: Tales from Welsh FolkloreOwen Griffiths rejoins us with another quick tales from the annals of Welsh folklore. Every wondered why Wales loved the dragon enough to put it on their flag? Tune in to find out. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2517 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Kings & Queens of HawaiiHistoryland's Josh Provan returns to talk all about the forward-thinking, modern former monarchy of Hawaii. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2546 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Kinship WarsManx native Laurence Robinson joins us to talk all about the wars that rocked Finland in the wake of the First World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2437 min
History HackHistory Hack: America's Founding FathersHistorian Craig Bruce Smith joins us to talk all about the men who forged a nation, but it's not quite as cut and dried as you might think!Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2347 min
History HackHistory Hack: An Expert's Guide to DecapitationOsteoarchaeologist Katie Tucker joins us to talk about what bones can tell her, and in particular how she came to specialise in decapitation. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2246 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Royal Navy & the Battle of BritainNaval guru Phil Weir joins us to talk all about the Royal Navy's contribution to Britain's "Finest Hour."Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-2151 min
History HackHistory Hack: Women in the US Civil WarMelissa DeVelvis joins us to talk all about women during the American civil war, particularly nurses, and the shocking events that they both witnessed and participated in. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-1851 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Cult of NapoleonIn this extended special, Zack White and Marcus Cribb join us for a Brit's guide to France's Hero; and to discuss a rather odd field of scholarship in some quarters that worships him as a god.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-171h 49
History HackHistory Hack: Elite Women and the Grand TourLizzie Rogers joins us to talk all about adventurous women who packed their bags in the 18th Century and decided not to let young men have all the tourist fun.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-1630 min
History HackHistory Hack: HerculaneumAndrew Wallace-Hadrill joins us to talk all about Pompeii's oft-forgotten neighbour.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-1551 min
History HackHistory Hack: Humour Under StalinYou'd have been forgiven for thinking that there was nothing to smile about in Stalin's Russia, but Jonathan Waterlow joins us to talk about the evolution of a very particular sense of humour at the time. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-1438 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubJoin us Down the Pub as the residents debate the greatest book in history.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-111h 53
History HackHistory Hack: A History of San FranciscoSan Francisco girl Kelly Krause joins us to talk all about her city. From indigenous people, to earthquakes, to wars and the Summer of Love, it's a vibrant story and not always what you'd expect to hear... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-111h 01
History HackHistory Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part IIINicolai Eberholst concludes his epic history of the Austro-Hungarian empire in the First World War. Today we look at 1917-18 and the fall of the Empire. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-1054 min
History HackHistory Hack: Cervantes and Don QuixoteColin Fisher joins us to talk all about Spain's answer to Shakespeare and his finest work. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0952 min
History HackHistory Hack: How to be a Pre-HistorianLesley McFadyen joins us to talk all about the challenges of researching prehistory in the absence of documents and testimony. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0839 min
History HackHistory Hack: "Good" GermansCatrine Clay joins us to share tales from her new book, which looks at German resistance to the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0734 min
History HackHistory Hack: Tales from Welsh FolkloreGot a spare twenty minutes? Owen Griffiths returns with a spooky tale borne out of the confusion of the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0420 min
History HackHistory Hack: Women of LondonGuide and historian Becky Laxton-Bass joins us to talk all about some of her favourite women who have shaped the history of London. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0438 min
History HackHistory Hack: Sicily 1943 with James HollandJames Holland celebrates the release of his brand new book by joining us to talk all about Operation Husky Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0334 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Life of Marilyn MonroeMary Rose regular Charlotte White joins us for a comprehensive look at the life of a Hollywood icon. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0255 min
History HackHistory Hack: Philip and AlexanderThe fabulous Adrian Goldsworthy celebrates the release of his new book by joining us for an in-depth discussion on Philip and Alexander.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-09-0157 min
History HackHistory Hack: Zombie Myths & Australian Military HistoryAustralians were infallible soldiers? Australian fights other people's wars? Historian Craig Stockings takes on a number of popular conceptions in his nation's military history and explains why he thinks they are wrong. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-3132 min
History HackHistory Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part IINicolai Eberholst returns with part two of his fantastic and comprehensive look at Austria-Hungary in WW1. Beginning with the Gorlice-Tarnow campaign, we look at the introduction of Italy to the war and all the way through to the end of 1916 on multiple fronts, with a little segue on the air war too. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
2020-08-2856 min
History HackHistory Hack: Sharpe: A Tale of Two WelliesBrace yourselves, it's a full house as we host Jason Salkey, BOTH Wellingtons: David Troughton and Hugh Fraser, the legend that is Brian Cox, Assumpta Serna, and Scott Cleverdon. As if that wasn't enough, the lovely Paul McGann also dropped in to tell us all about his stint as the original Richard Sharpe. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
2020-08-282h 07
History HackHistory Hack: The US Civil War in the WestAnother of our listener requests. Giles, this one is for you: Forget Gettysburg. Co-host of Home Brew History, Joseph Ricci, joins us to tell us why its the Western Theatre of operations that really made the difference in the Civil War.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2755 min
History HackHistory Hack: 1956Simon Hall joins us all to talk about his fascinating book 1956, which looks at seismic events occurring across the globe in a single, twelve month period. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2639 min
History HackHistory Hack: Crusader ArchaeologyListener favourite Amanda Charland returns to talk all about archaeology from the perspective of the Crusades; focusing on Ashkelon, Saladin and Richard the Lionheart.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2537 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Indian Air Force in WW2Sree Nair joins us for a fascinating talk about the contribution of the Indian Air Force in the Second World War. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2458 min
History HackHistory Hack: Down the PubThe Mary Rose is the venue for another historical date fuelled by beverages. This time it's the best conspiracy theory in history. Everything from aliens, freemasons and the grassy knoll to pina coladas, Hillary Clinton and, I quote "Hitler's baby juice." Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-212h 39
History HackHistory Hack: Epic Russian CriminalsStalinist historian Mark Vincent joins us to share some of his favourite mad characters from the annals of Russian crime.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2154 min
History HackHistory Hack: Masculinity in the 19th CenturyNicola Lambert joins us to discuss the concept of masculinity. What did it mean in the nineteenth century, especially to women and what kind of connotations did it have on sex and relationships? The answers are a little bit disturbing... Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2034 min
History HackHistory Hack: Buy British!Why in times of national crisis is the consumer told the the patriotic thing to do is go shopping! How has this philosophy evolved over time? And did the British people invest themselves in this concept? Serena Dyer joins us to explain all!Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1938 min
History HackHistory Hack: A History of VietnamNghia Mai joins us to talk all about French colonialism in Vietnam.Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1838 min
History HackHistory Hack: The Spanish ArmadaDavid Davies rejoins us to give us a comprehensive breakdown on the seminal events of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1736 min
History HackHistory Hack: Indian CourtesansCourtesan does not equal shady sex-worker in Indian history. Katherine Schofield joins us to talk all about this aspect of asian history stretching back centuries, with reference to some particularly outstanding women. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1450 min