Latest / The History Chap Podcast
51: Robert Baden-Powell, the Siege of Mafeking & the start of the Boy Scouts
Send me a message
In 1907, 20 boys came together for a camp on Brownsea Island, in Poole harbour, Dorset.
It was the brain child of Boer War veteran, Robert Baden-Powell.
Little could he, or they, know that the camp would give birth to the Scouting Movement, which now has over 40 million members worldwide.
Whilst any former Scout (or Guide) will probably know that Robert Baden-Powell was the founder of this incredible movement, many won’t know that the idea of this youth organisation came out of the Boer War in South Africa.
And more directly, from Baden-Powell’s own experiences during the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.