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The Untitled History Podcast
Deep dives into history’s fascinating rabbit holes. Untitled History Podcast is the podcast that takes you beyond the textbooks to explore the untold stories of the ancient and modern worlds. Join Gareth Edwards and a lineup of world-leading experts that lifts the lid on famous episodes and obscure global events alike. Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! Host: Gareth Edwards More about Gareth Edwards: https://battleguide.co.uk/untitled-history#host To…
Episodes
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 38: Did One Telegram Bring America into the Great War?
In January 1917, as war raged across the globe, only one major power remained neutral: the United States. Having swayed between pro- and anti-German sentiment…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 37: Milton Keynes: The Future that Could Have Been
In post-war Britain, the drive to build new housing and a better world led to a number of plans focused on creating modern towns. The boldest and most…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 36: How Rome used cheese to conquer Britain
The Roman Army was powered by cheese. It fuelled its soldiers through war and occupation and, as Rome’s armies swept through western Europe, altered how an…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 35: The Anti-Fascist Italian Art Forger that fooled America
In September 1926, art expert Paul Arndt was shown a newly-unearthed Ancient Greek statue by an Italian dealer. It was an extraordinary piece. Its sale for a…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 34: The last stand of HMS Glowworm and the invasion of Norway
On the 8th of 1940, a lone British destroyer encountered part of the German invasion force bound for Norway. The heroic last stand of HMS Glowworm against…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 33: Charles De Gaulle and the birth of the 5th Republic
In 1940, Charles de Gaulle saved France. He called for resistance to the Nazi occupation from London. In 1958, with the French republic crumbling, he stepped…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 32: Forgotten Crusader Queens of Cyprus
In 1458, the Kingdom of Cyprus was the last of the Crusader States. Over the next 30 years, two remarkable women would fight to rule it as queen. Their rivalry…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 31: Origins of Celebrity with Greg Jenner
Celebrity feels like a modern idea. Something that owes its origins to the rise of Hollywood, television and reality TV. But its cultural origins run far…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 30 Extra Bit: Rescuing Pilots From the Channel
In this Extra Bit episode, Gareth and Matt Bone shine a light on the pilots of the Typhoon and Spitfire raids on D-Day's radar stations: the air-sea rescue…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 30: How the Allies punched the hole in German radar for D-Day
By 1944, the German’s had a highly-advanced radar system covering the entirety of the Channel coast. That radar would, if left intact, provide considerable…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 29: 1983: The year of crises that almost ended the world
In September 1983, the Soviet missile launch detection system falsely reported an inbound US missile strike. The actions of Stanislav Petrov that day, who…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 28: Agatha Christie goes to war
Agatha Christie is the world’s best selling author and rightly regarded as the queen of crime. But less well known is her medical service in both world wars…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 27: The history and cultural impact of Asterix the Gaul
The best selling comic series in the world is One Piece. But the second best selling, with almost 400 million copies sold, is neither British nor American. It…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 26: The myth and reality of medieval Crusader States
In the aftermath of the First Crusade, four Christian kingdoms were established in the near east. In this episode we explore the history of the Crusader…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 25: 18th Century letter writing and the hidden history of women
In 1740, Samuel Richardson published Pamela, a novel purporting to be the letters of a young woman. In 1748, he followed this up with Clarissa, written on the…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 24: How Games Workshop changed the world with Jordan Sorcery
In 1975, three young men sat in a grotty flat in West London decided to launch a games company. Over the next few years, they would find themselves at the…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 23: Robin Hood: The Truth Behind the Myth
Lythe and listin Gentilmen, That be of freebore blode I shall tell you of a gode Yeman His name was Robyn Hode These are the opening words to The Gest of Robin…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 22: How Piracy Actually Worked
Ask most people to describe a pirate and their ship, and they’ll likely conjure up an image of an eye-patch-wearing man commanding a huge ship. An image that…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 21: America’s Influence on Tudor England
The 16th Century saw a two way exchange of objects, ideas and people between Europe and the Americas to a far greater extent than is often understood. Much of…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 20: When Radium Was Put in Everything
The discovery of Radium in 1898 opened up new frontiers of science and medicine. But the sheer difference between the behaviour of radium and every element…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 19: Demonology and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The period of the Second Temple was a time of cultural change for Jewish communities, including in how they regarded concepts such as magic and demons. But…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 18: Everyday Clothing in Roman Judea
Jesus in flowing robes. Mary, his mother, in a veil. Mary Magdalene in red with loose flowing hair. Even the disciples in short tunics bare-headed. All these…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 17: The Forgotten Kingdoms That Vanished: Britain After Rome
The withdrawal of Rome from Britain in the 4th Century wasn’t quick. The slow decline created an environment in which small kingdoms and communities emerged as…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 16: Antarctica: The Nazi Whale Oil Mission
Between 1936 and 1939, Nazi Germany operated the thirds largest whaling fleet in the world. Its giant processing ships roamed the Antarctic, almost driving the…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 15: How Firearms Became Fashionable in the Renaissance
In the 15th century, guns were often seen as the devil’s weapon. Unchivalrous and “unmanly”, they were viewed with suspicion by the European elite. Within a…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 14: The Surprising History Behind the Eurovision Song Contest
In May 1950, at the Imperial Hotel in Torquay, representatives from 23 European national broadcasters gathered to discuss future cooperation. The result was…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 13: The Forgotten War between Britain and the USA
By 1812 Imperial France, under the leadership of Napoleon had become the dominant force in Europe. Only Britain and Portugal were still fighting against an…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 12: The Reichswehr and the Weimar State
On 9th November 1918, with a revolution underway in Germany, a new republic was declared in Berlin. The next day, German Chancellor Friedrich Ebert and General…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 11: The Battle That Changed Football: Spion Kop 1900
For football fans, just the mention of Liverpool’s ‘Kop End’ evokes an image of a packed stand full of fans. Many other football clubs also have a Kop stand…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 10: Battle of Quiberon Bay: France’s Doomed Invasion
In 1759 France and Britain were locked in the Seven Years War. It was a war of global proportions. In Europe, Russia, India, and the American colonies the two…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 9: Europe's Strangest Borders: Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire would exist for almost 1000 years. In that time it would encompass vast swaithes of Europe, trigger religious wars and result in a number…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 8: The Forgotten British (and Australian!) Space Programme
After WW2, Britain began work on its independent nuclear deterrent, building on Nazi technology seized at the end of WW2. Over time, this would spawn a…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 7: How to Conduct a Highway Robbery
In this episode, we explore the fascinating story of the infamous highwaymen who for hundreds of years plagued Europe’s roads, preying on unsuspecting…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 6: Rat Lines, the Vatican and Nazi escape lines
In the decades following the end of World War II, thousands of Nazis from Germany, Austria and other countries fled Europe to avoid investigation for war…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 5: The Austrian Spy Chief Who Was Russia’s Double Agent
Founded in 1879, the Austro-Hungarian Evidenzbureau was the first permanent military intelligence service in the world. In 1901 Colonel Alfred Redl was…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 4: The Boston Massacre
On the evening of the 5th of March 1770, a ragged volley of shots rang out on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts. That volley would change the history of the…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 3: The Virginians who fought for the Union in the Civil War
Before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Colonel Robert E Lee wrote: I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 1: The Wartime origins of words and phrases
In this episode we cover the fascinating history of phrases and evolution of language in the English speaking world. From everyday sayings and their origins…
The Untitled History PodcastEpisode 2: The History of Cats on Ships
From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity…