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The History Chap Podcast
Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com
Episodes
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208: General Grenfell Defeats Mahdists at Battle of Toski
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My Channel: Become A Patron Make A…
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207: Besieged by the Zulus: Eshowe 1879
Send me a message Besieged by the Zulus: Eshowe 1879 Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My…
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206: The Forgotten Crimean War Battle That Was Fought In The Pacific
Send me a message The battle of Petropavlovsk 1854, during the Crimean War. A forgotten battle on Russia's remote Siberian Pacific coast. Chris Green is The…
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205: The White Indian Mutiny 1858
Send me a message The forgotten story of the White Indian Mutiny. Following the Indian Sepoy Revolt, which began in 1857, the British government took over…
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204: Dawn Attack on the Nile: The Battle of Firket 1896
Send me a message The Battle of Firket (also called the battle of Ferkeh or Firka), 7th June 1896, Sudan. It was the opening battle in General Kitchener's…
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204: The Desert Rorke's Drift - The Battle of Mirbat 1972
Send me a message The Epic SAS battle in Oman - the battle of Mirbat 1972 Become A Patron Make A Donation In July 1972, nine SAS soldiers faced impossible odds…
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203: The Last Stand of the Shangani Patrol, 1893
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring British History to life. The Shangani Patrol: Major Wilson’s Last Stand Against…
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202: Irish Convict Rebellion in Australia 1804: The Castle Hill Rebellion
Send me a message The Castle Hill Rebellion: When Irish Revolutionaries Fought British Redcoats in Australia (1804) Chris Green is The History Chap; telling…
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201: When Hawaii Almost Became British...by Mistake!
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap, telling stories from British history. This is the moment in 1843 when for 5 months the British occupied…
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200: 48,000 Shells in 2 Hours: Why Was Acre Attacked in 1840?
Send me a message 48,000 shells in 2 Hours: Why Was Acre Attacked in 1840? Become A Patron Make A Donation In November 1840, a British naval squadron unleashed…
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199: Zulu's Greatest Injustice: The True Story of Henry Hook VC
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. The movie "Zulu"'s Greatest Injustice: The True Story of Henry…
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198: Britain's Forgotten First Victory In The Crimean War
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling forgotten stories from British history. The Forgotten Victory: Battle of Bomarsund 1854 - The Baltic…
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197: Britain's Forgotten Chinese Territory: Weihaiwei
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling forgotten stories from British history. This is the story of Britain's forgotten naval port in China…
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196: General Charles Gordon - the reality vs the film “Khartoum”
Send me a message The 1966 film "Khartoum" tells the story of General Charles Gordon and his battle with the Mahdi in Sudan. But how close to historical…
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195: When Britain Fought Russia: The Tsar's Fatal Miscalculation
Send me a message Why did Britain end up fighting Russia in the Crimean War, 1854-56? Chris Green, is the History Chap; telling forgotten stories from British…
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194: The Victorian War That Still Haunts Iran Today
Send me a message The story of the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57 which still shapes Iranian attitudes towards Britain and the West. History casts a long shadow…
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193: Britain's Most Remote Colony: The Forgotten British Garrison Of Tristan da Cunha
Send me a message In this episode, I uncover the remarkable story of Tristan da Cunha — a volcanic speck in the South Atlantic Ocean that became a strategic…
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192: Wellington's First & Hardest Victory - The Battle of Assaye 1803
Send me a message Most people know the Duke of Wellington for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo. But when asked which battle truly tested him, Wellington didn’t…
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191: "Hell Fire Jack": Survivor of Indian Mutiny & The Zulus
Send me a message John Dartnell: Veteran of the Zulu War, Indian Mutiny, and Boer War – The Forgotten Soldier of Empire Chris Green is The History Chap…
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190: How Stan Hollis Earned The Only VC on D-Day
Send me a message The story of Yorkshireman, Stanley Hollis, the only man to be awarded a Victoria Cross on D-Day 1944. Chris Green is The History Chap…
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189: Corfield's Last Stand: Britain's War with the Mad Mullah in Somaliland
Send me a message The Last Stand of Richard Corfield: Britain's War with the Mad Mullah In August 1913, deep in the arid interior of British Somaliland…
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188: The Real James Bond: Ian Fleming's Secret War
Send me a message Was James Bond real? Not exactly. But the man who created him was deeply involved in the shadowy world of wartime espionage. This documentary…
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187: The Dam Busters: The True Story Behind The Iconic World War 2 Film
Send me a message Become A Patron Make A Donation On the 16th May 1943, 19 Lancaster bombers form 617 Squadron RAF set out on one of the most daring bombing…
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186: Did the film "Zulu" get it wrong? The mystery of Lt. Adendorff.
Send me a message Become A Patron Make A Donation Did the film Zulu get it wrong? In the 1964 epic, Lieutenant Gert Adendorff rides into Rorke’s Drift with…
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185: WW1 Troop Train Disaster
Send me a message The Quiitinshill Rail Disaster. Britain's worst ever rail crash where over 220 people were killed including over 200 soldiers heading to…
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184: The Abyssinian Expedition 1868: Britain's Most Daring Rescue
Send me a message The story of the British expedition to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) to rescue British civilians being held captive by the Emperor Tewodros in his…
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183: The British Soldiers Who Fought In the Papal Army 1861-1870
Send me a message The story of the British Zouaves who fought in the 19th century Papal army. Become A Patron Make A Donation Support the show
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182: The Battle of Ashdown, 871 - Alfred The Great's First Victory
Send me a message In early 871, Wessex stood on the brink. The Great Heathen Army—an alliance of Viking warriors—had already devastated Northumbria and East…
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181: The Viking Great Heathen Army Invades England
Send me a message In the year 865, a new and terrifying force arrived on English shores—not a raiding party, but a full-scale invasion. The Great Heathen Army…
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180: The Bravest Man To Ever Wear A Redcoat?
Send me a message Major General Robert Rollo Gillespie was described the by historian of the British Army as "the bravest man to ever wear a redcoat". But who…
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179: The Viking Attack on Lindisfarne 793
Send me a message In the year 793, the monks at Lindisfarne—one of the holiest sites in Anglo-Saxon England—were attacked by Viking raiders. It heralded the…
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178: The War of the Golden Stool
Send me a message In 1900, the British Empire launched what would become the final and most dramatic chapter in a decades-long struggle with the Ashanti people…
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177: Titanic to Dunkirk: The Incredible Story of Charles Lightoller
Send me a message Charles Lightoller was the most senior officer to survive the sinking of the Titanic — and nearly three decades later, he took his own small…
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176: The Fighting Bradfords (Britain's Most Decorated WW1 Family)
Send me a message The ‘Fighting Bradford’s” were 4 brothers from the north East of England who served in the First World War. The 4 brothers, 3 of whom were…
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175: "The Man Who Would Be King" Film vs History
Send me a message In this episode I look at "The Man Who Would Be King", a story by Rudyard Kipling and made into a film in 1975 starring Sean Connery and…
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174: The Last Invasion of Mainland Britain 1797
Send me a message The almost comical story of the last invasion of mainland Britain in 1797. Other podcast that you might enjoy: Battle of Trafalgar The…
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173: The Forgotten Hero of Isandlwana: The Story of Samuel Wassall VC
Send me a message Amid the chaos of the British defeat at Isandlwana on January 22, 1879, 22-year-old Private Samuel Wassall of the 80th Regiment displayed…
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172: The Last Pagan King in England - Penda of Mercia
Send me a message Penda of Mercia, the last pagan king in Anglo-Saxon England. A warrior king who was largely written out of history by Christian monks. You…
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171: The Oldest Victoria Cross Recipient Ever!
Send me a message William Raynor VC is the oldest Victoria Cross recipient ever. He was 61 years and 10 months old when he was awarded his Victoria Cross…
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170: Gujrat, the Battle That Changed India: Sikhs vs British
Send me a message The Battle of Gujrat - the final battle between the Sikhs and the British, The British victory brought to a close the 2nd Anglo Sikh War and…
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169: Was General Percival Real to Blame for the Fall of Singapore 1942?
Send me a message On the 15th February 1942, the British surrendered the island of Singapore to the Japanese. 85,000 British, Australian, Indian and local…
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168:Shakespeare, Russian Slaves & the British Empire's "Great Game" in Asia
Send me a message The Long Lost Relative of William Shakespeare who played a key role in the Great Game between the British & Russian Empires in the 1840's…
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167: The Craziest Land Swap in History? Manhattan for a tiny island in Indonesia
Send me a message Would you swap a tiny island just 1 mile (or 3 kilometres) square for New York City? Crazy though that sounds, that is exactly what the…
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166: The Barbary Pirates & England's White Slaves
Send me a message The little known story of the Barbary pirates and England's White Slaves. Become A Patron Did you know that at the same time that the British…
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165: Heligoland, the Tiny Forgotten Outpost of the British Empire.
Send me a message Measuring less than one square mile, the island of Heligoland in the North Sea, just 30 miles off the north German coast, is an easily…
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164: Rule Britannia - Discover the History Behind the Song
Send me a message “Rule Britannia” is one of the most recognised songs that identifies Great Britain. But what is the history behind the song? In this episode…
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163: The Unluckiest Regiment In The British Army?
Send me a message Almost wiped out by the Zulus, Losing half their men charging Sikh cannon with bayonets, Surrendered twice, captured twice, losing their…
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162: Raedwald, the Forgotten Warrior King From Dark Ages Britain
Send me a message King Raedwald of East Anglia (reign 599-624 AD), an Anglo Saxon Bretwalda (sort of high king) is believed to be the man who was buried in the…
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161: The Battle of New Orleans - USA v Great Britain, 1815
Send me a message The battle of New Orleans fought between Great Britain and the USA on the 8th January 1815 resulted in a resounding American victory in which…
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160: British Fight The USA - The War of 1812
Send me a message The War of 1812, was fought between the United States of America and Great Britain and was a spin off from the Napoleonic Wars in Europe…
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159: The Real Blackadder
Send me a message Did you know that a real life Captain Blackadder went forth across no mans land during the First World War? As did a Lt. George, a Captain…
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158: The First Bomb Dropped On England
Send me a message On Christmas Eve (24 December) 1914, Britain was bombed from the air for the first time. A lone German plane flew over the port of Dover and…
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157: Prince Albert: The Best King Britain Never Had?
Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap, telling stories that bring history to life. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, has often be called…
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156: The Sinking Of HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse: A Turning Point in WW2
Send me a message 48 hours after the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbour their aircraft delivered an equally devastating blow to the Royal…
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155: The Cato Street Conspiracy 1820
Send me a message In 1820, a group of radical revolutionaries plotted to overthrow the British government. Their plan? To assassinate the entire Cabinet whilst…
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154: The Battle of The Falkland Islands 1914
Send me a message In an epic naval encounter on the 8th December 1914, the Royal Navy decisively defeated German admiral Maximilian von Spee. He along with 4…
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153: The Eureka Stockade
Send me a message On the 3rd December 1854 British redcoats fought rebelling gold miners in Australia. The Battle of the Eureka stockade was the bloody finale…
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152: The Great Storm of 1703
Send me a message On the night of the 26th November 1703 a storm hit southern Britain in which over 10,000 were killed, 13 Royal Navy warships were destroyed…
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151: 2nd Anglo Sikh War - Battle of Ramnagar 1848
Send me a message Just two years after the British victory in the First Anglo-Sikh war in India, the Sikhs squared up to the British all over again. This is…
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150: The British Surrender At Kut 1916
Send me a message On the 29th April 1916, after 140 day, the besieged British & Indian garrison at Kut in modern-day Iraq surrendered to the Turks. It was the…