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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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149: How Queen Victoria's Husband Averted US-British War in 1861
Send me a message The Trent Affair, in 1861 during the American Civil war, when a Union warship boarded a British mail ship and seized Confederate envoys…
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148: The Best of British: The Story Behind Britain's Tomb Of The Unknown Warrior
Send me a message In Westminster Abbey, London, lies the tomb of Britain’s Unknown Warrior. But how was he chosen from all the thousands who died? Why did he…
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147: The Wartime Service of Comedy Giant, Tommy Cooper
Send me a message With his magic tricks that went wrong, his catch phrase “Just like that” and his ironing fez, Tommy Cooper was an icon of Post War British…
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146: Epic Charge of The Australian Light Horse - Battle of Beersheba 1917
Send me a message The epic charge of the Australian Light Horse - Battle of Beersheba 1917. Become a Patron by joining my Supporter's Club On the 31st October…
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145: India's Waterloo? The Battle of Sobraon (1st Anglo Sikh War - P4)
Send me a message The Battle of Sobraon fought on the 10th February 1846, was the fourth, last and decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War. At the end of…
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144: The First British Naval Defeat In 100 Years - Battle of Coronel 1914
Send me a message The Battle of Coronel fought on the 1st November 1914, was the first defeat for the Royal Navy in over 100 years. Become a Patron by joining…
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143: The "Kilted Killer"
Send me a message Tommy Macpherson, the "Kilted Killer", was a British World War 2 commando. Parachuted into France, he worked with the resistance blowing up…
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142: Punished Heroes - The Men Stripped Of The Victoria Cross
Send me a message Since it’s inception in 1856, there have been 1358 Victoria Crosses awarded. But 8 of these heroes were forced to forfeit their medals. This…
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141: The Charge of the 16th Lancers at Aliwal (1st Anglo-Sikh War)
Send me a message The battle of Aliwal, fought on the 28th January 1846 proved to be a turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War. Support My Show By Becoming a…
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140: The Soldier They Couldn't Kill - General Adrian Carton De Wiart VC
Send me a message Have you heard of the British officer who was shot in the stomach, the groin, the hand, the ear, the skull, the ankle, the hip, the leg and…
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139: The White Rajah of Sarawak & The Borneo Pirates.
Send me a message In the 1840’s an Englishman, created his own private kingdom on the island of Borneo. Supported by the Royal Navy, one of whose commanders is…
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138: How Hitler Hijacked A British War Hero
Send me a message During the First World War, Private Henry Tandey was awarded of the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military medal…
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137: Egos, Madness & Traitors - Battle of Ferozeshah 1845 (1st Anglo Sikh War)
Send me a message The battle of Ferozeshah, fought during 1st Anglo-Sikh War in 1845, was battle of egos, madness and traitors. A farcical power struggle…
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136: Horatio Nelson & The Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Send me a message The battle of Cape St. Vincent turned Horatio Nelson into a national hero. The battle where Royal Navy defeated the Spanish Navy was fought…
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135: WW1 in German East Africa - Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck
Send me a message My recent video about “The African Queen”. has resulted in loads of requests to find out more about the Great War in German East Africa. So…
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134: Prisoner of the Zulus
Send me a message The story of Ernest Grandier, the only European prisoner of war taken by the Zulus during the Anglo-Zulu War 1879. But was his tale one of…
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133: Sikh Sword v British Bayonet - The Battle of Mukdi (First Anglo Sikh War)
Send me a message The Anglo-Sikh wars fought in the 1840’s, were probably the bloodiest the British ever fought in India. 9,000 British & Bengali troops and…
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132: The Victorian General & The Grenfell Tower Tragedy
Send me a message Many of you in Britain, will be aware of fire at Grenfell Tower, in London in 2017 which cost the lives of 72 people. But have you paused to…
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131: Britain's Only Family Awarded 3 Victoria Crosses
Send me a message This is the story of the only family to ever be awarded 3 Victoria Crosses. Brothers Charles & Hugh Gough, and Charles's son, John Gough…
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130: The African Queen - The Real WW1 Story Behind The Epic Film
Send me a message The African Queen was a 1951 adventure film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Set in German East Africa (Tanzania) during the…
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129: The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866
Send me a message In 1866, Irish veterans from the US Civil War invaded Canada. This is the story of that Fenian Invasion and the battle of Ridgeway. Join my…
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128: The Only Man Awarded The Victoria Cross & The Iron Cross
Send me a message Victorian British army surgeon, William Manley, is the only man to have ever been awarded both the Victoria Cross and the Iron Cross. But how…
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127: Actor Christopher Lee's Secret Wartime Service
Send me a message Actor Christopher Lee appeared in over 200 films during a 67 year career. But what a lot of people don’t know is that he served as an…
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126: Rescuing Emin Pasha From The Mahdi
Send me a message Following the death of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1885 at the hands of the Mahdists, one of his key Lieutenants, German-born Emin Pasha…
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125: Black Tot Day - The End of a Royal Navy Tradition
Send me a message On the 31st July 1970 a 300 year naval tradition ended. The daily ritual in the Royal Navy of receiving a tot of Rum. It is remembered as…
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124: The Forgotten Zulu War Battle - Inyezane
Send me a message The little-known Battle of Inyezane was fought on the 22nd January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War. The first major encounter of the conflict…
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123: Hannah Snell - Britain's 18th Century Female Soldier
Send me a message During the Jacobite Revolt of 1745, Hannah Snell, a woman from Worcester, dressed up as a man and joined the British army. Her amazing…
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122: Clive of India - The Life Of Robert Clive
Send me a message Robert Clive was The East India Company’s first governor of Bengal, victor at the battle of Plassey (episode 118)and arguably the founder of…
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121: The Only British PM To Be Assassinated - Spencer Perceval
Send me a message The assassination of British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval on 11th May 1812. The only British PM to ever have been assassinated. Join My…
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120: The Royal Navy West Africa (Anti-Slavery) Squadron
Send me a message The Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron is a small and often forgotten part in the fight to end slavery. Join My Supporter's Club For 60 years…
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119: The Battle of The Boyne, 1690
Send me a message Join my Supporter's Club Every year on the 12th July, Northern Ireland’s loyalist, protestant community celebrate the battle of the Boyne. A…
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118: The Battle of Plassey & Robert Clive in India.
Send me a message Get My Newsletter The battle of Plassey, fought on the 23rd June 1757 changed India (& arguably Britain) forever. On that date, Robert Clive…
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117: The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Film v Reality
Send me a message This is the real story of behind the film "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" Support the show
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116: The Fashoda Incident 1898
Send me a message A colonial confrontation in Africa that nearly led to an all-out war between Britain & France. Get in touch at my website: thehistorychap.com…
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115: Richard Todd - D Day Veteran
Send me a message Richard Todd - who played Major John Howard in the epic film about D-Day 1944 ("The Longest Day") was actually a D-Day veteran. Indeed, he…
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114: Pegasus Bridge - The First Battle On D-Day 1944
Send me a message The Battle of Pegasus Bridge was fought just after midnight on the 6th June 1944, when 180 British airborne troops, led by Major John Howard…
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113: The D Day Weather Forecasters Who Prevented A Disaster
Send me a message This is the little-told story about the weather forecasters who prevented a disaster on D Day 1944. Get my free weekly history newsletter…
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112: Exercise Tiger - 1944 D-Day Rehearsal That Ended In Tragedy
Send me a message Exercise Tiger was a large-scale dress rehearsal for the D-Day landings in 1944 that went horribly wrong. A friendly fire incident was…
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111: The General Who Nearly Averted The Boer War
Send me a message General Sir William Butler, was an enigmatic member of Sir Garnet Wolseley’s Ashanti Ring of officers in the British Army during the late…
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110: Donald Pleasence: The Great Escape Actor Who Was A Real POW.
Send me a message Donald Pleasence, who starred in "The Great Escape" was actually a WW2 Prisoner of War (POW). He later found fame as Bond villain, Ernst…
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109: Boudica: Freedom Fighter or Psychopath?
Send me a message Boudica, the legendary British queen of the Iceni who led a revolt against the Romans in Ad 60/61, destroying 3 Roman towns (including…
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108: Who Really Was Dick Turpin?
Send me a message Dick Turpin is without a doubt, Britain's most famous highwayman. But, exactly who was Dick Turpin, and why is he so famous? Join my…
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107: Saving The Queen's Colours: A Zulu War Controversy
Send me a message During the annihilation of the British Army by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 two British officers. Lt’s Melvill and Coghill…
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106: Peter Butterworth: The "Carry On" Star With A Wartime Secret
Send me a message "Carry On" star, Peter Butterworth, had a wartime secret that only came out long after his death. Contact me Support the show
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105: Thomas Cochrane: The Real "Master & Commander"
Send me a message Admiral Thomas Cochrane, was the inspiration for C.S. Forester’s naval hero Horatio Hornblower or Patrick O’Brian’s, Jack Aubrey (played by…
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104: Zulus Defeat British at Battle of Isandlwana
Send me a message On the 22nd January 1879 in South Africa, the British suffered the greatest defeat ever inflicted upon them by a native African army - when a…
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104: When The British Fought The Gurkhas
Send me a message Between 1814-1816, the British and the Gurkhas fought a vicious bloody war - the Anglo Nepalese War. It was the only time they ever fought…
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103: The Windrush - The Story Behind The Headlines
Send me a message The Empire Windrush brought 800 Caribbean immigrants to Britain in 1948. But have you heard the whole story about this ship? German Naval…
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102: The HMS Birkenhead Disaster
Send me a message The HMS Birkenhead disaster occurred off the coast of South Africa in 1852. Subscribe To My Newsletter A British troopship sank after hitting…
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101: Zulu Winning Streak Ended - Battle of Khambula 1879
Send me a message The Battle of Khambula, fought on the 29th March 1879, was the turning point in the Anglo-Zulu War. After three defeats the British finally…
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100: What Were The Bantam Battalions in World War 1?
Send me a message The Bantam battalions of the British (& Canadian) army during the First World War were made up from men below the normal height requirement…
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99: The Battle of Hlobane - British Zulu War 1879
Send me a message The battle of Hlobane was the third (& final) defeat the British suffered during the Zulu War in 1879. Get in touch and also get my weekly…
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98: The Real Story Of The "Cockleshell Heroes" (WW2 film)
Send me a message ”The Cockleshell Heroes” was released in 1955, , and tells the story of a daring raid by British commandos using kayaks to attack German…
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97: A Pacifist Awarded The Victoria Cross? William Coltman VC
Send me a message William Coltman volunteered to join the British Army in 1915. But once on the Western Front, the deeply religious Coltman realised that he…
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96: Seven Victoria Crosses - Storming of the Taku Forts Part 2
Send me a message The Battle of the Taku Forts (otherwise known as the storming of the Taku Forts) took place during the Second Opium War in 1860. 7 Victoria…
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95: The 2nd Opium War - Storming of the Taku Forts P1
Send me a message The storming of the Taku Forts took place during the Second Opium War between Britain & France on one side and China on the other in 1860…
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94: Albert Ball - WW1 Teenage Fighter Ace
Send me a message Albert Ball VC, was a British First World War fighter pilot who became an ace when he was just 19. Eventually he shot down 44 German planes…
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93: The First Opium War between Great Britain & China 1839 - 1842
Send me a message Exactly what were the Opium Wars and how did they end up with the British in charge of Hong Kong until 1997? Get my free, weekly history…
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92: The Battle of Medway - Roman Invasion of Britain 43 AD
Send me a message The Battle of Medway was a decisive turning poiunt in the he Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD. Get My FREE Weekly Newsletter In AD43, the…
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91: The Real Story Behind "55 Days At Peking" & the Boxer Rebellion in 1900
Send me a message “55 Days at Peking” is the title of a 1963 Hollywood movie and is based upon a real historical event - the siege of the foreign diplomatic…