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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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90. Julius Caesar's Invasions of Britain (55/54 BC)
Send me a message In 55 & 54BC, Julius Caesar led two military expeditions to Britain. Sign up to my free weekly newsletter You will probably know that Britain…
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89: Hollywood Legend, David Niven's WW2 Military Service
Send me a message Sign up to my free weekly newsletter This is the story of debonair, quintessentially British film star, David Niven and his military service…
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88: Churchill's Cavalry Charge
Send me a message In 1898, future British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, took part in one of the last great regimental cavalry charges by the British Army…
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86: Kitchener's Desert Railway - Sudan 1897
Send me a message A railway covering 235 through the harsh Nubian desert was to prove crucial in General Herbert Kitchener's defeat of the Mahdist army at the…
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87: The Battle of Atbara - Sudan 1898
Send me a message The Battle of Atbara, fought in April 1898, between a combined Egyptian-British army and an army loyal to the Mahdi's successor (the Khalifa)…
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85: The First American To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross
Send me a message Become A Subscriber & Get Exclusive Episodes Did you know that in its 170 year history, the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest medal for…
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84: Who Was "Woodbine Willie"?
Send me a message “Woodbine Willie”, or to give him his real name, the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was a British Army chaplain in the First World War…
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83: The Battle of Waterloo 1815
Send me a message Sign up to my free weekly history newsletter The Battle of Waterloo, fought in 1815 saw the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. At the end of…
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81: Britain's Most Decorated Army Chaplain - Theodore Hardy
Send me a message Theodore Hardy, an army chaplain serving in WW1 was awarded three of Britain's highest medals for bravery - the DSO, the MC and the highest…
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80: Henry Hook VC - A Hero Let Down In "Zulu"
Send me a message The 1963 film, "Zulu" tells the story of the defence of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded to…
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79: The Malayan Emergency 1948-1960
Send me a message The Malayan Emergency - when the British fought communist guerrillas in the Malay Peninsular, was one of the few successful counter…
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78: The Kohima Epitaph: Remembering Britain's Forgotten Battle That Changed WW2
Send me a message Get My Free Weekly Newsletter What is the Kohima Epitaph and what has it got to do with Britain’s forgotten battle that changed the Second…
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77: The Footballer's Who Went To War (1914)
Send me a message During the First World War, over 2,000 professional footballers in Britain fought frothier country. Three specific Footballer's Battalions…
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76: The Battle of Agincourt 1415
Send me a message The Battle of Agincourt, fought on the 25th October 1415, was one of the greatest victories the English achieved over the French. The English…
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74: The Real Hero Of The Bridge On The River Kwai
Send me a message “The Bridge On The River Kwai” has often been referred to as one of the greatest war films of all time. Whilst it was based upon a fictional…
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73: The Last British Soldier Killed in World War One
Send me a message This is the story of George Edwin Ellison the last British soldier to be killed in the World War 1. Amazingly, he is buried in the same…
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72: The Real Story Of HMS Amethyst & The Yangtze Incident 1949
Send me a message You might remember the 1957 film Yangtze Incident, starring Richard Todd, all about a Royal Navy vessel, trapped by communist forces deep…
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71: The Battle of Trafalgar 1805
Send me a message The Battle of Trafalgar is probably Britain's greatest naval victory. It was certainly the one that had the longest lasting impact on her…
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69: The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson - Britain's Greatest Naval Commander
Send me a message On the back of my stories about the battles of the Nile and Copenhagen, this episode charts the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Get my free…
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68: The Angels of Mons - Did Angels Save The British Army in 1914?
Send me a message In August 1914, as the British Expeditionary Force conducted a fighting retreat from the Germans following the Battle of Mons, a strange…
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67: Horatio Nelson & The Battle of Copenhagen 1801
Send me a message The battle of Copenhagen - or more correctly the First Battle of Copenhagen - was fought between Denmark and the British Royal Navy on the…
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66: The Nile Expedition & the Battle of Abu Klea 1885
Send me a message The Battle of Abu Klea was fought in January 1885 between the British and the Mahdist forces in Sudan. It was part of the British effort to…
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65. The Battle of Tamai 1884 - British Sudanese (Mahdist) Wars
Send me a message The Battle of Tami was fought on the 13th March 1884 between the British and Mahdist armies in Sudan. During the 3 hour battle the British…
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64: Battle of Maiwand - British Defeat in Afghanistan 1880
Send me a message The Battle of Maiwand was a major British defeat in Afghanistan, back in 1880. Fought on the 27th July 1880, during the 2nd Anglo Afghan War…
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62: The Battle of The Nile 1798
Send me a message On the night of the 1st August 1798, the Royal Navy under Horatio Nelson clashed with the French off the coast of Egypt. Fought during the…
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61: Sir Evelyn Wood VC - The Indestructible General Trampled By A Giraffe
Send me a message Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC seemed to have more lives than a cat! Shot twice, numerous riding accidents, bitten by a horse, attacked by…
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60: The Real Story About The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
Send me a message You may have come across the old Victorian music hall song "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo". But did you know that the song was…
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59: The War of Jenkins' Ear 1739 - 1748
Send me a message The War of Jenkins Ear was fought between Great Britain and the Spanish Empire between 1739 - 1748. Subscribe to my newsletter Despite its…
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58: The British-US Pig War 1859
Send me a message The Pig War in 1859 is one of the most obscure and unusual events in Britain’s long and colourful history. In this forgotten moment, the…
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57: Ashanti Ring (P2) - General Sir Redvers Buller
Send me a message In this 2nd part to my story about Sir Garnet Wolseley's Ashanti Ring of officers in Britain's Victorian army, I am going to focus on one of…
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56: General Sir Garnet Wolseley's Ashanti Ring
Send me a message The Ashanti Ring were a group of talented British army officers gathered together by general Sir Garnet Wolseley for the Anglo-Ashanti War in…
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55: The Aden Emergency 1963-67
Send me a message The Aden Emergency 1963-67, is another one of those forgotten conflicts that marked the end of the British Empire. Over 90 British servicemen…
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54: The Battle of Majuba 1881, South Africa
Send me a message The Battle of Majuba, fought in South Africa on the 27th February 1881 was one of the British Army’s most humiliating defeats. Of their force…
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53: Britain-Sudan War (2): The Battle of El Teb 1884
Send me a message With General Charles Gordon besieged in Khartoum and Egyptian authority in Sudan in tatters, British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, was…
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52: The Battle of Ulundi 1879: Anglo-Zulu War
Send me a message The Battle of Ulundi (also called the battle of Ondini) fought on the 4th July 1879 was the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The British…
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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…
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50: British-Sudan War (2): The Battle of El Teb 1884
Send me a message The Battle of El Teb fought on the 29th February 1884, was the first battle between the British and the Sudanese Mahdists, that would…
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49: The Sinking of The Britannic - Titanic's Sister Ship - In World War 1
Send me a message On the 21st November 1916, HMHS Britannic, sister ship to The Titanic, was sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea. despite lying in only 400 feet…
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48: Britain's WW1 Rambo - Thomas Alfred Jones VC
Send me a message Thomas Alfred Jones from Runcorn, Cheshire, was like a real life Rambo (or the British version of Sgt. Alvin York) who single-handedly…
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47: British - Sudan War (1): General Gordon in Khartoum
Send me a message The British were to fight a series of battles in Sudan throughout the 1880's and 1890's. Firstly, in an attempt to rescue General Charles…
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46. The Black Hole of Calcutta - The History Behind The Phrase
Send me a message "It's like the Black Hole of Calcutta" is a phrase regularly used to describe an overcrowded or stuffy room. But where does it come from?…
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45: Annihilation of Hicks Pasha & his army - Sudan 1883
Send me a message Join my free weekly newsletter In November 1883, an Egyptian army numbering 10,000 and led by British officer, William Hicks (Hicks Pasha)…
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44: The Rani of Jhansi - Indian Sepoy Mutiny (Rebellion) 1857-59
Send me a message During the Indian Revolt of 1857-59, a young 29-year old warrior queen, rose up and led her people against the British Empire. This is the…
The History Chap Podcast43: The Siege of Lucknow - Indian Sepoy Rebellion (Mutiny) 1857
Send me a message For nearly 5 months a British garrison of 1,500 troops and a similar number of civilians were surrounded by Indian rebels at the Residency at…
The History Chap Podcast42: The Massacre at Cawnpore - Indian Sepoy Rebellion (Mutiny) 1857
Send me a message The Cawnpore Massacre in 1857 was a defining moment in the 1857 Revolt in India. This is episode 3 in my series on the Indian Sepoy Mutiny /…
The History Chap Podcast41: The Siege of Delhi 1857 (Indian Revolt Against British)
Send me a message Join my free weekly newsletter This is part 2 in my series on the Indian Rebellion against British rule in 1857 (sometimes called the Sepoy…
The History Chap Podcast40: Why Did The Indian Revolt of 1857 Happen?
Send me a message Part 1 in my series on the Indian Sepoy Rebellion of 1857-58. Join my free weekly newsletter The Indian Mutiny, or Sepoy rebellion or First…
The History Chap Podcast27: The Napoleonic Wars
Send me a message For a period of 20 years, Britain was almost continually at war with France. Firstly with the Revolutionary regime and then with Napoleon…
The History Chap Podcast26: Rule, Britannia!
Send me a message The period from 1740 - 1790 saw Britain emerge as a world power - with interests spanning the globe, a booming economy and growing control of…
The History Chap Podcast25: The Georgians
Send me a message How did the German House of Hanover ever end up on the British throne? This episode explores how it happened and the ensuing fight with the…
The History Chap Podcast24: Restoration and Revolution
Send me a message In this episode in my History of Britain, we explore the tumultuous years between 1660-1689 when the Stuarts are restored to the throne but…
The History Chap Podcast23: Civil War & Cromwell
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The History Chap Podcast22: The Gunpowder Plot
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The History Chap Podcast21: Gloriana - Elizabeth I & the Spanish Armada
Send me a message In this episode, we discover the reasons that drove King Phillip to launch his mighty Spanish Armada against England. The subsequent defeat…
The History Chap Podcast20: Elizabeth vs Mary Queen of Scots
Send me a message This is one of those stories from British history that has fascinated people down the generations. In a world ruled by men, two women ascend…
The History Chap Podcast19. Lady Jane Grey - The 9 Day Queen
Send me a message When we talk about the Tudor’s we tend to think of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Two larger than life monarchs, whose reigns (covering 83…
The History Chap Podcast18: Henry VIII & the Break With Rome
Send me a message Henry VIII, no talk about English (or Welsh history) would be complete without him! Famous for marrying 6 wives, executing 2 of them and…
The History Chap Podcast17: Dawn Of The Tudors
Send me a message The Tudors are probably the most famous, the most talked about royal dynasty in England or, indeed, in Britain’s history. Yet they did not…
The History Chap Podcast16. Scotland & the Auld Enemy
Send me a message On the 24th June 1314 Robert the Bruce and his outnumbered Flower of Scotland faced Edward II’s English army and send them packing home. In…
The History Chap Podcast15: The Wars of the Roses
Send me a message The Wars of the Roses is one of those events, or periods, in English history that many of us have heard about but actually we don’t really…