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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
The History Chap Podcast14: The Black Death & Peasant's Revolt
Send me a message Join my Supporter's Club It was the feast of John the Baptist - 24th June 1348. The busy little port of Melcombe Regis sits on the north side…
The History Chap Podcast13. The Hundred Years War
Send me a message Join my Supporter's Club The Kings of England occupied a slightly strange place in medieval France. You need to understand that nation states…
The History Chap Podcast12. Wales - Subjugation & Resistance
Send me a message The History of Wales is largely forgotten when we tell the story of Britain. The best most people get is “Finally Edward I conquered Wales…
The History Chap Podcast11: The Mother of Parliaments
Send me a message England's road to parliamentary democracy has been a long and winding one, with plenty of rocks along the path. And yet it is the liberties…
The History Chap Podcast10: Anarchy & Lionheart
Send me a message Less than 60 years after the Norman Conquest, William's son, King Henry I was facing a succession crisis. It was a crisis that would…
The History Chap PodcastThe Wars of the Roses (Part 6 of 6) - Dawn of the Tudors
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The History Chap PodcastThe Wars of the Roses (Part 4 of 6) - The Princess In The Tower
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The History Chap PodcastThe Wars of the Roses (Part 5 of 6) - The Last Medieval King
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The History Chap PodcastWars of the Roses (Part 3 of 6) - York Triumphant
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The History Chap PodcastWars of the Roses (Part 2 of 6) - The War Begins
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The History Chap PodcastWars of the Roses (Part 1 of 6) - The Disputed Crown
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The History Chap Podcast9. 1066 & The Norman Conquest
Send me a message 1066, probably the most famous year in English history. The year of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. And yet, those facts are…
The History Chap Podcast8. The Birth of Scotland & Wales
Send me a message As you will have discovered from previous episodes, once there wasn't a country called England. Nor were there countries called Wales or…
The History Chap PodcastThe Wars of the Roses - An Overview
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The History Chap Podcast7: The Birth of England
Send me a message Alfred The Great had dreamed of a united Anglo-Saxon country - England. But he never achieved it in his lifetime. It was left for his…
The History Chap Podcast6: Aethelflaed - England's Forgotten Warrior Queen
Send me a message In an age of warrior kings, this is the story of England's forgotten warrior queen. Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, was the daughter of…
The History Chap Podcast5. Alfred The Great & The Vikings
Send me a message If you have listened to episode 4, you will understand that in the year 793 there was no country called England. Instead there were a number…
The History Chap Podcast4. The Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
Send me a message This is the story of how the disparate Anglo Saxon communities eventually consolidated into 7 kingdoms covering what we now know as England…
The History Chap Podcast3. The Dark Ages
Send me a message In 410 the desperate citizens of the Roman province of Britannia sent the Emperor a plea for help against increasing attacks from pirates and…
The History Chap Podcast2. Boudica & The Romans
Send me a message In AD43, the Romans began their invasion of Britain. For the next 400 years, most of Britain would be a far-flung province of the Roman…
The History Chap Podcast1. Island On The Edge Of The World
Send me a message Britain has had an impact on the world way beyond its size. But it hasn't always been that way. Long, long before the British had established…