The British History Podcast

So I’m doing a short midweek episode because something’s been irking me. I’ve heard repeatedly from a variety of people that history is a guy thing. And that’s f#*king stupid. I mean, you could say that just on sheer mathematics, 51% of history is a female thing. But that’s not the truth of it. The […] The post 56 – Telling the Full Story (a Bonus Episode) first appeared on The British History Podcast.

OK, So I had requests for an episode on construction. I actually had a surprising number of requests for it, actually. So we’re going to do a single episode on how things were built, and since we’ve been talking about feasts, we’ll talk about… of course… feasting halls. Support the Show The post 55 – Anglo Saxon Construction first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Clothing… we all wear it. Well, most of us do. And in this episode we’re going to learn about what sort of clothing people were wearing in Britain during the Middle ages. Support the Show The post 54 – What Not To Wear: In The Dark Ages first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok, so right now I’m in a situation where I might need to make some hard choices on where my time goes. The thing is that this has been one of the best experiences of my life, but for financial reasons I might need to go back to law full time. The problem there being […] The post 53 – Producing the BHP Full Time, a Proposal first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Today we’re going to talk about Druids, who they were, and where our information comes from. Support the Show The post 52 – DRUIDS! (Bonus Episode) first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This is a combination episode covering everything to do with feasting in Anglo Saxon Britain! Support the Show The post 51 – Dark Ages Feasting first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Today we have something pretty exciting. Listener Simon put me in contact with Erin Robinson and Fiona Gale, who are currently working on archaeological sites in Denbighshire north Wales, and they were kind enough to agree to speak to me via Skype. So today we are taking a break from our middle ages cultural discussion, […] The post 50 – The Denbighshire Hill Forts first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This is a combination episode covering matters of economies and travel in the Dark Ages. Support the Show The post 49 – Dark Age Economics first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This is a combination episode focusing upon the food and drinks that the Anglo Saxons enjoyed. Support the Show The post 48 – Dark Age Diets Combo Episode first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok, so last week I left you on a bit of a cliffhanger. We talked about the invasion stories and I alluded to how some people don’t believe that there was an invasion, but I didn’t really go into a serious analysis of the evidence as it relates to it. But worry not, this entire […] The post 47 – Was there an Anglo Saxon Invasion of Britain? first appeared on The British History Podcast.

So to start with I’m going to try to compile the various accounts and stories we have of the Anglo Saxon invasion into a single narrative. As you might recall from prior episodes, this means that I’ll be drawing from some rather unreliable sources. But I think that telling the story in a single cohesive […] The post 46 – Hengist and Horsa first appeared on The British History Podcast.

So today we’re going to do a forest view of what we’ll be talking about over the next few months. And then, after this episode, we’ll be getting down into the trees. I figure this is the best way for you to have a firm grasp of what is going on and what I’m talking […] The post 45 – Britain: The Last Outpost first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok… the dark ages. This is going to be a hell of a project, so let’s talk about what we know, what we don’t and why. I want you to be able to trust the stories I’m telling you, and so it’s required that I let you know how unreliable damn near every source we […] The post 44 – Sources of Confusion first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Today we’re going to have a reading of Le Mort d’Arthur by Thomas Mallory, Book 1 Chapters 1 through 4.  You can get a free Kindle copy of Le Mort de Arthur to read along with at Amazon.com. Friend of the show, James Cartwright, was kind enough to do the reading for us.  You can […] The post 43 – Le Mort d’Arthur (Bonus Episode) first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Today we are going to be recapping the story thus far. (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Welsh History, English History) Support the Show The post 42 – Wait, Where Are We? A summary of the history of Britain so far. first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Next week we will start our second season. So here’s a promo of what to expect! I hope you’re looking forward to it as much as I am. :) Support the Show The post 41 – Chapter Two: The Birth of Britain first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Here we have the sixth and final episode of the Scotcast. This will bring us up to 410, where we are in the main podcast, and we will be able to continue forward into the dark ages! (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 40 – Scotcast Part Six first appeared on The British History Podcast.

We’re getting ever closer to uniting the two shows! Today we’re going to cover several hundred years (and about six months of podcasts) in a single show. (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 39 – Scotcast Part Five first appeared on The British History Podcast.

We’re closing out the BC period. Which means we’ve got iron, Celtic culture, and Brochs. Good times! (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History) Support the Show The post 38 – Scotcast Part Four first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Bronze Age Scotland! (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History) Support the Show The post 37 – Scotcast Part Three first appeared on The British History Podcast.