History Extra podcast
Summary: The latest news from the team behind BBC History Magazine - a popular History magazine. To find out more, visit www.historyextra.com
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Podcasts:
Dr John McAleer of the National Maritime Museum discusses the East India Company Professor Andrew Lambert considers the career of Horatio Nelson.
Dr John Cooper of York University explores the murky world of secret agents in the reign of Elizabeth I.
Emily Manktelow considers how British missionaries interacted with native peoples and Claire Fitzpatrick explores a site of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
James Walvin explores the abolition of the slave trade, Katherine Foxhall examines the history of migraines and Dan Snow heads to Erddig.
Paul Cartledge comments on slavery in Ancient Greece, John Price describes Victorian heroism and Dan Snow is enthused by classic cars.
Ian Kershaw explains why Nazi Germany fought to the end and Dan Snow previews the next episode of National Treasures Live.
Susan Doran describes the reign of Elizabeth I, Dan Snow talks about his new TV series and Richard Noakes highlights the Victorian telegraph.
Marc Morris describes England’s conquest of Wales, Dan Snow previews his new TV series and Anna Whitelock continues our Tudor series with a discussion of Mary I.
John K Walton explores the British seaside holiday while Ralph Houlbrooke delves into the reign of Edward VI.
George Bernard describes the reign of Henry VIII and Justin Champion talks Thomas Hobbes.
Steven Gunn explains the importance of the first Tudor king and David Carpenter delves into some fascinating medieval documents.
Jane Hamlett talks about Victorian boarding schools and Joe Maiolo explains how Hitler hoped to win the Second World War with rockets and flying bombs.
Tom Asbridge considers the real nature of the Crusades and Manda Scott opines on the Roman occupation of Britain.
On the first of our weekly podcasts we have Peter Snow discussing the merits of the Duke of Wellington and Sarah Foot explaining why Alfred the Great’s legacy towers over Æthelstan’s.
Michael Wood discusses the BBC’s Domesday Project, David Reynolds reflects on Operation Barbarossa, Angus Konstam considers the fate of Captain Kidd and the new CEO of the Nation Archives comments on the organisation’s future plans.
