Podcasting is so much fun that I have been rather breeding them, so here is a brief guide. You may select the series you want from the drop down, or see them all after this message.
Members: There are over 22 hours of Shedcasts. They cover all sorts of things usually in English history which fire my enthusiasm. There are topics like Nationalism and its growth in medieval England; lots of biographies, some historiography, and then from time to time we have something a bit less worthy; such as how Henry VIII started a fashion for beards.
Then there’s The History of Scotland 18 hours of listening so far, the history of Scotland from the dawn of time to 1900. And then Britain and the Sea, an occasional series which add depth and stories to accompany the History of England podcast. And of course new episodes join all the series all the time!
Free podcasts: There is the History of England of course. But why not also try History in Technicolor where Wolf and I talk about history films, or the Things that made England – where Roifield and I talk about the cultural and historical habits and history that male England as she is.
Napoleon
Ridley Scott’s long awaited latest epic; a ‘character study’ of one of the most influential figures of European history, who reshaped a continent. It has been accompanied by furious debate,Read More
Cavendish 3 Flight - Members Only
Cavendish Omnibus 1 Reputation and Early Years (EPs 1-3) - Members Only
390 Leagues and Covenants
The Solemn League and Covenant will bring a Scottish army to Parliament – and an ocean of trouble
389 Newsheets and Newbury
In July 1643 all looked set fair for the royalist cause after a string of victories
Cavendish 2 Paradise Lost - Members Only
Margaret Cavendish with Prof Margaret Oakes
Prof Oakes talks to me about Margaret Cavendish – poet, natural philosopher, duchess and 17th century celebrity
Cavendish 1 Reputations - Members Only
388 Runaway Down
July 1643 would see two critical contests at Bath and in Yorkshire. And the death of The Patriot
387 Sinews of War
Early 1643 was not a good idea for peace. By April, both the Scots and English parliament had tired of Charles’ negotiating style and started talking to each otherRead More
Anglo Saxon Seasons - Members Only
AAG1641-1642 The Descent to War
The deaths of Bedfod and Strafford started the countdown to a violent to the issues at stake
386 The Fighting Spreads
Despite multiplying armies, the search for peace goes on
385 The Battle for London
The King and people of London face off at Turnham Green
384 The Breaking Storm
Charles’ situation in August looked dire. But at Shrewsbury, soldiers came to his call, arms reached him from Henrietta Maria, and in October he had an army, and set ofRead More
Shorts Custom, Practice and Measurement - Members Only
383 Choosing Sides
How people made choices for king or parliament, and whether they cared
382 War of Words
Both sides lay out their stalls. And Henry Parker lays out some underlying foundations of English political thought
Shedcast 41f Modernity - Members Only
Shedcast 41e Consenus Politics - Members Only
Oppenheimer
Big, ambitious and absorbing portrait of a genius who helped change the world
British Reactions to the French Revolution by Grey History
British reactions to the French Revolution through the eyes of Burke and Paine
381 Six Days
Six days in January 1642 which changed the course of English history
380 Irish Revolt
A revolt and massacres in Ireland, and the struggle over the Grand Remonstrance.
Shorts – Sandwich Spreads - Members Only
379 The King’s Party
The Royal fightback begins. A party to control parliament for the king
378 Protestations
In a time of national danger and an explosion of print and debate, the Protestation Oath of 1641 was a remarkable act of nation building
Shedcast 41d Politics and War - Members Only
377 After Strafford
Charles looks for friends in Scotland
AAG 1638-1641 The Search for Peace
Will Charles be willing to pay the price to restore his authority?
Three Ravens and Yorkshire
Martin and Eleanor from The Three Ravens Podcast explore the history and folklore of Yorkshire.
Wordsworth: The Lost Leader - Members Only
376 Letters of Blood
The dramatic story of the trial and judgement of the Earl of Strafford
375 Divisions
Charles’ response to the Scottish Declaration was severe; but it also caused a division in the Junto, and among MPs. Meanwhile, as poublic religious debate exploded, divisions also grew betweenRead More
Shedcast 41c Reform - Members Only
374 Paradise Lost
After hard negotiation, by February 1641 a workable compromise was in sight
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Angevin Empire
How the Duchess of Aquitaine’s choices created a western Empire
373 Dreaming of a Golden Age
A new settlement would be formed between King, parliament and people
372 Go On Vigorously
Strafford would have no backing down. Bring the rebels to heel!
371 Parliament Recalled
At last, the 11 year wait is over. Parliament is back.
Shedcast 41b Whigs and Tories - Members Only
370 Reduce to Obedience
‘I expect not anything can reduce that people to obedience but force only’ Charles wrote in 1638. The following year that would be put to the test. in the First Bishops War (Bishops not included).
Shedcast 41a Representation - Members Only
369 Daur ye say Mass in my lug?
Charles was determined to bring Scottish and English churches into harmony. There’ll be trouble.
Place Names – a Shedcast
English place names are a direct window in into the lives of our ancestors – an insight into the origins or remarkable features of ancient settlements. Here’s a brief survey of how to decode some of them.
At A Gallop 1629-1638 The Personal Rule
11 years of peace, prosperity – and tyranny?
368 A Prince’s Punishments
In 1633 Thomas Wentworth arrived in Ireland – and despite great administrative efficiency, managed to separately outrage each of the components of Irish Society Meanwhile in London, William Prynne and John Lillburne stood form against tyranny.
367 New England
The colonists that traveled to New England were very different to the Chesapeake, and the society they established also very different. For the indigenous peoples, the shock would be every bit as severe.
366 The Chesapeake
Colonisation of the Chesapeake would be driven by its climate and its most successful crop – tobacco, defining the social structure of the colonists and the society they would form, and the impact they would have on the indigenous peoples.
365 The Hub of Empire
‘By what right?’ In this episode we think about how the early English colonisers viewed their Westward Enterprise, and legitimised their activities. And then turn to the region Eric Williams described as ‘The Hub of Empire’. The Caribbean.