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They’re coming… Support the Show The post 60 – The Return of the Kings first appeared on The British History Podcast.

As you might imagine since I’m doing an episode on it, Halloween has a lot of British influence upon it. In fact, the name itself comes from Scotland, where All Saint’s Eve (also known as All Hallow’s Eve) was shortened in the 16th century to Halloween. And the name stuck. But as you have probably […] The post 59 – The Halloween Special first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This is a combination episode covering medicine in the Dark Ages! Support the Show The post 58 – Dark Age Medicine first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok, we’ve been getting pretty deep into the weeds and have been getting farther and farther from a coherent story. On the one hand, the culture is the story, but on the other hand it’s hard to get attached to a story if you forget who we are talking about and the people involved. So […] The post 57 – A Tale of Three Cities (sort of) first appeared on 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.

We’re still in Pre-history… there’s a lot of it! (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History) Support the Show The post 36 – Scotcast Part Two first appeared on The British History Podcast.

We’re catching up with what was going on beyond the Wall during all of this drama. And to start with, lets talk about how Scotland got its shape and talk a little about the early inhabitants who lived there. (History of Britain, History of Scotland, Celtic History) Support the Show The post 35 – Scotcast Part One first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This one was a beast, but we’re finally done with the Roman occupation of Britannia! But Rome isn’t going to let us go without a serious amount of chaos and general nuttiness. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 33 – Strength and Honor(ius) first appeared on The British History Podcast.

With special guest Valentinian II. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 32 – Theodosius and Theocracy first appeared on The British History Podcast.

There’s some serious name envy going on in this episode. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 31 – Magnus Maximus first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Things in Britannia just keep getting worse! (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 30 – What is Best in Life? first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Our luck could only hold out so long. And now Britannia is getting a taste of what the rest of the Empire had already come to know. Here’s a bust of Constantius II. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 29 – An End to Prosperity first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Oh yeah, we’ve got a real love affair going on here. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 28 – Constantine and Britannia Sitting in a Tree first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Constantius, throwing caution to the wind, follows in the footsteps of Severus. The featured image here is a bust of Constantius… And I thought I had a big nose. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 27 – York’s Revenge! first appeared on The British History Podcast.

I’m back and so is Carausius! Here we go! (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 26 – Occupy Britannia! first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This time Carausius is going to try his hand at this empire thing and see if he can do better than Albinus and Postumus. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Lets talk about Diocletian really quick. Diocletian had claimed that he was divinely appointed by […] The post 24 – Another British Empire first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Things are changing rather quickly on our little island. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) So the Gallic Empire has been defeated and now Britannia was back within the folds of Rome. That was probably more than a little disheartening for the Romano-British. Once again, […] The post 23 – We’re In Between Emperors at the Moment first appeared on The British History Podcast.

The family of Severus brings their own particular brand of family bonding to the shores of our island. Busts of Caracalla, kept at the MET in NYC, where he’s showing his winning personality. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) Support the Show The post 20 – Dysfunction and Sibling Rivalry first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok, this one is pretty heavy on Roman intrigue. But it’s necessary to get us to the all the fun stuff in the next one. And besides, while much of what occurs in this episode is on the continent, it is still heavily influenced by the legions in Britannia. So it still counts as British […] The post 19 – Britannia’s Emperor first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Today we’ve got Antoninus, Marcus Aurelias, Russell Crowe… we’ve got it all! And Members, check your email. You should have a link for how to get your Members-Only episode! A bust of Marcus Aurelias from the MET in NYC. (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History) […] The post 18 – Abandonment and Reoccupation first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Rome is going to start expanding her borders. Why? Because why not? Well, it’s actually a little more complicated than that, and we’re going to get into it in this episode. Consequently, Emperor Antoninus will build his own wall in Britain far beyond Emperor Hadrian’s Wall. These Romans were nothing if not competitive. We will […] The post 17 – Advancement and Occupation first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Have you ever wanted to know about Hadrian’s Wall? Have you ever wondered what life was like there, how it was constructed, or even just the basic question of “what exactly is Hadrian’s Wall?” Then this is the podcast for you! (History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, […] The post 15 – Hadrian’s Wall first appeared on The British History Podcast.

Ok, I’ll be the first to admit this one is a little confusing. After all, the whole mystery is more than a little confusing. So here is a list of the bits of evidence we’re talking about. The Ninth was nearly destroyed in a night assault by the Caledonians during Agricola’s northern campaign. The last […] The post 14 – The Mystery of the Ninth Legion first appeared on The British History Podcast.

We’re going to talk about the governorship of Agricola, the Scots, the Irish, and I’m going to say “isthmus” an unreasonable number of times! Here’s a map of Agricola’s advance. HOWEVER the dates listed are the later of the two dates I mention in the podcast. Many historians think that these dates should be one […] The post 13 – Agricola first appeared on The British History Podcast.

60 CE Having burned several cities to the ground, Boudica and her army of enraged Britons are a seemingly unstoppable force. However, Governor Suetonius has returned from the West, and has marshalled his forces. It was a conflict is so famous that even Tacitus wrote of it… and only one general would come out on […] The post 11 – Boudica’s Rebellion, Part Two first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This episode focuses upon the year 60 and the story of the queen of the Iceni. Rome’s chickens are coming home to roost. After nearly 20 years of conflict and domination, things are hitting a fever pitch in the first of two episodes that will cover one of Britain’s most famous warleaders, the woman who […] The post 10 – Boudica’s Rebellion, Part One first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This episode covers the years 54 CE to 60 CE and the major characters are… Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes and unhappy wife Venutius, King of the Brigantes and unhappy Husband and Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, governor of Britannia… and probably unhappy as well. There is a new Emperor ruling over Rome. What impact will this […] The post 9 – Suetonius, Part-Time Mountain-Climber and Full-Time Jerk. first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This episode will cover the years 42 to 54 CE The main characters will be… Caractacus, leader of the British resistance and exiled king of the Catuvellauni. Aulus Plautius, the general who took Britannia for Emperor Claudius Publius Ostorius Scapula, a Roman governor of Britannia Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigante and Venutius, King of the […] The post 8 – Caractacus, the Home-Wrecker first appeared on The British History Podcast.

This episode covers the invasion of Britannia in 42 CE by emperor Claudius. The major characters we’ll be talking about today are… Emperor Claudius – Emperor of Rome and man in need of a serious PR campaign. Aulus Plautius – His General, and the man tasked with invading Britannia. Vespasian – Leader of the Second […] The post 7 – The Claudian Invasion of Britannia first appeared on The British History Podcast.

We are rocking through about 100 years of history… from about 54 BCE to 42 CE, and we will cover the events that eventually lead to the Roman Occupation of Britannia. The major characters of this episode will be…. Octavius Augustus – the First Emperor of Rome Caligula – one of Rome’s more colorful Emperors. […] The post 6 – The Heir of Caligula and the Son of Commius first appeared on The British History Podcast.

A storm rages across the Channel, mirroring the chaos brewing in Britannia. Caesar, Rome’s golden boy, returns with a vengeance, his legions thirsting for conquest. But this time, the Britons are ready. A cunning warrior king unites the tribes, whispering promises of freedom in the face of Roman might. Alliances shift like desert sands, betrayals […] The post 5 – The Island at the Edge of the World – Part 3 first appeared on The British History Podcast.