Podcast Episodes

The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas professor Aaron O'Connell chronicles the war's causes,…

Published on 21 hours ago

How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, triggering a constitutional crisis. University of North Carolina professor and author of "Sedition," Marcus Gad…

Published on 1 week ago

Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

This week on the Lectures in History podcast:

The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North C…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University Professor David Morton chronicles the 1876 Great Sioux War in the South Dakota Black Hills. Stetson Universit…

Published on 3 weeks ago

World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance

United States Army War College history professor Michael Neiberg discusses Vichy France and the Anglo-American relationship during World War II.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on the state's relationship with the institution of sl…

Published on 1 month ago

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

William & Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children and the legacies of the 300 to 400 scholars it enro…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Lectures in History: 1992 Republican National Convention

The 1992 Republican National Convention speeches by former President Ronald Reagan and Pat Buchanan - who had run for the GOP nomination that year against incumbent President George H.W. Bush - was t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

FEED DROP: BN+ Richard J. Evans, "Hitler's People"

Sir Richard J. Evans has been writing about Germany and Adolf Hitler for his entire professional life. He was knighted in Britain in 2012 for his service to scholarship. From 2003-2008, Professor Eva…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

James Broussard, Colonial America Before the Revolution

Professor James Broussard taught a class on the lead-up to the American Revolution. He described actions by the British government, such as the Stamp Act and stationing British troops in Boston, that…

Published on 2 months ago