Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Papal-Imperial War of the Investiture Controversy
Over the course of Christian History in Europe there was one conflict that would change the balance of power as we know it between the church and the…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Kalmar Union: The Attempt to Unite Scandinavia
The Union of Kalmar, which combined the three crowns of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one sovereign, was founded in 1397 in the Swedish city of K…
2 years, 4 months ago
Alexander the Great and The Conquest of the World
Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Feuds that ended in blood...
The thing about history is that not everyone always gets along in it. I know, that is shocking. Who possibly could have guessed?. Feuds between indiv…
2 years, 5 months ago
The CIA, The Congo, and a GIANT Mess
When the Democratic Republic of Congo gained independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960, it was part of a wave of optimism sweeping through Africa. I…
2 years, 5 months ago
Introducing Black History, For Real
A 109 year old Black woman fights for reparations for her neighborhood that was burned to the ground when she was a child. The first woman on to the …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Cholera Epidemic That Changed Britain Forever
In the mid-1800s, London physician John Snow made a startling observation that would change the way that we view diseases and how they propagate. He …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Holy Roman Empire and The Rise of The Habsburgs
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually heade…
2 years, 6 months ago
France On Fire: The Revolution
The French Revolution was a watershed event in world history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. Du…
2 years, 6 months ago
Boxer Rebellion and the End of China
In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern Ch…
2 years, 6 months ago