Churchill's Spaniards: how veterans of the Spanish Civil War fought for Britain

Churchill’s Spaniards: The Spanish Republicans Who Fought for Britain in WWII — with Sean F. Scullion

In this episode, I speak with historian Sean F.…

5 months ago

Poverty, power and punishment in Georgian Britain

What was life really like for the poor and powerless in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars? In this episode of the Explaining History podcast, we're joi…

5 months ago

Family, memory and the burden of Germany's past

In this episode of Explaining History, Nick is joined by acclaimed author Anne Weber to discuss her new book Sanderling (Indigo Press, 2025) — a dee…

5 months, 1 week ago

Unsung Victorians: Grace Darling, Josephine Butler & George Biddell Airy

Author Mark Beatty joins to explore three Victorians who shaped their era in very different ways yet rarely get the spotlight. We trace Grace Darling…

6 months ago

John Dee: Queen Elizabeth's Wizard

Who was John Dee—the Tudor polymath who advised Elizabeth I, mapped the heavens, spoke (he believed) with angels, and penned a landmark preface to Eu…

6 months ago

Berlin in 1945

In 1945, weeks before the Western Allies arrived in Hitler's capital the Red Army controlled the city and began to quietly impose a new generation of…

6 months ago

The politics of rearmament in Britain - 1936

In the mid-1930s, with the shadow of one great war still looming and the threat of another growing darker, Britain faced a vexing national crisis: sh…

6 months, 1 week ago

The Ottoman Empire and Germany - 1914

In this episode of Explaining History, we delve into the intricate web of diplomacy, ambition, and betrayal that led the Ottoman Empire into the Grea…

6 months, 1 week ago

Italian dockworkers and Gaza

As an international aid flotilla approaches the shores of Gaza, sailing directly towards an Israeli naval blockade, strikers in Italy have forced the…

6 months, 1 week ago

Economica: The Hidden History of Women, Wealth, and Power

Who really built the global economy? Traditional history books tell a story dominated by men—inventors, industrialists, and financiers. But what if t…

6 months, 2 weeks ago