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Britain, Abyssinia and appeasement: 1935
In 1935, Italy invaded Abyssinia, creating one of final crises of the League of Nations. The deal made between British Foreign Secretary Samuel Hoare…
1 year, 4 months ago
AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 part 11
This is part ten of the Explaining History study course based on the AQA A level history module Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53.
In this e…
1 year, 4 months ago
Paleolibertarianism and MAGA
American conservatism fundamentally changed in 2016, its old nostrums were destroyed by the Trump movement and replaced with a mixture of MAGA nation…
1 year, 4 months ago
Spreading Stalin's Terror: 1937 - 1938
How did Stalin's terror spread to incorporate more and more victims? This podcast episode explores the effect of Stalin's terror on ordinary people a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Russian Defeat in Syria
In the 48 hours since the Assad regime fell there has been a flurry of speculation about the effect on the Middle East. This episode explores the eff…
1 year, 5 months ago
Special Report - Syria and the defeat of Assad
This is a special one off podcast episode on the key events of the last 24 hours in Syria, following the overthrow of the Assad regime.
1 year, 5 months ago
Empiricism Part Three
In this episode we continue to explore the historical practices associated with empiricism, and we're reading from The Houses of History
1 year, 5 months ago
The development of the Holocaust 1941-1942
The development of the Holocaust, from the mass murder of Soviet soldiers who the SS exploited for labour before killing, to the industrialised mass …
1 year, 5 months ago
The economic consequences of Trump
Economists, journalists and commentators are currently producing vast amounts of content predicting what they believe lies in store for America and t…
1 year, 5 months ago
AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 Part Ten
This is part ten of the Explaining History study course based on the AQA A level history module Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53.
In this e…
1 year, 5 months ago