350 episodes
English History Fact and Fiction » Podcast Dick Newman
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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This podcast is a linear telling of English History through the lives of each of their Monarchs. For lovers of historical fiction, it will fill in the gaps left by authors as well as explore the historical accuracy of those novels.
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Episode 353 – George goes nuts again
Yes, the old boy is back on his medications or something or other. He is off with the fairies and oh dear, however will we cope.
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Episode 352 – A big win for us and a big loss for the Germans
Superstar Nelson will knock out the Frenchie navy and that will hurt Napoleon. He will though belt up the Russians and Germans at Austerlitz giving Ridley Scott happy visions of putting that in a movie.
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Episode 351 – The 19th Century
Shall we kick off the new century with war? Why not.
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Episode 349 – The Empire Strikes Back
In which the Indians lose India. But the British Government can see that the company has gone way too far and so will impeach Warren Hastings. Yes the only decent English guy to run the company is the one to cop it.
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Episode 348 – India
It’s not so much as Britain winning an empire as India losing one.