149 episodes
Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens Global
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4.5 • 419 Ratings
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Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain's Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry Pelham to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, these podcasts provide a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements. Season Two, gives the same treatment to the 45 US Presidents from George Washington through to Joe Biden, with each episode featuring an interview with the author of the essay about a President in Iain Dale’s book ‘The Presidents’. Season Three contained interviews about the various and varied Irish Taoisigh, whilst the new Season 4 takes you through England and the UK's many Kings and Queens, as featured in Iain's book Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs. Buy signed copies of ‘The Prime Ministers’, ‘The Presidents’ and 'Kings and Queens' at http://www.politicos.co.uk.
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149. King Charles I (1625-49)
Iain Dale talks to Leanda de Lisle about the life and reign of one of Britain’s most famous kings, Charles, not least because of the civil war and the fact he had his head chopped off.
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148. King Stephen (1135-54)
Iain Dale talks to political historian Robert Waller about the life and reign of King Stephen
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147. Harthacnut (1040-42)
Iain Dale and David Walsh discuss the life and brief reign of Harthacnut, who ruled for only two years in the middle of the eleventh century
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146. Canute (1016-1035)
Iain Dale talks to journalist and broadcaster Sue Cameron about the life and reign of the King who tried to hold back the tide. Or did he? Listen and find out!
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145. Charles II (1660-85)
Iain Dale talks to historian Charlotte White about the restoration of the monarchy after the resignation of Richard Cromwell, and the reign of King Charles II.
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144. Edward II (1307-1327)
Iain Dale discusses the controversial reign of King Edward II with political historian Nigel Fletcher and they try to work out if some of the stories about Edward are real or based on myth, including the fact he allegedly died from having a red hot poker shoved up where the sun doesn’t shine!
Customer Reviews
Love this podcast, but where are the Kings & Queens?
Love listening to this informative and interesting podcast.
I’m eagerly awaiting the Kings and Queens episodes, which were promised in Mid-October but still haven’t arrived.
Great for spilling the tea with history!
Enjoying this thoroughly for the guests, the goss, the informal discussion of history and different theories or lesser known stories behind the headlines. Great stuff.
Monarchs much less good than PMs and Presidents
Sadly I feel the Monarchs has been rushed out and many of the contributors do not know their subject. Constant ruffling of notes is unhelpful . PMS and Presidents were much better with known historians and not MP friends.