323 episodes
The History of England David Crowther
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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
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You'll then find a regular, chronological podcast, starting from from the end of Roman Britain. I’m a bloke in a shed, but I make sure this is good, properly prepared history, and then fill it with my enthusiasm. You’ll find the great events and people for sure – but also some of the byways, of how people lived, their language, and the forces that shaped their lives and destinies.
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303 Shane the Proud
The later Tudors faced a choice in their policy towards Ireland - would they resign themselves to the old ways, ruling through the Old English with minimal control; or would they turn to outright conquest? In the 1560's Shane O'Neill demonstrated the weakness of Tudor power
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302 England's Garland
There are many myths about the Elizabethan Navy, the idea of a world-beating tool that created an international Empire. It wasn't quite, and it didn't, at all. None the less Elizabethan's reign and innovations did change England from naval also-ran to Premier league.
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301 Black Tudors
Black Africans began to make their way in increasing numbers to England - firstly mainly via trading countries like Spain and Portugal, but increasingly direct. What sort of lives did they make in England?
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300 Trade and Exploration
Elizabeth's reign famously saw England enter the search for new markets with which to trade and explore. In this episode, we focus on trade with West Africa, and John Hawkins' infamous voyages of the 1560s.
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299 West Africa
A horribly brief introduction to the West African kingdoms with which the Portuguese started to trade and a smidge of their backstory, before the English began to arrive in the 16th century.
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298 A Curate's Egg
What started as a curate's egg of an episode, ends up with an introduction to a new player, Francis Walsingham, and the story of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre in Paris in 1572.
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Customer Reviews
Love this Pod, great history content
Was previously listening to the british history podcast when the hosts personal politics and lengthy person story overtook the content of the podcast. I am up to episode 115 of this pod and it has not made the same mistake so far.
You get the hosts personality without it taking over the content, great content!! Best history pod going for British history!
The thing that pushes it over
Not only is Mr Crowther witty, clear, thorough, and well read, but he also uses the word “moot” correctly, for which alone he gets five stars.
History come alive
I listen to these podcasts in big gulps—while doing DIY projects around the house, 4 or 5 a day. Love them. DC is witty, and brings the people involved into a truly life-like stage—you feel like you get to really know and understand them, their motivations, their times. At a time when being a U.S. citizen means being despindent and fearful about our nation’s direction is going, this gives me some perspective—i.e. things can indeed get bad, but they can also get better. Hope, some knowledge and some humor-what more can you ask of a podcast?