AnecdoteswithAnne

Anne Rimmer
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Through this podcast I hope to share some of my favourite anecdotes from history. The goal is to connect listeners to the past through focusing on the people who made up the grand events.

Episodes

  1. 03/02/2014

    Anecdotes 8 - Fort Erie, 1866

    A discussion of the Fenian Raids on Canada - one of history's less thought through plans.

    8 min

  2. 01/21/2014

    Anecdotes 7 - Visby, 1361

    Episode 7: The dream of the European Common market in the middle ages. Traces the rise and fall of the Hanseatic League.

    7 min

  3. 12/22/2013

    Anecdotes 6 - Ypres, 1914

    The story of the 1914 Christmas Truce - a series of spontaneous cease fires that to me embodies some of the best of the human nature.

    8 min

  4. 11/17/2013

    Anecdotes 5 - Santiago, 1813

    November Podcast - The life of Bernardo O'Higgins. The bastard son of a colonial administrator, he became one of Chile's great revolutionary leaders.

    9 min
  5. Anecdotes 4 - Athens, 428 B.C.

    10/05/2013

    Anecdotes 4 - Athens, 428 B.C.

    Anecdotes with Anne - Episode 4: The story the Mytilenian revolt, looking at the dynamics and limits of political discussion in ancient Greece. The themes of the debate: capital punishment, imperialism and corruption in politics remain relevant today.

    8 min

  6. 09/14/2013

    Anecdotes 3 - Northumbria, 644

    Third episode of Anecdotes with Anne - This time jumping to 7th Century. England telling the story of St Hilda. She was an educator, a community leader, a politician and all round fascinating person.

    8 min
  7. Anecdotes 2 - Geneva, 1940

    08/11/2013

    Anecdotes 2 - Geneva, 1940

    August Update - This episode is about sport, WWII and Jewish history. More importantly it is about individual acts of defiance, and having a passion.

    6 min

  8. 07/20/2013

    Anecdotes 1 - March of the 104

    The first episode of Anecdotes, a podcast which aims to share fascinating stories about the past and to highlight that history really isn't such a foreign country after all. This episodes tells the story of the 104th Regiment of Foot who marched across Canada in the middle of winter in 1813.

    7 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

Through this podcast I hope to share some of my favourite anecdotes from history. The goal is to connect listeners to the past through focusing on the people who made up the grand events.

Information

  • Creator
    Anne Rimmer
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2014
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    AnecdoteswithAnne