The History Chap Podcast Chris Green

Send me a messageGeneral Sir William Butler, was an enigmatic member of Sir Garnet Wolseley’s Ashanti Ring of officers in the British Army during the late 19th century.And yet, despite being part of Queen Victoria’s army as it painted large parts of the globe British red, he was also a passionate supporter of Irish Home Rule and of Boer Independence in South Africa.Indeed, there was a brief moment when he came tantalisingly close to preventing the 2nd Boer War. And how history might have been...

Send me a messageDonald Pleasence, who starred in "The Great Escape" was actually a WW2 Prisoner of War (POW).He later found fame as Bond villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and as Dr. Loomis in the cult horror film "Halloween".Support My Channel as a Patron:Donald Pleasence served in the RAF from 1940, particpating in 60 bombing missions.Eventually his Lancaster bomber was shot down whilst on a raid to bomb a V1 rocket site in northern France.Captured, Donald Pleasence was to spend the rest of th...

Send me a messageBoudica, the legendary British queen of the Iceni who led a revolt against the Romans in Ad 60/61, destroying 3 Roman towns (including London) and massacred all the inhabitants inside.Responsible for thousands of deaths was she a freedom fighter or a psychopath?Join my free weekly history newsletterSupport the Show.

Send me a messageDick Turpin is without a doubt, Britain's most famous highwayman.But, exactly who was Dick Turpin, and why is he so famous?Join my Supporter's ClubSupport the Show.

Send me a messageDuring the annihilation of the British Army by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 two British officers. Lt’s Melvill and Coghill made a desperate escape, trying to carry the Queen’s Colour to safety.But were they really heroes trying to save the colour, or were they merely trying to save their skins?Get my newsletterSupport the Show.

Send me a message"Carry On" star, Peter Butterworth, had a wartime secret that only came out long after his death.Contact meSupport the Show.