In this episode we set off on a voyage that will never be forgotten – Magellan & Elcano, 5 ships, 270 sailors, attempting to sail around the globe for the very first time! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love ...
May 22, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 55
In this episode we travel with Neil to Aachen in Germany and Bologna in Italy as the kingdoms of Europe respond to dangerous unrest from within and threats from powerful enemies without. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil O...
May 14, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 54
In this episode we’re travelling with Neil to the beautiful German town of Wittenberg as a document is nailed to the door of All Saints church, an act that sends cataclysmic shock waves across Europe and down through time. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series ...
May 08, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 53
In this episode we travel with Neil to the Americas as an animal that would help define the two continents is reintroduced. The horse is back! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com...
May 01, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Prophesy stalks the streets of this great city, and now with a formidable force outside its walls its crunch time, as the world map is about to be redrawn! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www....
Apr 24, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 51
A man with a brilliant brain meets a merchant with money, and together they kick start an information revolution that turns the world on its head! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram...
Apr 17, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 50
With new taxes, a forever war, and ruthless employers sucking the life out of them, the people of Britain rise up on their hind legs and declare ‘enough is enough’, demanding freedom, fair pay and equality – the Peasants Revolt is on! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g...
Apr 10, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Bloated, rotting plague corpses are fired over the defensive walls of a besieged city in the world’s first use of chemical warfare! In this episode, Neil takes us to the port city of Kaffa, in the Crimea, as residents flee aboard ships and head right across Europe. With them travels the highly infectious bubonic plague, throwing a deadly spiders web across Europe and unleashing a virus that kills half the continent's population – the Black Death arrives! To help support the making of Neil’s podc...
Apr 03, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 48
In this episode, as universities spring up across Europe and begin to power a new age, Neil travels to Florence, in Italy, to meet Dante as he completes his masterpiece. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter...
Mar 27, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 47
In this episode Neil travels with Kublai Khan’s mighty invasion force as they land in Japan and face Kamikaze! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter Neil Olive...
Mar 21, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 46
In this episode Neil sets sail into the vast Pacific Ocean as he travel with Kupe and his people in search of a beautiful new land. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com/neiloliver...
Mar 14, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Get ready to run! In this episode Neil takes us to meet one of the world’s most terrifying leaders, Genghis Khan. Heartless, brutal, but incredibly talented; he built the largest continuous land empire history has ever seen. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The serie...
Mar 07, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In the episode we travel with Neil to meet one of history’s great chivalric heroes. An icon who grew out of the terrible butchery and slaughter of the Crusades. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https:/...
Feb 28, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 43
In this episode Neil takes us right across history, from the ancient Carnac Stones in France to the great Cathedrals built throughout Europe, as humans reached for the skies with their mountains of stone. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account ...
Feb 21, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In this episode we travel to England as the most remarkable document in the history of Europe is drawn up… the Domesday Book! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverlovele...
Feb 14, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In this episode we travel with Neil to Italy as two powerful men face-off against each other, starting a power struggle that will last for centuries. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instag...
Feb 07, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In this episode Neil takes us to the city of Mazikert as Muslim Seljuc Turk forces meet a Christian Byzantium army and battle lines that would last centuries are drawn up! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Lett...
Jan 31, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 39
In this episode we travel with Neil to stand beneath the mighty stone walls of Great Zimbabwe, a vast city built on a beautiful plateau in central, southern Africa. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ htt...
Jan 24, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 38
In this episode Neil takes us to what was then Constantinople as we follow a group of envoys from Russian who are on a mission to discover which religion their country should follow. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Ne...
Jan 17, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this episode we travel with Neil to what would become north-west France for a foundational meeting in which the King is literally upended by a powerful Viking and ends up flat on his back! In this episode Neil takes us to the moment when the first foundations stones were being laid to build the country that would become England. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patre...
Jan 10, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In this episode Neil takes us to the moment when the first foundations stones were being laid to build the country that would became England. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instag...
Jan 03, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In this episode Neil takes us to the heart of Europe as the dream of a united empire splinters! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter Neil Oliver Histo...
Dec 27, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this episode Neil leads us across the badlands of Europe to see Charlemagne, the big man himself, kneel down to be crowned emperor. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https://www.instagram.com...
Dec 20, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 33
In this episode we travel with Neil to the beautiful island of Lindisfarne to see the formidable Viking raiders write themselves into the history books. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter’ https:/...
Dec 13, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this episode Neil takes us to the centre of a swirling vortex of destruction for one of history’s tantalising ‘what-if’ moments – if the battle had gone the other way, what if? To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil ...
Dec 06, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 31
In this episode Neil takes us to the heart of an island nation bubbling with lethal intrigues, family feuds and religious battles - we’re in C6th Japan as the powers behind the imperial throne set this country on its unique path. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFC...
Nov 29, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 30
In this episode we travel with Neil to Mecca as a seismic event takes place, which will echo through the fabric of time & history right up to the present day To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love Letter...
Nov 22, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 29
In this episode Neil's journey through history takes us to watch as the mighty Roman empire, which has ruled for over 1000 years is teetering on the brink of collapse! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘Neil Oliver Love ...
Nov 15, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In this episode we travel with Neil to Italy, to watch two of the most powerful men in history go head to head, and start a battle that has echoed down through time to the present day! To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel which is simply called the ‘Neil Oliver’ channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtU...
Nov 08, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In this episode we are with Neil in the city of York on the day that Constantine is proclaimed emperor and the world moves on its axis. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive video vodcasts every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Check out Neil’s YouTube Channel which is simply called the ‘Neil Oliver’ channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g The series Instagram account is called, ‘...
Nov 01, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 26
