A chronic gambler who suffered epileptic seizures all his life and faced the firing squad for disseminating banned literature. This week we travel with Neil to the year 1876 and meet Dostoyevsky as he changed the world of literature. To help support this podcast & get exclusive content every week sign up to Neil Oliver at Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-...
Dec 19, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 85
In this episode Neil takes us to Edinburgh, Scotland in the late 1800s to meet a forgotten scientific hero, the physicist, James Clerk Maxwell. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to Neil Oliver at Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com Instagram – series Instagram account is called, ‘NeilOliverLoveLe...
Dec 12, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 84
In this episode we travel with Neil to London, England as the rules of a sport, that will go viral around the world, are being set down in stone. Philosophy of belonging, passion and sometimes brutality – the ‘Beautiful Game’ is born! To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to Neil Oliver at Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-...
Dec 05, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 83
In this episode we travel to America in 1861 as the new nation begins ripping itself apart. This week Neil draws a devastatingly tragic portrait of Sullivan Ballou as he marches towards the first major battle of the American Civil War - the First Battle of Bull Run. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to Neil Oliver at Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other ch...
Nov 28, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 82
This week we are with Neil in London, England as a document that is just 23 pages long, but is destined to change the world is about to be printed – it’s by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and came to be known as the Communist Manifesto. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-ol...
Nov 21, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 81
This week we travel with Neil to Paris in 1838 as Louis Daguerre exposes human nature and it's consequences like never before. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com Instagram – series Instagram account is called, ‘NeilOliverLoveLetter’ https://www.ins...
Nov 14, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 80
The most dangerous man in Britain changes the world forever! This week it’s 1836 and we’re stepping ashore with Neil in New South Wales, Australia to meet Charles Darwin. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Website https://www.neiloliver.com Shop - check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com Instagram – series Instagram account is ca...
Nov 07, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 79
This week we travel with Neil to Jamacia as Samuel Sharpe, an eloquent and passionate man, calls on his fellow slaves to rise up and seek their freedom! To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver My Website https://www.neiloliver.com Check out my shop for t-shirts, mugs & other channel merchandise, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com The series Instagram account is called, ‘NeilOliverLoveLetter’ h...
Oct 31, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Either each of us matters or none of us do and if we live amongst a population where too many people think that none of us matter, that’s the road to a dark place! This week Neil takes us on a mystery tour to the turn of the C19th when the world’s population of homo sapiens tops 1 billion mark for the very first time. To help support this podcast & get exclusive videos every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Neil Oliver’s Website https://www.neiloliver...
Oct 23, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Loved by his people a charismatic demagogue rises to ultimate power. This week Neil takes us across revolutionary France as Napoleon Bonaparte, a true military genius, becomes emperor. A brilliant soldier and leader, Napoleon captivates his country and makes the rest of continental Europe cower. On land, he was militarily unsurpassed, but at sea his naval ambitions were thwarted by Horatio Nelson and the British navy at the Battle of Trafalgar. To help support this podcast & get exclusive vi...
Oct 16, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Noble thoughts and the mob are swirling around the city as the streets run red with blood. This week it’s 1789 as we travel with Neil to Paris, France, to witness a moment in history that comes to define the politics of revolution the world over! To help support this podcast & get exclusive content every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop – for t-shirts, mugs and more series merchandise go to, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com Check out Neil’s...
Oct 09, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 75
My obsession with this remarkable story changed my life! The ‘fun of the roads’ goes too far and a child is conceived - the ‘little blazing fire’ who becomes king of the Zulu. This week Neil travel to southern Africa to meet the king whose iron rule laid the foundations for his people’s greatness. To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to NeilOliver@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop – for t-shirts, mugs and more series merchandise go ...
Oct 02, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 74
The best idea for a country there has ever been – period! This week Neil travels to America to visit James Madison the man credited with writing the opening to the Constitution of the United States a profound document whose base note is ‘ the power of the people’ , a note that resonates with us still. To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'NeilOliver' @Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop – for t-shirts, mugs and more series merchand...
Sep 25, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 73
A beautiful woman is led in chains to a town square packed with onlookers: standing before the crowd an executioner swings his sword and cuts off her head! This week we travel with Neil to Switzerland as the last person in Europe to be tried and convicted of witchcraft is executed. To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'NeilOliver'@Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop – for series merchandise go to, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring...
Sep 18, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Religious zealotry, factional fighting and a new kid on the block! This week we travel with Neil to the Indian city of Murshidabad as Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clive lines up his troops against the forces of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, at the Battle of Plassey – a battle that changed the world! To help support this podcast series & get exclusive content every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop - for series merchandise go to, https:/...
Sep 11, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Invention, innovation, and entrepreneurial dynamism are at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. This week we travel with Neil to Devon in England. It’s 1712 and the brilliant engineer Tomas Newcomen is harnessing the power of steam and helping to kick start the Industrial Revolution. To help support this podcast series & get access to exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Shop - for series merchandise go to, https://neil-oli...
Sep 04, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 70
A battle many regard as one of the most significant in history! This week we travel with Neil to Blenheim in Germany as the cauldron of bitter royal rivalries vying for ultimate control of Europe boils over into the Spanish War of Succession. To help support this podcast series & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sign up to 'Neil Oliver' on Patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver For series merchandise, shop at, https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com Check out Neil’s Yo...
Aug 28, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 69
A genius who changed the way we understand the Universe. In this episode we travel with Neil to Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England to meet Isaac Newton - the man, the mind and the greatest work of science ever written. To help support this podcast series & 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 Instag...
Aug 21, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Ghoulish apparitions haunting a city square, and an approach to science that is still vital today. This week Neil takes us to meet Francis Bacon at the picturesque Pond Square, in Highgate, London. 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 call...
Aug 14, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 67
In this episode we travel to Stationers Hall in the City of London to hear a version of this book, that has taken over seven years to research and write, being read. It’s undergoing an exhaustive year-long check as it’s team of authors check the cadences and rhythms of its language determined to ensure it sounds powerful and uplifting as it’s read up and down the country and around the world. To help support the making of Neil’s podcasts & get access to extra, exclusive videos every week sig...
Aug 07, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 66
In this episode Neil takes us to a place that starts out as a malarial hellhole but will come to play a pivotal role in the development of North America. 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.in...
Jul 31, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 65
In this episode Neil takes us across Europe to meet the man with the gold nose – one half of the inspired, but bad-tempered intellectual marriage that put us in our rightful place in the universe! 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 calle...
Jul 24, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 64
In this episode Queen Elizabeth I of England puts in place an opening power play which in good time will transform the people of England, the Indian subcontinent and the world! 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...
Jul 17, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 63
In this episode Neil stands beside one of the world’s great leaders as she delivers a speech that cements her reputation and makes her an icon! 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.co...
Jul 10, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 62
In this episode we travel with Neil to Valladolid in Spain to hear an impassioned debate about one of the great questions of the age; a debate that still has ramifications for us all today. 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, ‘Nei...
Jul 03, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 61
In this episode Neil travels to Russia to meet Ivan the Terrible. 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 Oliver History Podcasts, Season 1: Neil Oliver's L...
Jun 26, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 60
In this episode we travel with Neil to Bolivia in 1545 as Diego Gualpa discovers an entire mountain made of silver – untold wealth for a few but a hell on earth for thousands of others! 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 Ol...
Jun 19, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 59
In this episode Neil travels to South America as gold and silver flows out on the way to Spain, but amidst these astonishing riches a humble ingredient comes to light which will have a profound influence on shaping the world. 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 seri...
Jun 12, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 58
In this episode a deadly secret weapon is unleashed on the Indian subcontinent 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 Letter’ https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter Neil Oliver Histo...
Jun 05, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 57
In this episode we travel with Neil to the court of King Henry VIII – there is no rage like love turned to hatred! 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 O...
May 29, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 56
