What you'll hear: 1:23: Paul's role and his interest in history 2:23: Regency townhouse restoration 4:56: Biggest challenge and success 6:30 Cookery workshops and lectures 10:26 The feisty Mrs Finnegan 16:45 Visiting the past 22:28: Find out more about Paul Couchman and the Regency Town House
Nov 10, 2020•24 min•Season 4Ep. 13
What you'll hear 1:07: Suffragettes or Suffragists? 2:11: Early days 3:03: Political activity 5:26: World War I and its aftermath 6:05: Emigration, return and decline in health
Nov 05, 2020•7 min•Season 4Ep. 12
What you'll hear: 01:23: Bess’ early life 02:20: Second marriage 03:42: Scandal at the Tudor court 05:01: Fourth marriage 06:11: Construction of Hardwick Hall
Nov 03, 2020•8 min•Season 4Ep. 11
What you'll hear: 1:07 Introduction 2:00 Arrival at court 3:27 Return to favour 4:33 Ascent to power 7:36 Death and legacy
Oct 29, 2020•9 min•Season 4Ep. 10
What you'll hear 1:02: Early days 1:58: Growth of influence 2:37: Relationship with Caesar 3:25: Return to Egypt 4:06: Relationship with Mark Antony
Oct 22, 2020•7 min•Ep. 9
What you'll hear: 1:02: Margaret Beaufort’s early life 2:10: The beginning of the Tudor dynasty 3:35: Edward IV takes the throne 4:39: Conspiracies and rebellions 5:58: The Battle of Bosworth Field 7:33: The King’s Mother
Oct 20, 2020•9 min•Season 4Ep. 8
What you'll hear 1:23: Early life 2:04: First flights 3:03: Record attempts 4:10: Life and achievements 5:19: Death
Oct 15, 2020•7 min•Season 4Ep. 7
What you'll hear: 1:14: The idea behind the podcast 1:47: The original audiences 2:49: Tell me what you want to hear 3:17: Plans for 2021
Oct 13, 2020•5 min•Season 4Ep. 1
What you'll hear 1:40: Background to conflict 2:30: Boudicca leads the uprising 3:35: Impact of the rebellion 4:24: Re-assertion of Roman authority
Oct 08, 2020•7 min•Season 4Ep. 6
What you'll hear 1:35: Early life 2:18: Family and power struggles 5:01: Marriage to Claudius and rise to power 6:15: Exile and demise
Oct 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 5
What you'll hear 1:18: The Red Queen 1:58: Background and marriage 3:00: Prince Sado's mental decline 3:34: Lady Hyegyeong's memoirs 4:26: Death of Sado
Oct 01, 2020•6 min•Season 4Ep. 4
What you’ll hear 1:12: Hildas background 2:29: Introduction of Christianity 3:50: Abbesses 4:31: Hilda’s legacy
Sep 29, 2020•6 min•Season 4Ep. 3
What you'll hear 1:25: L'Inconnue & 19c Paris 2:16: The Drowned Mona Lisa 3:19: CPR Anne 4:29: Legacy and afterthoughts
Sep 24, 2020•8 min•Season 4Ep. 2
What you’ll hear 0:33 Introduction to Season 4 2:00 Who was Bessie Smith? 3:48 Early life and career 4:43 Stardom 6:05 Decline and death
Sep 22, 2020•8 min•Season 4Ep. 1
What you’ll hear 1:50: Why did I attend? 2:45: Digital technology 5:40: Donors and influencers 7:43: Transparency, value & unique story 10:01: Accessibility and inclusion 12:48: Being flexible and responding to change
Sep 15, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 14
What you'll hear 1:08: About Tiana 2:20: Understanding history and learning its lessons 9:01: Common misunderstandings and misconceptions 15:25: Attracting visitors to heritage sites in a Covid-influenced world 23:52: Visiting historical characters Tiana's Historiette blog can be found by clicking here . You can also follow her Instagram page here .
Sep 01, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 13
What you'll hear 1:09 Naming and societal conventions 2:11 Plebian Uprisings 2:58 Patriarchy and marriage 4:24 Slavery 5:52 Criminals
Aug 27, 2020•8 min•Season 3Ep. 12
What you'll hear 0:57: Chester's origins 1:38: Strategic importance and town layout 2:40: The ampitheatre 4:19 Excavating the ampitheatre
Aug 25, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 11
What you’ll hear: 1:00: Early Roman Gods 2:06: Banquet for the Gods 3:26: The Imperial Cult 5:55: Rise of Christianity
Aug 21, 2020•8 min•Season 3Ep. 10
What you'll hear: 0:55: Introduction to Eboracum 1:17: The 9th Hispana Legion 2:52: Life in the town 3:49: Severus, Caracalla and the rise of Eboracum 5:25: Constantine the Great
Aug 18, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 9
What you’ll hear: 0:58 Who were Gladiators 2:02 Schools and Training 3:40 The Gladiator Games 5:33 Emperors as Gladiators 6:02 Retirement
Aug 13, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 8
What you’ll hear: 0:55: What is Segedunum? 2:32: Segedunum origins 3:06 Post-Roman Empire 3:40: Roman Standards
Aug 10, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 7
What you'll hear: 1:00: Overview of the Army 2:08: Loyalty and Retirement 2:38: Organisation 3:56: During Peacetime
Aug 06, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 6
What you'll hear: 1:04 Introduction to Arbeia 2:44 The Commanding Officer's Quarters 3:22 Other Accommodation 4:25 The Granary
Aug 04, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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Jul 30, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
What you'll hear: 1:00: The Emperor Hadrian 2:22: Construction of the Wall 3:55: Structures along the Wall 5:25: Shrines to local gods 6:02: After Hadrian
Jul 28, 2020•8 min•Season 3Ep. 3
What you'll hear: 1:51: How the baths worked 2:18: What the bathhouse looked like 2:49: The bathing process 4:04: The role of the servant 4:36: The Roman baths in Bath
Jul 23, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 2
What you'll hear: 1:32: The fort of Vindolanda 2:14: The Vindolanda Tablets 2:45: How the collection was discovered 3:22: The challenges of reading the texts 3:53: What the texts tell us 4:44: Commander Cerialis and his wife
Jul 21, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 1
What you'll hear: 0:47: What Natalie does 1:25: How Natalie got into genealogy 2:55: Curious coincidences 4:38: Why people are interested in genealogy 6:00: One of the most interesting stories Natalie’s uncovered 15:34: Everyday people 17:30: Misconceptions about genealogy 24:07: Which person from history Natalie would like to meet 26:10: How we commemorate people
Jun 25, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 15
What you'll hear: 1:11: Who is May King Tsang? 3:15: How FOMO creation can work in any industry 5:15: The similarity between FOMO creation and content marketing 7:45: May King’s tea business 12:08: The Chinese tea ceremony 18:10 Bringing Western and Chinese cultures together 19:38: Why there’s a time and place for every kind of tea 20:48: Which famous women May King would like to meet
Jun 23, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 14
