In this special bonus episode, released just ahead of Series 2, Charlie Higson welcomes the font of archaeological knowledge that is James Wright , author of Historic Building Mythbusting , a book which, well, does exactly what it says on the cover. That local pub of yours that says it's 'Ye Oldest In England'.......it probably isn't. Those secret tunnels under every town? They don't exist. Listen and marvel at the nonsense we've been told over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Sep 03, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 92
To end our series of short episodes, Charlie Higson brings you the much anticipated Willy Willy Harry Stee Pub Quiz! So gather round your family and friends and see how many you get right in the King of all Quizzes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 29, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie looks at the origins of many words we use everyday without knowing why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 29, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie's diversion concerns the actual rhyme that inspired the podcast. Willy Willy Harry Stee, or rather an alternative version which requires a lot of learning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Aug 27, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie finds out that the Welsh view of the Wars Of The Roses was more like a giant family squabble! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 26, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie gives us an insight into how he was partly inspired to create the Willy Willy Harry Stee podcast, thanks to a fabulous book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 25, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie looks at the eventful baptism of James I. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 22, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie takes a lost piece from the Oliver Cromwell episode and compares it to the modern day political situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 21, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie discusses the switching sides habit of the Churchill family, from John to Winston and ending up at Boris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 20, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie talks about his love of Ladybird books and how the Robin Hood edition in particular stayed with him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 19, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie lets us into his personal obsession of Orcs and their pikes in Lord Of The Rings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 18, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, explains why Richard III was The Hog and why Viscount Frances Lovell was The Dog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 15, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie talks is through the ceremonial regalia that has been used over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 14, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie looks at the middle east and examines the myth of it's peaceful past prior to the Crusades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 13, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Helen Castor reveals the origin of the phrase 'Time Immemorial'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 12, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Ian Mortimer , author of The Time Traveller's Guide books chats with Charlie Higson about what 'history' actually is and give his views on what it isn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 11, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In this special bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes the splendid Alice Loxton back to the podcast, this time to discuss her latest book '18 - A history Of Britain In 18 Young Lives' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 08, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie explain how popular legends can sometimes be less than accurate and how Elephant & Castle in London is nothing to do with Eleanor of Castile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 07, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy and the country. In today's episode, Charlie explores the evolution of accents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 06, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy. In today's episode, what's in a surname? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 05, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Through August, Charlie Higson brings you a summer treat. A series of short daily episodes of Willy Willy Harry Stee which allow you to hear the bits we had to cut from the original series. Interesting facts about all aspects of the monarchy. In this first episode, Charlie looks at how some English Kings were able to produce vast numbers of illegitimate children, while singularly failing to produce legitimate heirs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 04, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this special Bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes back a guest from earlier in the series, Nathen Amin , a proud Welshman and self-proclaimed Henry VII super-fan. Charlie chats with Nathen about his new book Son Of Prophecy: The Rise Of Henry Tudor temporarily shining the spotlight away from Henry's notorious son, Henry VIII Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 01, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Historical facts are just that.....facts.....aren't they? Well some are and some are not and lucky for us, Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse, who is also known as The Fake History Hunter has devoted much of her life to peeling away the fakes from the facts. In this special Bonus episode, Jo speaks to Charlie Higson about her book Fake History, 101 Facts That Never Happened. Find out more on X at @fakehistoryhunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 25, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this bonus episode, Charlie Higson welcomes back one his previous guests, Matt Lewis , who originally joined Charlie back on Episode 22 to make the case for 'Dick The Bad', unsurprising as Matt is chair of the Richard III society. Now though, Matt goes all mediaeval on us as he talks about his newest book, The History Hit Guide To Mediaeval England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 18, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 69
In this bonus episode, Charlie Higson takes a more detailed look at the greatest challenge in King George VI's reign, The Second World War . To help Charlie understand some of the key points is a man who, by his own admission, is obsessed with WW2, James Holland , author of over 30 books on the subject, host of the We Have Ways podcast with Al Murray and co-founder of the Chalke and We Have Ways festivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this special episode, recorded live at the Chalke History Festival in Wiltshire, Charlie Higson invites 3 special guests to discuss whether we can trust history and how it is presented in films and television, books and in our schools. Joining Charlie on the outdoor stage, in front of a large audience, were broadcaster and writer Alice Loxton, historian, television producer and writer Justin Pollard and 'Ghosts' and 'Horrible Histories' actor and comedian Laurence Rickard. Hosted on Acast. Se...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 67
After 42 monarchs and 66 episodes, Charlie Higson reached the end of the rhyme that he learned in school and in this special overview episode, Charlie discusses the winners, the losers, whether it's changed his view of the monarchy and the startling similarity between the Royals and the Corleones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 27, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Willy Willy Harry Stee, Harry Dick John Harry Three, One Two Three Neds, Richard Two, Henry's Four Five Six.........then who? Edward Four Five...Dick The Bad, Harry's Twain and Ned The Lad, Mary, Bessie, James The Vain, Charlie Charlie, James again. William & Mary, Anna Gloria, Four Georges, William and Victoria, then Edward, George and Ned The Eighth, quickly goes and Abdicat’th...Then Comes George and Lizzie II.... and Charlie Next To See UsThrough...... And so, just over a year after he b...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Willy Willy Harry Stee, Harry Dick John Harry Three, One Two Three Neds, Richard Two, Henry's Four Five Six.........then who? Edward Four Five...Dick The Bad, Harry's Twain and Ned The Lad, Mary, Bessie, James The Vain, Charlie Charlie, James again. William & Mary, Anna Gloria, Four Georges, William and Victoria, then Edward, George and Ned The Eighth, quickly goes and Abdicat’th...Then Comes George.... and Lizzie II This episode is a first in that it deals with a Queen that some of us might...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 64
This special episode of Willy Willy Harry Stee was recorded live at HistFest, which took place in front of a full house at the British Library in April. Charlie Higson hosted a panel of proper historians to discuss the best ways to Survive A Tudor or Stuart Court. His guest panel comprised Ophelia Field , author of The Favourite, Nicola Clark, author of The Waiting Game - The untold story of the women who served the Tudor Queens and Alex Courtney, author of James VI, Britannic Prince. Hosted on ...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 63
