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withrifleandpack

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With Rifle and Pack - a group of historians and lovers of history producing podcasts on a variety of historical topics.
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Episodes

Six Degrees

In today's podcast, Chris looks at the six degrees of separation between King John and Francis Bacon.

Jun 03, 2015•24 min

Olympics

In today's WRAP podcast, Tony looks at the history of the Olympics, and examines more closely the events of the 1936 games.

May 10, 2015•13 min

Festival Of Britain

Tony's latest podcast looks at the Festival of Britain in 1951. On the anniversary of the Great Exhibition in 1851, the Festival aimed to showcase the best of Britain.

Apr 19, 2015•13 min

The Isle of Sheppey

In today's With Rifle and Pack podcast, Freya investigates the local history behind the small island where she grew up. Situated in the Thames Estuary, the Isle of Sheppey has a few secrets you might not expect...

Apr 14, 2015•12 min

Vikings

Tony's latest podcast looks at the Vikings, and examines some of their raids on England, including that on Lindisfarne in 793AD.

Mar 15, 2015•15 min

Lord Grenville

Al Stewart (b. 1945) has created some wonderful and beautiful folk-rock songs that consist of rich woven tales of characters, emotions and experiences that many of us encounter but also weaving into many of his songs Historical events, and individuals. Al in many ways is unique in melding the two to create ‘Historical Folk Rock’. The aim of this mini-series of podcasts is to look upon the lyrics of his songs to pull out some wonderful lyrics and interweave that with a larger look at the historic...

Mar 10, 2015•17 min

Abdication of the Tsar

This is part one of the Mother Russia series, focusing on how conditions in Russia changed prior to and during 1917, resulting in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. By Caitlin.

Feb 28, 2015•15 min

Crimea Start

Today's podcast gives a brief look at the tensions in Victorian Europe that eventually let to the fighting in the Crimean peninsula.

Feb 18, 2015•11 min

Assassin's Creed

In today's podcast, Tony and Freya discuss the various versions of Assassin's Creed. Is playing the games as good as time travelling? How much does historical accuracy matter?

Jan 17, 2015•24 min

Snowball Fights

Chris's podcast looks at how Christmas sometimes affects the fighting man, including the snowball fights between Confederate soldiers.

Jan 02, 2015•15 min

Christmas Truce

In today's festive podcast, Tony talks about the Christmas Truce in the WWI trenches in 1914.

Dec 30, 2014•17 min
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