This Week In History
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This Week In History
This week in history is an informative podcast that tackles some of the most interesting and important people and events from modern and ancient history.Your host is Dan "the viking" Gamblin who is a qualified historian and a former history teacher based in England.Feel free to contact me fo...
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TWIH 195 Battle of Dien Bien Phu
We travel to Asia this week to a small country in sure many of you know, Vietnam. But what is this battle all about? Well this is the battle that ende...
TWIH 194 The Last Empress of France
We are joined by a fantastic author today Petie Kladstrup who is here to introduce you all to a woman lost through time Eugenie De Montijo the last Em...
TWIH 193 Katherine Parr
We are onto the final episode of Henry VIII and his wives and this week we talk about the queen that outlived the king. What became of the Queen of En...
TWIH 192 Catherine Howard
Episode 5 of our mini series where we look at the young beauty that lost her head and her crown.
TWIH 191 Anne of Cleves
This week we are on episode 4 of the Queens of King Henry VIII and we are learning about the "ugly one" Queen Anne of Cleves
TWIH 190 Jane Seymore
This week we are looking at the "one he loved."
The third wife of King Henry VIII Jane Seymore the woman he loved and the one who gave him a so...
TWIH 189 Anne Boleyn
The second and probably most famous of the 6 wives of King Henry Anne Boleyn
TWIH 188 Kathrine of Aragon
This week we are talking about Henry VIII first wife Kathrine of Aragon in our new series of the wives of king Henry
TWIH 187 Auschwitz re-visited
Its been two years since me and Dad visited this place and we have decided on the 85 anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz we would re-visit in t...
TWIH 186 Interview with Gabe Henry
A fantastic interview with Gabe to tell us all about his new book and the history of some of the strange words in the English language and how it has...
TWIH 185 Boudicca
The British Heroine and one of the most famous warriors in British history we don't know much about her but what we do know is fascinating hope you en...
TWIH 184 Abberfan mining disaster
This week we learn about one of the worst disasters to hit the UK and it could all have been preventable. A total Government mess up which cost the li...
TWIH 183 Ned Kelly
This week we are going downunder to Australia to talk about one of the most famous outlaws ever to live in the country. Welcome to the man the myth th...
TWIH 182 Interview with Scott Shane
This week we have a fantastic author on the show to talk about his new book
Flee North the untold story of a forgotten hero of the underground r...
TWIH 181 Alcatraz
This week we are talking about one of the most famous prisons in history but where did it all start and how did it finish?
TWIH 180 The Raft of the Medusa
This week we are looking at French history and the tragic story of the Medusa raft. Sailors abandoned at sea left to cannibalism and death
TWIH 179 American war of Independence British Perspective
This episode has been requested for a long time but its finally here. The British Perspective as to what happened during the American Revolution. Some...
TWIH 178 125 Random facts from history
This Week I have found some random facts from History some you may know some will definitely surprise you. ENJOY!!!
TWIH 177 The Survivor Josef Lewkowicz
This week we are joined by Rabbi Neftali to talk about his new book about a man who defied all odds in Nazi Germany to become a Hunter of those who wr...
TWIH 176 DB Cooper
This week we are looking at the biggest unsolved mystery of the FBI and the story of the infamous DB Cooper who hijacked a plane and led them on a $20...
TWIH 171 First ten Presidents of America
We have covered all the monarchs of England so now its time to cover all Presidents of the USA starting at number 1
TWIH 170 Aaron Mahnke Cabinet of Curiosities
This week we are joined by famous author and tv producer of the famous hit Lore on Amazon award winning podcaster of Cabinet of Curiosities and amazin...
TWIH 169 Battle of the River Plate
The first real naval battle of the second world war resulted in a British victory without the British physically sinking a single ship. Propaganda and...
TWIH 168 Pickets Charge
The defining moment from the battle of Gettysburg the charge that changed the civil war. What do you actually know about that fateful hour in US histo...
TWIH 167 The 47 Ronin
We are going to Japan this week for an episode about the 47 Ronin. A Japanese story passed down in history. This epic tale of vengeance is a truly fas...
TWIH 166 Wilhelm Gustloff
Back to the sea this week with another nautical tale but this one has been lost to history do you know about the Gustloff and if so what do you know?
TWIH 165 Dr Robin Berstein interview
We are joined this week by a very special guest Dr Robin Bernstein who has agreed to share with us her amazing new book
"Freeman's Challenge: T...
TWIH 164 Battle of Waterloo
The most famous battle in history. Against the most famous general ever to live the two greatest powers in the world. Only one winner The Duke of Well...
TWIH 163 The Black Tom Explosion
This week we are talking about one of the most famous structures in the world. An unwanted gift with a struggle to gain funding and nearly destroyed b...
TWIH 162 The Donner Party pt2
This is part two of the Donner Party. Be advised this episode contains descriptions some may find upsetting.
TWIH 161 The Donner Party pt1
This week we learn that not all dreams come true and some are worse than nightmares. Listeners please be aware this episode contains some descriptions...
TWIH 160 The Lost Battalion
This Week we are learning about true American hero's a story that ends in tragedy but is steeped in some of the most amazing acts of war that should n...
TWIH 159 Lady Jane Grey
This week we will learn about one of the forgotten moments in Tudor England the 9 day Queen what really happened to Lady Jane Grey?
TWIH 157 The Eggnog Riot 1826
The great eggnog riot of 1826 at the military academy of West Point. Who knows what happened? This riot changed the history of West Point to what we k...
TWIH 156 The Last Emperor of China
A different episode for this week, from a part of the world we have yet to talk about on the show. But what do we actually know about the last Emperor...