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History Rage

Think history is boring? That’s because you’ve only ever heard the fake version.On History Rage, professional historians come in swinging — smashing the myths, clichés, and half-truths that keep getting recycled in classrooms, documentaries, and TikToks. Vikings with horned helmets? Nope. Britain standing alone in 1940? Wrong. Medieval people never bathed? Rubbish.Why listen? Because the truth is way more exciting. You’ll leave every episode with jaw-dropping stories, killer facts to shut down pub

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53:30

S6 E04 - Miranda Malins on Cromwell

History Rage ·

2023/03/27

This week we are joined by the Historian, Author, Novellist and trustee of the Cromwell Association Miranda Malins, and she joins Paul and Kyle to rage that CROMWELL DIDN’T CANCEL CHRISTMAS!.We’ll be talking about the areas of Cromwell’s reputation that he doesn’t deserve, and those that he does, what the Royals think of him now and how the whole period is nowhere near as black and white as people think..If you like this then you can buy any and all of Miranda’s books at the History Rage bookshop

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S6 E03 - Stephen "Abs" Wisdom on Moon Landing...

History Rage ·

2023/03/20

This week we are joined by Historian, Presenter and 50% of the excellent History Tellers, Stephen “Abs” Wisdom who joins us to rage JUST SHUT UP ABOUT FAKE MOON LANDINGS.We’ll be talking conspiracies, Kubrick, and all the nonsense as well as highlighting the massive achievements of men and women in the Apollo Program who didn’t go to the moon but made it happen.If you’d like to see Abs in action then you can see the History Tellers at History Festivals all across the country and you can check their

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47:02

S6 E02 - Iwan Morus on Nikola Tesla

History Rage ·

2023/03/13

This week we are joined by Professor of History at Aberystwyth University and author of “Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future”, Iwun Morus who comes to Paul and Kyle to rage that "NIKOLA TESLA IS NOT AN OVERLOOKED GENIUS"So we'll be talking all about how to make it as a Victorian scientist, the realities about the 'Current War' and how Tesla buys into his own myth making.If you'd like to know more than you can read any and all of Iwun's books from the History

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39:53

S6 E01 - Katja Hoyer on Prussia

History Rage ·

2023/03/06

This week we are joined by Historian, Research Fellow at Kings College London, Washington Post columnist and author of “Blood and Iron – the rise and fall of the German Empire”, Katja Hoyer who kicks off Series 6 raging that PRUSSIA IS NOT EVILWe’ll be talking about Prussia’s reputation as a militaristic warmonger, the fact that wider Germany was also complicit in wars all the way back to Waterloo and also potatoes, we should never forget potatoes..If you’d like to know more about this subject, then

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1:58

Trailer - Intro to Series 6

History Rage ·

2023/02/27

The Series 6 trailer is here. Starting on 6th March on General Release we'll be bringing you Authors Katja Hoyer, Iwun Morus, Miranda Malins, Chris Kempshall, David Zierler and Robbie MacNiven, Museum Professionals Gavin Clarke and Louise Wilkie, Documentary Producer Steve Darlow and Historical Performer Stephen ‘Abs’ WisdomSupport the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage. You can

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46:41

S5 E10 - David O'Keefe on the Dieppe Raid

History Rage ·

2023/02/20

This week we are joined by Historian and Author of “One Day in August: Ian Fleming, Enigma, and the Deadly Raid on Dieppe”, David O’Keefe who joins us to rage that DIEPPE WAS NOT A TRAINING RUN FOR D-DAYWe’ll be debunking the myth of Dieppe opening a second front, appeasing the Russians and being a training exercise in amphibious operations and look into why Operation Jubilee was even on the cards.If you’d like to know more about this subject, then you can start by buying the excellent book “One Day

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S5 E09 - Dave Robertson on Prisoners of War and Escape

History Rage ·

2023/02/13

This week we are joined by Historian and Podcaster Dave Robertson from the “For You The War Is Over” podcast and he has come on to rage that EVERYTHING WE THINK ABOUT PRISONER OF WAR ESCAPES IS WRONG.We’ll be talking a distinct lack of tunnels, the differences in escaping when not an officer, or in the Far East and how to plan and make the perfect escape.If you’d like to know more about this subject then you can start by listening and subscribing to the “For You The War is Over podcast. You can, and

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49:11

S5 E08 - Lauren McIntyre on the Human Body and Osteology

History Rage ·

2023/02/06

This week we are joined by the Archaeologist and Osteologist Lauren McIntyre who rages to Paul and Kyle that MEDIEVAL PEOPLE ARE NOT SHORT and also that they didn’t all die at the age of 30.We’ll be talking how much of a life story you can actually determine from human remains, and the surprising lack of change in the body in the past 2,000 years.If you’d like to know more about this subject then you can start by checking out Oxford Archaeology. You can visit their website at

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S5 E07 - Alex Fitzgerald-Black on D-Day

History Rage ·

2023/01/30

This week we are joined by the Historian, Author and Executive Director of the Juno Beach Centre, Alex Fitzgerald-Black and he is raging that D-DAY IS NOT THE LARGEST INVASION IN HISTORY.We’ll be talking specifics about where Overlord fits into the scale of invasions, amphibious operations and Combined Operations, we’ll also be talking the importance of Juno Beach and the Canadian contribution to D-Day and beyond.If you would like to know more about Juno Beach then why not visit the Juno Beach

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S5 E06 - Carl Chinn on the Peaky Blinders

History Rage ·

2023/01/23

This week we are joined by the Professor of Social and Community History at the University of Birmingham and author of “Peaky Blinders: The Real Story”, Carl Chinn. Carl joins Paul and Kyle to rage that THE PEAKY BLINDERS ARE NEITHER GLAMOROUS, ORGANISED OR EDWARDIAN.We’ll be talking about the crimes they committed and against who, how they stem from street fighting gangs and thugs and how the First World War didn’t make most of them violent as they didn’t go…. And there’s no razor blades in caps

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S5 E05 - Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss (Fighting on...

History Rage ·

2023/01/16

This week we are joined by the Military Historians and Podcasters, Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss from the awesome Fighting on Film podcast. They have come to us to rage that DETAILS DO MATTER and that what we see in a war movie reflects how much care has gone into the subject matter.We’ll be talking Dunkirk, Journey’s End, Atonement and Hamburger Hill to name a few.You can and should get into Fighting on Film. You can find their website here. Just please keep listening to us as well 😊 and you can

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39:06

S5 E04 - Josh Provan on What If's and Counterfactuals

History Rage ·

2023/01/09

This week we are joined by the Historian, Author and Youtuber, Josh Provan who has come on to rage that WHAT IF’S AND COUNTERFACTUALS ARE POINTLESS and that we have taken these well beyond the parlour game they should be.We’ll be talking Samurai vs Knight, justifications for an outcome people won’t accept and in some cases where people bang on about a ‘What if’ that actually happened.You can see and hear more of Josh’s work by subscribing to his YouTube Channel, Adventures in Historyland, you can

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S5 E03 - Andrew Lownie on Edward VIII

History Rage ·

2023/01/02

This week we are joined by the Royal Historian, Literary Agent and author of “The Traitor King”, Andrew Lownie who has come on to settle several rages but mainly that EDWARD VIII WAS NOT A NAZI DUPE but an active intriguer with the Nazis. As well as to flatten the idea that he and Wallis Simpson shared this epic love story that would culminate in the sacrifice of a throne.We’ll be talking how the Duke of Windsor engaged in plots against Churchill, Chamberlain, George VI and Britain. How we can

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43:55

S5 E02 - Lucy Siebert on Protect and Survive

History Rage ·

2022/12/26

This week we are joined by the Curator of Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker in Cheshire, Lucy Siebert. Lucy joins us to rage that “PROTECT AND SURVIVE ISN’T SHIT”, and about Nuclear Civil Defence through the 1960s and beyond.We’ll be talking the pros and cons of both the pamphlets and the public information films as well as the darker purposes and plans involved. We talk preservation of the state vs preservation of the people, the impact of nuclear attack and whether anything like Protect and Survive

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46:51

S5 E01 - Roger Moorhouse on Cavalry Against Tanks

History Rage ·

2022/12/19

This week Paul and Kyle are joined by Roger Moorhouse. Historian, broadcaster and author of “First to Fight”, “The Devil’s Alliance” and “Berlin At War”. He has featured in several documentaries including “Hitler’s Circle of Evil” and he joins us to talk about the almost eternal myth that the Polish Army charged tanks with Cavalry at the outbreak of World War 2.Aside from this being total nonsense he tells us about how the Poles were not a defunct outdated force, how they were fighting a war on two

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Trailer - Intro to Series 5

History Rage ·

2022/12/12

The Series 5 trailer is here. Starting on 19th December on General Release we'll be bringing you Authors Roger Moorhouse, Andrew Lownie, Carl Chinn, and David o'Keefe, Museum Professionals Lucy Siebert and Alex Fitzgerald-Black, Podcasters Robbie McGuire, Matt Moss, and Dave Robertson, Archaeologist Lauren McIntyre and YouTuber Josh Provan.Don't forget you can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag

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42:38

S4 E10 - Nathen Amin on Henry VII's Claim to the Throne

History Rage ·

2022/12/05

This week we welcome Historian, and author of "Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders" and "The House of Beaufort - The Bastard Line That Captured The Crown", Nathen Amin who joins us to rage that Henry VII had a perfectly legitimate claim to the throne of England.He talks to Paul and Kyle about how primogeniture is less important than people think, how Henry comes to the throne in the same way as Edward IV and that you can call Henry many things but a coward? Come on!.If you'd

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S4 E09 - Francis Young on Medieval Paganism

History Rage ·

2022/11/28

This week we welcome Historian of religion and belief, award winning author and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Dr. Francis Young who joins us to rage that Medieval Paganism didn't go underground in the Middle Ages.He talks to Paul and Kyle about how the 'Green Man' is invented in the 1930s, how Christianity is just as weird as anything Paganism might offer and how clinging to this myth is actually damaging our understanding of religion and the medieval period.If you'd

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S4 E08 - Sam Jolley on the Royal Engineers

History Rage ·

2022/11/21

This week we welcome Former Assistant Curator of the Royal Engineers Museum, current Curator of the Royal Logistics Corps Museum and absolute Napoleon groupie Sam JolleySam has come to rage at Paul and Kyle about how there is a whole load more to the Royal Engineers than building bridges in World War 2. There's a VC for extreme carpentry, there are armed floating tractors, super gas, giant molotov cocktails and a huge number of places where 300 years of Sapper history has left its mark.You can

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46:08

S4 E07 - Steve Carter on the Monmouth Rebellion

History Rage ·

2022/11/14

This week we're staying in 17th Century as we welcome Historian, and author of "Fighting for Liberty", Steve Carter who joins us to rage that the Monmouth Rebellion was not some rag tag bunch of peasants armed with pitchforks.He talks to Paul and Kyle about the backers, the plan and the impressively advanced equipment that Monmouth lands with and how the rebellion falls apart, not because of a shoddy army, but because of the role of intelligence and information.You can follow Steve on

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