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The History Chap Podcast

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  • 275: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: England's Forgotten Warrior Queen

    October 9, 2026 · 25 min

    Send me a message Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, Alfred the Great's daughter, who took England's fight to the Vikings. Interested in a course about Anglo-Saxon England? Register your interest by clicking here: Support My…

  • 274: Washington's Plot To Kidnap Britain's Future King

    October 8, 2026 · 15 min

    Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. The audacious plot to kidnap the future King William IV during the American Revolution. Get my Free weekly newsletter Support My Work - Make…

  • 273: Rorke's Drift: The Commander Who Wasn't There

    October 1, 2026 · 16 min

    Send me a message Rhorke's Drift: The Commander Who Wasn't There Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. The story of Major Henry Spalding, the man who should have been in command at the battle of…

  • 272: The Death That Made Henry VIII & Changed England Forever

    September 23, 2026 · 22 min

    Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. In this episode we explore how the death of a forgotten heir to the Tudor throne, resulted in Henry VIII becoming king and, ultimately, the…

  • 271: Escape From The Mahdi: The Real Four Feathers

    September 17, 2026 · 18 min

    Send me a message The real historical events that inspired "The Four Feathers" Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Get my Free weekly newsletter Support My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A…

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  • 270: The 19-Year-Old Shot by His Own Side: Private Thomas Highgate

    September 11, 2026 · 18 min

    Send me a message The story of Thomas Highgate, the first of the 346 soldiers executed by the British during the First World War. Get my Free weekly newsletter Support My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A Coffee Support the show

  • 269: The Peasants' Revolt: What Was It Really About?

    September 8, 2026 · 19 min

    Send me a message On 14th June 1381, a 14-year-old king rode out to face an army of his own people. London was burning, the Tower of London had been stormed, and the Chancellor's head lay on Tower Hill.  How had England come to this? The…

  • 268: Harold's Gamble: How the Battle Of Hastings Was Lost Before It Began

    September 6, 2026 · 28 min

    Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. In the light of all the news about the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London, I want to go behind the headlines of the Battle of hastings…

  • 267: The Man Who Saved Rorke's Drift

    September 3, 2026 · 15 min

    Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. The film Zulu made the Battle of Rorke's Drift legendary, but it turned its most important defender into a footnote. In the 1964 classic…

  • 266: Why Did Japan Send Her Navy To Malta In 1917?

    August 27, 2026 · 14 min

    Send me a message A Strange Memorial in a British military cemetery in Malta, recalls a forgotten story from the First World War. Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Get my Free weekly…

  • 265:The Battle of Quebec 1759: Where James Wolfe Lost His Life But Won An Empire

    August 21, 2026 · 26 min

    Send me a message Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Get my Free weekly newsletter Support My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A Coffee Support the show

  • 264: Alfred Before He Was Great

    August 13, 2026 · 21 min

    Send me a message The story of Alfred before he was great. The Viking invasion of Wessex during the winter of  870/871 - 6 great battles - and the rise of a king who would save England. Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories…

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About the show

Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com