It’s an exciting time to be an historian. Everywhere you look history is being rewritten, and old stories are being told to new audiences with a fresh perspective. Hamilton has put a forgotten founding father ‘back in the narrative’, Six has been ‘switching up the flow’ and making us remember that Henry VIII’s six wives…
history podcasts
Guest Post – 5 Fave Museum Podcasts
You will know from previous posts I LOVE my history podcasts, so when the lovely Sinéad from Museum Maverick offered to write me a blog post all about her fave museum podcasts, I simply jumped at the chance to discover something new to listen to! There has been a huge increase in podcasts over the…
6 New History Podcasts For 2020
It is a truth universally acknowledged that podcasts are slowly taking over the world. Back in 2018 I wrote two posts (here and here) about the history podcasts that had me hooked. As podcasts have continued to grow in popularity, its only natural that a few new players have entered on to the history podcast…
Top History Podcasts – Take Two
Nearly six million people listen to podcasts in the UK, and its growing every day. I have a couple of theories why podcasts, especially history podcasts, are gaining traction all the time. Firstly, I think the obvious reasons why people listen to podcasts is to learn something new about a subject they’re interested in. I…
My Top History Podcasts
I do A LOT of travelling with my job. Sometimes I feel like I’m constantly on the road. As you can imagine, it gets a tad boring after a while. There’s only so many times you can listen to Taylor Swift on Radio One during a two hour drive without wanting to gouge your eyes out. That’s…