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This Week In History

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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 for any shows you might want to hear either on this page or via the podcast email. [email protected] Hope you enjoy what we have to offer and tell your friends about us. Remember we all have history make yours great.

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  1. TWIH 215 Patty Hearst

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  2. TWIH 214 The Shroud of Turin

    TWIH 214 The Shroud of Turin Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  3. TWIH 213 HMAS Sydney

    TWIH 213 HMAS Sydney Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  4. TWIH 212 Glencoe Massacre

    TWIH 212 Glencoe Massacre Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  5. TWIH 211 The Battle of Wabash River

    TWIH 211 The Battle of Wabash River Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  6. TWIH 210 Queen Victoria

    The Tiny Queen the Grandmother of Europe but who was the woman who had an entire era named after her Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  7. TWIH 209 1707 Scilly Isles Disaster

    A tragic British naval disaster but how did Britain loose millions of pound worth of war ships? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  8. TWIH 208 The Crown Jewels

    This episode is regarding the British crown jewels and their vast history of over 1000 years Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  9. TWIH 207 Bishop Edmund Bonner

    The devils dancing bear bloody Bonner just a couple of names about this man but what do we know about his life? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  10. TWIH 206 The Knights Templar

    We all know of the Knights Templar but today we learn about the true story of the order and how they dissolved Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  11. TWIH 205 Baldwin IV

    This week we learn about a sickly king known throughout history as the Leper King but who was Baldwin and what do we really know about him Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  12. TWIH 204 Leslie Whittle

    A kidnapping gone wrong or just a brutal murder? Find out this week Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  13. TWIH 203 The Space Race

    We all know the story but this week we learn who really won the race to mans greatest achievement Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  14. TWIH 202 Vengence Weapons

    v2 doodle bug buzz bomb just a few names of weapons that terrorised London during WW2 but how much do you know about them Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  15. TWIH 201 1866 War

    A very strange episode this week possibly the only time in history a country has gone to war and returned with more soldiers than it started with. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  16. TWIH 200 Russian Naval Blunder

    This week we are talking about an even that has disappeared from history. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  17. TWIH 199 Lydia Litviyak (The White Lilly of Stalingrad)

    This week we are talking about the greatest female fighter pilot of all time a true pioneer of feminism and a ww2 fighter ace one of the best Russia had to offer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  18. TWIH 198 Grimsby

    My home town many have asked about it so here is some history of my little town in England Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  19. TWIH 197 Hatfields & McCoys

    One of the most famous family feuds in history but what started it and how long did it last? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  20. TWIH 196 The Battle of Goose Green

    This week we are looking at one of the pivotal battles of the Faulklands war Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  21. 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 ended an empire before the Americans Vietnam was occupied by another western country. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

  22. 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 Empress of France. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  23. 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 England once Henry died? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  24. TWIH 192 Catherine Howard

    Episode 5 of our mini series where we look at the young beauty that lost her head and her crown. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  25. 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  26. 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 son. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  27. TWIH 189 Anne Boleyn

    The second and probably most famous of the 6 wives of King Henry Anne Boleyn Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  28. 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  29. 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 this special podcast. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  30. 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 evolved throughout the years. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  31. 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 enjoy learning about some Ancient History. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  32. 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 lives of almost a whole generation in the small mining town of Abberfan Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

  33. 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 the legend that is Ned Kelly Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  34. 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 railroad Thomas Smallwood. The link is where to find this fantastic book. scottshane.org Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

  35. 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? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  36. 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  37. 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 facts may upset Americans Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  38. 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!!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  39. 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 wronged him. Read this amazing story at the link below https://amzn.eu/d/63WK6Eo Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &…

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  40. 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 $200,000 chase and was never found Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  41. TWIH 175 Final 7 Presidents of USA

    The final 7 Presiedents Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  42. TWIH 174 Fourth ten Presidents of America

    31-40 Presidents Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  43. TWIH 173 Third ten Presidents of America

    Part 3 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  44. TWIH 172 Second ten Presidents of America

    Part two presidents 11-20 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  45. 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  46. 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 amazing Historian Aaron Mahnke Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  47. 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 fake news one the battle for the British and New Zeeland Navy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

  48. 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 history? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  49. 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 fascinating one Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  50. 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? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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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 for any shows you might want to hear either on this page or via the podcast email. [email protected] Hope you enjoy what we have to offer and tell your friends about us. Remember we all have history make yours great.

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