History After Dark Podcast

Henry VII's henchmen, responsible for the implementation of Henry VII's policy of forced loyalty by financial obligation, were arrested the very morning that the old king's death was announced, the new king making it upmost priority to show there was a change in regime. Were they scapegoats, or did their actions speak of complicity? Books mentioned:'The Winter King', by Thomas Penn'Henry. The Prince Who Would Turn Tyrant', by David Starkey'The House of Dudley', by Joanne PaulWatch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Hi HADers!Dynamic Duo Mike Jones and Lottie Rose joined us live to discuss the myths around Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, the man who supposedly lost the Wars of the Roses at Tewkesbury in 1471 with a rash and stupid move. We also hear some home truths about Edward IV - not such a peace keeping golden boy after all!You can listen on the podcast or watch on Youtube!Until next week, be good, and if you can’t be good, be careful!Philippa, Catherine & Kat! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

The ‘Other Favourite’, Abigail Masham knew how to bring down a formidable opponent using her conduct as the shovel to let her competition dig her own grave.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

The "body snatchers" who found a shortcut to profit through murder...Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

We’re back with our 9th series! Not many people act alone and this series looks at dynamic duos! Starting with Queen Isabella of France, wife of Edward II, and her lover Roger de Mortimer, who did the unthinkable and deposed a king!Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

So, we took the most macabre of topics and managed to make a game out of it! To finish of the CSI Executed people series, we are guessing the execution in 10 words of less, in our usual informative but widely fun way!Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/Keep an eye out for announcements about our next series!Philippa, Kat & CatherineThe History After Dark Girls This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

William, Lord Hastings had done nothing wrong when he was dragged out of a council meeting at the Tower of London and summarily executed, but that’s bad King Richard III for you!…….but is that the real story?Matthew Lewis, historian, author, presenter on History Hit and senior member of the Richard III society joins us to go through the evidence for what happened but also the context in which it happened. You’ll also learn how accepting money in one’s sleeve is an effective tax evasion strategy and that there were only 5 women in the whole of England at this time.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week for another live show! On the 11th March we will be joined by previous guest Mike Jones (legend!) and long time listener, who turns out to be a Beaufort expert, Lottie Rose. Philippa, Kat & CatherineThe History After Dark Girls This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Mary Blandy became a bit of a celebrity when she was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her father. Was it as straightforward as it seemed?Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Livestreamed with guest historian, Nathen Amin - we discussed Owen Tudor!Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Freud was the father of psychoanalysis aka Talking Therapy, a man of suspect scientific method (and ideas), but still a man who has left an irreversible legacy on the treatment of mental health.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

From awful beginnings in her home town in Germany, Caroline rose to become the first woman to be paid for astronomy in Britain!Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Handel was a German born composer described as the composer of the British nation. He was instrumental in shaping the musical identity of 18th-century Britain and defining the sound of the Baroque era. His music is as popular and significant now as it was in his lifetime. Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Hello you Mad Hadders!We have got a great episode for you this week. We were joined for this episode by Annalisa Nicholson to talk about Hortense Mancini, an incredible 17th century aristocratic woman who fled her abusive husband and eventually ended up at the court of her one-time-suitor Charles II of England. For a short while she was the official mistress of Charles II but after having an affair with a number of other people, including Charles’s daughter by another mistress, he decided against it. Hortense held salons, intellectual meetings, where people from all disciplines came together to discuss new ideas without fear of rank or sex getting in the ay of them being allowed to speak. Read Annalisa’s book - https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350415805Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A Coffee: BuyMeACoffee.com/HADPodcastFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it’s History After Dark!Follow us individually:Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistoryKat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchantCatherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Buckle up, Catherine chose another scientist...sort of! Popper was a 20th-century philosopher most well known for his rejection of inductivism and advocacy of falsification in the construction of the philosophy of science.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Charles Ingatius Sancho, composer, writer, shopkeeper, was the first black man in England to vote. Kat covers his incredible story.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

German-born Hans Holbein the Younger has shaped how the Tudor court was viewed at the time, and ever since.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - Click HereBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

We were very happy to be joined live by Dr Lauren Johnson to talk about the topic of her latest book, Margaret Beaufort. Her book ‘Margaret Beaufort, Survivor. Rebel, Kingmaker’ is out on 6th November in the UK and is available to pre-order from all over the world now. History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

We are very happy to be joined live by Dr Euan Roger to talk about someone he considers a ‘Trailblazer,’ Geoffrey Chaucer. Euan is Principal Medieval Specialist at The National Archives in the UK and has previously published on a wide variety of subjects including the life-records of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

An atheist with an understanding of physics and the universe that would make most people's minds experience an explosion as huge as the Big Bang, Stephen Hawking was just bloody brilliant. History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Levina Teerlinc joined the royal court at the end of Henry VIII's reign. A talented artist, she is thought to have trained one of the most famous miniaturists of her era. She is also recorded as a "gentlewoman" of the queen's chamber in receipt of a handsome pension; clearly she made an impression that secured her wealth and status.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Watch this episode on our Youtube channelSupport HADBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

At the turn of the 20th Century, a Scottish lady called Mary Macarthur, became one of the most influential voices in the trade unionist movement. She was instrumental in the realisation of a minimum wage for workers and raised the profile of the plight of low wage workers. Her determination to provide women in female-dominated trades, which were often carried out at home, led to the creation of the National Federation of Women Workers, and their strike action in 1910 led to the actual implementation of a minimum wage.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

This is the Trialblazers series on History After Dark, and we were joined for this LIVE episode by historian and author Sharon Bennett Connolly who is going to introduce us to a trailblazer of the 13th century, Nicholaa de la Haye!History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Watch this episode on our Youtube channel Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - History After DarkBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkHistory After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & CatherineThanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - History After DarkBuy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A Coffee Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & CatherineThanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Eleanor Coade was a Georgian businesswoman who not only operated in an industry hitherto unknown for women, she dominated it!Watch this episode on our Youtube channel - History After Dark Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A Coffee Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/See you next week!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

In the final episode of our ‘Myths’ series, the HAD girls were joined live by Breeze Barrington, historian and author of a brand-new book on the court of Mary of Modena, the wife of James II, ‘The Graces'.Breeze talked about the myth that the son of James II and Mary of Modena, another James, was a changeling, smuggled into the birthing chamber in a bed warming pan! The story is one of complete absurdity and groupthink which was the cause of much distress to Mary. You can also watch this episode, along with the other 7 from this series and countless others from HAD so far, on Youtube - click here.We will be back in a few weeks with the beginning of our new series ‘Trailblazers!’See you soon!Philippa, Kat & Catherine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

The Stanleys were known for swapping sides during the Wars of the Roses, but did no one really know what they were going to do at Bosworth? Catherine argues that it was pretty obvious they were never going to come in for Richard III!You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This post is public so feel free to share it.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

There is along history of Ravens at the Tower...or is there?! Kat takes us through the facts!You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This post is public so feel free to share it.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Long has the reputation of Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn, been maligned. Philippa argues we should reexamine the stories told about him and see if he deserves to be known as a man who puts his daughters into the king’s bed for personal gain. You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This post is public so feel free to share it.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

We were joined live by Dr Michael Jones for episode 4 of the ‘Myths’ series, to bust some myths about the Black Prince - and boy were there some porkies told about him! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

It may have ben the bloodiest battle on English soil but has the story of the Battle of Towton got better with the telling?You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Fed up seeing dirty necks and faces onscreen in historical fiction? Kat is too and she's going to tell everyone why (rant incoming)!You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Conductor of destruction, Oliver Cromwell (and his Parliament) voted to destroy the crown jewels, sell the stones and melt down the precious metal. Cromwell is not alone however, in mistreating these symbols of the monarchy!You can watch this episode on Youtube too! - Click HereDr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Buy us a Winnebago at Buy Me A CoffeeFind out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and keep the History coming please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

For the final episode of this series, we were joined for a live show by special guest; historian and author, Gareth Russell talking about his candidate for a person from history we should all know about, the Earl of Tyrone.Traitor, rebel or disaffected loyalist? Gareth tells us the story of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and it is jaw droppingly “how do we not know more about this person?!” The story goes beyond the personal to the national and reaches from the 16th century arguably to the present day. This is one not to miss!We will be back on 18th June with the first episode of our next series, ‘Myths.’History After Dark is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support us in continuing to bring you more content and amusement, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.See you next time!The HAD girls This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

One of the most successful royal mistresses in English history, Jane Shore thrived as a true love of Edward IV and rose again after conspiring against his brother with some of his most trusted friends. Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work and help us continue to bring you informative and entertaining history content, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.See you next week when we are joined by special guest, incredible historian and good laugh, Gareth Russell!The HAD girls x This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Following the path of an enslaved man who became a celebrated prize-fighter, royal attendant and eventually an inspiration for Bridgerton! Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work ans help us continue to bring you informative and entertaining history content, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.See you next time!The HAD girls! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

At the outbreak of the 'Great War' Britain needed to recruit 1,000,000 men and yet, many fit, healthy and willing men were being turned away for the simple reason that they were too short! Alfred Bigland MP saw this as a massive waste and set about redressing this problem. From this the Cheshire Batams was established for men of short stature.History After Dark is reader-supported. To support our work, and help us keep beinging you new content, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thanks for dropping by! :-)The HAD girls. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

We were joined for our live show by special guest; historian and author, Nathen Amin and his candidate for a person from history we should all know about, Owain Glyndwr..This was an incredibly fun and very informative chat - so many pivotal moments which would have set English and Welsh history on a completely different path that it’s absolutely incredible that Owain Glyndwr and his uprising/freedom fight are not better known about.Join us next time to hear about a group with person links to Philippa, The Cheshire Bantams.History After Dark is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support us in continuing to bring you more content and amusement, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.See you next week!The HAD girls This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Persecuted to provide a scapegoat for a grieving aristocratic family, the Flower Women; Joan Flowers and her daughters Margaret and Philippa were accused of witchcraft. The harrowing and frankly infuriating story of these women must never be forgotten.Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

One of, if not the, most successful businesswoman of her day. Money lender to the rich and powerful, her money was used to fund wars but also shrines but money finds jealousy in others....Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Aethlelfaed, Lady of the Mercians was a warrior queen who not only successfully defended her territory against Viking incursions but took back land previously taken! She is an example of a powerful Anglo-Saxon ruler; powerful, capable and respected. Her role in the formation of England is often overlooked but in life, and death, she was vital!Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Man vs Man, Man vs Bee and even Man vs Emu! Informative and hilarious - filmed live on 19th March 2025. Watch on Youtube.Find Julian online at https://www.julianhumphrys.com/ and on social media on Instagram @julianhumphrys Dr Kat (@ReadingthePast ), Philippa (@BritishHistory ) and Catherine (@thehistoricalcollaborator ) join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Where did the Duke's of Norfolk come from and why were they such bellends?Dr Kat Marchant, Philippa Lacey Brewell and Catherine Ibbotson join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark!History After Dark is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDarkFollow us individually:* Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory* Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant* Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe

Was the failed theft of the English Crown jewels by Colonel Blood actually a cock up?Dr Kat Marchant, Philippa Lacey Brewell and Catherine Ibbotson join forces each Wednesday night for a shackle-free history discussion...it's History After Dark! History After Dark is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Find out more about us at https://linktr.ee/HistoryAfterDark Follow us individually: * Philippa - https://linktr.ee/BritishHistory * Kat - https://linktr.ee/katrina_marchant * Catherine - https://www.instagram.com/historicalcollaborator/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historyafterdarkhub.substack.com/subscribe