Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

Forget the first, second and third Roman republics, Countries That Don't Exist Anymore is all about the Fourth Roman Republic. Join Mazzini, Garibaldi and a pretty peeved pope (plus Ed and Phil) to hear the story of revolution, invasion and attempted Italian unification. Plus, find out answers to the following: did the Pope prefer All Saints or Girls Aloud? Why were there two Sicilies? And what ha...

We talk to comedian, TV personality and 15th in line to the Ottoman throne, Naz Osmanoglu about the prequel to the Ottoman Empire - AKA the Sultanate of Rum. Can Naz work out which crimes his royal ancestors committed in Who Do You Think You Aren't? Which monk hates the Sultanate most? Is it Roger the Monk or Peter the Monk? Find out!  Ed admits to more historical errors in confessions of the...

Countries That Don't Exist Anymore whisks you away to the Sultanate of Rum, AKA medieval Turkey. Join Ed and Phil on a trade route through Anatolia, stopping at the caravanserais of conquest, gentrification and the Crusades. Why did one sultan think he was German? What did Kilij Arslan have to do with the Anglo-Saxons? And could a lowly governor in the Sultanate ever become Emperor of Constantinop...

We talk to comedian, social media whirlwind and Mystery on the Rocks podcaster Sooz Kempner about the Republic of West Florida. Play along with Guest vs Host as Sooz and Phil battle it out to answer questions about those pesky Kemper Brothers. We hear about St Francisville's most haunted house, West Florida's least reasonable judge and answer your exister questions.  Phil challenges us to a specia...

This time on Countries That Don't Exist Anymore, we take an early Spring Break in the Free and Independent Republic of West Florida. A grandiose sounding republic in early nineteenth century North America that lasted for less time than Bros. Who was Fulwar Skipwith? Why did milk defeat the Spanish Empire? And don't miss our Kemper Brothers hoedown. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode...

We talk to comedian, writer and history buff Mike Shephard about the Medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia and its depiction in modern culture thanks to BBC's The Last Kingdom and History Channel's Vikings. Plus, we uncover the secret history of Alton Towers, the cost of a severed foot in Wergeld and Hitler makes a predictable cameo. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts a...

In the first ever episode of the first ever series of Countries That Don't Exist Anymore, we look at the Medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia - from its founding by little Ickle to its eventual stomping on by the Vikings and absorption into Wessex. Find out which Mercian kings made the Top Ten, who King Offa was and why he seemed so keen on Allah and how much wergeld a werewolf was worth. Check...

It's Countries That Don't Exist Anymore! The historical entertainment podcast about countries that don't exist anymore. Join Ed and Phil O'Meara as they explore nations lost in the historical fog - from the Kingdom of Mercia to the Republic of West Florida. And some other ones. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with que...