A Nice Cup Of Histortea

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the third episode of our spin-off series A Dark Cup of Histortea. This week we talk about everyone's favourite demon doggo - Black Shuck. Known by many other names and in many other guises around the world, we take you on a whistle-stop tour of some of his more famous myths.  So grab a drink and a blanket, turn the lights on and let's get Dark.  Disclaimer - w...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special and poignant episode. In this week's episode we discuss the life and work of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In light of his recent passing, we realised just how little we knew about it, so we set about rectifying this and we would like to pass this knowledge on.  We know he wasn't to everyone's taste, but if you are intrigued please join us...

Send us Fan Mail This week on A Nice Cup of Histortea we talk about the origins of the story The Little Mermaid. So grab a drink and get comfortable for the story from Hans Christian Andersen.  Our ridiculous death this week looks into why swallowing knives might not make you the sharpest person...  Got an idea for an episode, or just want to say hi? Email us at cupofhistortea@outlook.com or searc...

Send us Fan Mail Disclaimer - this week's episode contains some graphic descriptions of death.  Join us this week as we talk about the notorious eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD/CE that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. We take a look at the different types of volcanic eruption and walk you through step by step what happened in that fateful 24 hours.  For our ridiculous death...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to a second episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea! Our first spooky episode, In High Spirits, is now our most listened to episode of all time, so we know that you guys like the dark stuff as much as we do.  In honour of it being Valentine's Day when we're releasing this, we're taking a look at the type of ghost known as the Lady In Red. Usually a woman jil...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Again! Thank you all so much for continuing to listen to our show. It has been a trying 12 months for everyone and we hope you're staying as safe and as connected as possible.  This week we talk about the life and legacy of one of the most formidable women in Russian history, Catherine the Great. Was she all that she was cracked up to be, or were real cracks forming?  A...

Send us Fan Mail Join us, this spooky season for something a little different... a little darker.  This is the first episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea, where we delve into the dark and often disturbing parts of history. Today, 13 days before Halloween, we delve into the case files of famous paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren.  Instead of a ridiculous death, we've gone for a rid...

Send us Fan Mail Disclaimer: the sound quality isn't the best in this, unfortunately we had some issues with the mic that should be sorted by next time.  This week we discuss the events around the sinking of the RMS Titanic, recorded on the 108th anniversary of that fateful night.  We talk about the construction, life on board, the night itself and the aftermath.  In our ridiculous survival w...

Send us Fan Mail Disclaimer: There is some bad language. Listener discretion advised.  This week we're celebrating going global (thank you so very much!!!). We're also here in quarantine together, so we thought that we would give you the chance to get to know us.  We've asked each other a series of questions and given a little background about who we are and how we met. It was a mom...

Send us Fan Mail This week we take a very timely look at historic plagues and their causes, as well as their effects. We also touch a little on the current issue of Coronavirus Disclaimer : we are not downplaying the current situation, simply putting it in perspective. Please follow the advice of experts and health professionals Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the man, the myth, the warrior Ivar "the Boneless" Ragnarsson. A lot of what we know treads the fine line between fact and legend, but we give the best information we can on him.  As always, we take a bite out a ridiculous death. We also take a moment to plug our good friends over at the ManNic Podcast. Check them out, Liam and Tobias never disapp...

Send us Fan Mail This week we delve into the frankly dark and disturbing origins of the fairytale Pinocchio. Not the sweet, faintly creepy story you've come to know, though. This one has much more violence, death and Terrible Dogfish.  We're also joined by a special guest, Liam Mandy of the ManNic Podcast, available on iTunes or Spotify  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week we're getting back into the swing of things with a brief history of the Tower of London, from it's construction following the Norman Conquest all the way through to the modern day. We also discuss some of the notable events, changes of allegiance and famous prisoners that those walls have seen.  As always, we round it off with a ridiculous death. Here are our s...

Send us Fan Mail Guess who's back... back again A Nice Cup of Histortea is back with a bang as we bring you a round up of the last decade, including major discoveries, disasters, events and remembrance of those who didn't make it to 2020.  So join us on a whistle-stop tour of the last ten years as we prepare to step with hope, gusto and plenty of ridiculous deaths into the Roaring (?) 20...

Send us Fan Mail This week we keep our discussion close to home by talking about... well home. We take you on a quick tour through the history of King's Lynn, a small town on the Norfolk coast that has a quite a large impact. We round it off, as always, with a ridiculous death and this week we throw in a local legend.   As always, here are our sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_L...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the life, loves and reign of the Merry Monarch himself, King Charles II of England, Ireland and Scotland, responsible for the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. In the ridiculous death, we tell you where not to put your boyfriend when hiding him from your dad.  As always, here are our sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England https://www.r...

Send us Fan Mail This week we travel to Ancient China and discuss the (potentially mythical) Xia Dynasty. Our ridiculous death is a reminder why alcohol and sailing should never go hand in hand on a moonlit night. Let's Get Historical! As always, here are our sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_the_Great https://www.ancient.eu/Xia_Dynasty/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_dynasty https...

Send us Fan Mail This week we handle a request to cover Charles Darwin and the theory of Natural Selection, as requested by Autumn Zastre. We've tried to keep it as simple as possible, but we recommend looking into it if you want more in-depth reading.  Here are our sources: On the Origin of Species - Charles Darwin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin https://www.britannica.com/biogr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the new, hopefully improved A Nice Cup Of Histortea. We put up the polls and you, the loving public, answered the call. Thank you for your input, and for the fact that we now have 200 followers on Instagram! Seriously, it means so much to us. On this, the 23rd April 2019, we discuss the man, the myth, the legend... St George. Whilst we know little enough about him, as w...

Send us Fan Mail In honour of the start of the final season of Game of Thrones, we bring you a rundown of the history of Westeros starting from the invasion of the First Men all the way to the events that spark the start of Season/Book 1.  Here are our sources:  https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Timeline_of_major_events https://www.totallytimelines.com/game-of-thrones-history-of-westeros/ A So...

Send us Fan Mail This week we delve into the realm of fairytales, telling the story of Ashputtel and the origins of the Cinderella story.  As always, here are our sources:  https://allthatsinteresting.com/cinderella https://www.vox.com/2015/3/15/8214405/cinderella-fairy-tale-history http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cinderella https://www.dictionary.com/e/cinderella-story/ https://www.thev...

Send us Fan Mail This week we take a brief tour of the Wars of the Roses, a series of battles that forever changed the landscape of British History and inspired George R.R. Martin to write A Song of Ice and Fire, the books on which Game of Thrones is based. As always, here are our sources: http://warsoftheroses.com/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-of-the-Roses https://www.britannica.com/even...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about that GCSE History favourite, the Cuban Missile Crisis. What happened in the lead up to it? What happened in those fateful 13 days? Could it happen again?  As always, here are our sources:  https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we come to you not exactly live, but from a location we have visited in our sister blog, Castle Rising, Norfolk. We don't have any sources this week but our Instagram has some pictures to accompany your listening. Disclaimer - it was very windy and we haven't been able to edit out the sound of some of the wind without compromising the dialogue. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the great warlord Genghis Khan. His life, his battles, his Michael Bolton montage teenage years... and always a ridiculous death.  Here are our sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan https://www.history.com/topics/china/genghis-khan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/genghis-khan-...