Anthology Of Heroes History

The March of Barcelona was created as a buffer zone by Charlemagne in the 8th century. Over the course of years, all counties except Andorra were absorbed by Spain or France. Listen in for the bizarre history of why Andorra exists as an independent country to this day. Attributions/Notes: https://anthologyofheroespodcast.com/andorra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zumbi was a descendant of Angolan royalty who was enslaved and sent to Brazil. He led a guerrilla war against the Portuguese, and built a city deep within the Amazon rainforest for runaway slaves. His war was so successful, that the King of Portugal himself was reduced to writing to the former slave to beg for clemency! Join the Anthology on Instagram for extra content about this and future episod...

Ned Kelly was an Australian living in the 1850s. Unhappy with his life he becomes a bushranger and forms a gang who craft their own medieval armour The ‘Kelly Gang’ take the country by storm with their quirky bank robberies and hatred of the police force. Ned Kelly is remembered by many Australian’s as a folk hero to this day. This podcast tells the story of his turbulent life. Join the Anthology...

A stranger in a strange land, John "Black" Caesar was a convict sentenced to 7 years of hard labour in the brand new British colony of Australia in the late 1700s. Despite his obscurity, he was one of the first 'settlers' of Australia; and even came into conflict with legendary Aboriginal resistance leader 'Pemulwuy. This mini-podcast covers his short, but interesting life. Join the Anthology on I...

We tell the story of George Kastrioti, better known as Scanderbeg. Scanderbeg was a 15th century Albanian nobleman who played a pivotal role in resistance against the Ottoman Empire.  He was a skilled military leader, but he also had the support of the people behind him.  Using his military prowess, he was able to score several stunning victories against the Ottomans, despite being outnumbered. To...