Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

Who was the only power that the Romans were really afraid of? Join us for the first of a two parter on the EPIC North African powerhouse - Carthage. We'll find out why Dido didn't go down with her ship, why you shouldn't get a war elephant drunk and why Hamilcar "Flash" Barca was the ultimate PR man. Support us on Patreon at  patreon.com/ctdeapod . Contact us at  ctde...

We sat down with Fin Dwyer of the Irish History Podcast to talk about the Dublin Vikings in the context of Irish history and why you can't get a good pint of Guinness in many of the world's Irish pubs.  Support us on Patreon at  patreon.com/ctdeapod .  Contact us at ctdeapod@gmail.com or at our website:  ctdeapod.com .   Follow us @C...

When the Vikings set up Dublin as a raiding and trading station, little did anyone expect it to turn into a kingdom that lasted 300 years! Least of all the warring factions of Celtic Ireland. Load up your longboat with axes and craic, it's the Viking Kingdom of Dublin. Deadly! Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/ctdeapod. Contact us at ctdeapod@gmail.com or at our website: ctdeapod.com.  Follow u...

We asked you to ask us questions, and (some of) you sure did! Plus, Ed tests to see if Phil has been paying attention in the CTDEA Big Fat Quiz of the Year...and a half . Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/ctdeapod. Contact us at ctdeapod@gmail.com or at our website: ctdeapod.com .  Follow us  @CTDEApod on Twitter and Facebook and never miss another update. Review us on Apple Podc...

To kick off series 3 of CTDEA, we travel to the steamy jungles of Brazil to check out the Quilombo dos Palmares - the state founded by runaway slaves that gave the King of Portugal sleepless nights - and Zumbi, its charismatic zombie king and Brazilian national hero. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Get in touch with questions for our AMA next episode. Email...

We're very nearly back! Stay tuned for series 3, where you'll hear about the Viking Kingdom of Dublin, Quilombo dos Palmares, Carthage, Sumer, the Raj of Sarawak and the Republic of Ezo! Plus great guests, songs, sketches and even more Phil than ever before!

Sebastian Major from Our Fake History drops into help us separate Spartan fact from what Spartan fiction. Check out Our Fake History here: https://ourfakehistory.com/ Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. Follow us  @CTDEApod  on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook and never miss another...

We talk to Derek from The Hellenistic Age Podcast about making his podcast, Sparta and the power of bristling hedgehog formations - aka the phalanx. Check out Derek's podcast here: https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/ Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. Follow us  @CTDEApod  on Tw...

Who would literally get cheese or die trying? Who thought that walls were for wimps? Which crazed military society was the best place to be for an ancient Greek woman? It's surprising Sparta! Strap on your armour of inquiry and join our phalanx!

Actor and comedian Kieran Hodgson talks trains, David Tennant and the joys of reading obscure history on his Honeymoon..  Identify the revolutionary with Whose Is This Life? and try it yourself at: https://www.ctdeapod.com/post/bavarian-soviet-republic-quiz Enjoying the show? Reviews are a huge help, so please think about leaving us one.

What's does a communist in lederhosen look like? What happens when you appoint a bank robber as police chief? And did Lenin really know where the missing key to the ministry toilet end up? Find out all about Germany's most whimsical revolution. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and comments. In the follow up episode, we'l...

BBC comedy writer Mike Shephard returns for more musings on Willoughyland and beyond. What's a manboob? Who was England's first female novelist? Who founded Uzbekistan? These are just the things you'll pick up if you listen in. And don't forget to play along with our Who's that place named after quiz which you'll find on ctdeapod.com. Also remember to subscribe, get in touch and show your love wit...

Would you move to somewhere with eyeball eating worms, face eating jaguars and terrifying tropical diseases? What if there were nudey ladies? It worked on English colonists going to Willoughbyland in Guiana. But what happened to England's jungle colony? We find out. Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to get in touch with questions and commen...

Aksum is of the greatest empires of all time, but why is it so little known about in the West? Would there have been Islam without Aksum's Christianity? Is the oldest complete and surviving Christian gospel in the world really Ethiopian?  We talk to globetrotting archaeologist Dr Jacke Philips about her Aksum obsession and answer listener questions. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episod...

It's the ancient and medieval African Empire that barely gets a look in the classroom - the mighty Ethiopian empire of Aksum. Why have a horse pull your golden chariot when an elephant will do just as well? Brush off your Ge'ez, sharpen your stelae and don't let that ark of the covenant melt your face off, it's Aksum time!

We mine the brain of historical big hitter Professor Kathy Burke about the California Gold Rush and the Republic of Rough and Ready. Find out what it took to be a genuine 49er and why you probably wouldn't want to try it yourself. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next e...

The California Gold Rush created many things - fortunes, the American Dream, environmental devastation...but a new country? Meet the Republic of Rough and Ready. Starting your own country to not pay tax isn't that unusual - looking at you USA. But cancelling your country to get drunk? That's real frontier spirit! Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sure to ge...

We talk to star of Radio 4 and TV Ken Cheng about Incels, the UK comedy circuit (almost the same subject) and the weird life of Hong Xiuquan (like a combination of those two things).  Plus we play TWO quizzes about the kings of the Taipei - Taiping vs Lie-ping and Which king did that thing? Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in t...

What's the bloodiest cult of all time? Jim Jones? Nope. David Koresh? Pfft. Amateur. Nope, it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom which sprang up in nineteenth century China when one aspiring civil servant failed his exams and decided he was the brother of Jesus Christ. Confused? You will be. You will be. (Yoda). Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be sur...

Did you enjoy series 1? No? Sshhh... Join us for series 2 where we'll be covering Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Republic of Rough and Ready, Axum, Soviet Republic of Bavaria, Willoughbyland and Sparta. Plus we'll have some amazing guests, songs, sketches and competitions...maybe. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions...

Comedian, writer and pirate game creator Alasdair Beckett-King climbs onboard to talk pirates, point n click Monkey Island homage, Nelly Cootalot and 13th century rubbish islands. Know your pirate slang? Join us for Buccaneer Balderdash. Who was the best pirate? We play Flying Gang Top Trumps to settle it, and you can too: https://www.ctdeapod.com/post/pirate-top-trumps Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE...

We head to the sun-drenched Bahamas in the early 18th century to visit the Republic of Pirates. Meet Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold and other famous and infamous members of the legendary Flying Gang.  Was the Republic of Pirates just a base for thievery or was it a revolutionary attempt to cast off colonial oppression? Jump onboard and find out. Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for art...

YouTube sensations Map Men (aka Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones) join the CTDEA Team to chat about making Map Men and top-knotch Inca trivia. Did an Inca couple literally "tie the knot" by binding themselves together? Find out in Knot Truth or Not Truth - where we delve deeper into fascinating Quipu culture. And where in history were prostitutes required to be blonde? We cover that too. For some...

Join the CTDEA Team as we discover the Inca Empire, South America's answer to the Romans. Without metal, the wheel or beasts of burden, the Inca managed to build a massive empire filled with incredible architectural achievements and technological wizardry that will BLOW YOUR MIND - according to Inca Buzzfeed. Check out the  CTDEA WEBSITE  for articles, episode transcripts and news. Be su...

Comedian, actor and writer Lucy Frederick joins us for Fourth Roman Republic flavoured chat. Lucy takes a virtual tour around the eternal city but has to spot the fraudulent sites in our Roman or Fauxman quiz . PLAY ALONG: https://www.ctdeapod.com/post/roman-or-fauxman Is Garibaldi the best teatime companion? Find out in Celebritea and Biscuits.  Plus, Ed reveals his Facebook banning scandal...