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In this episode of History with Jackson our host Jackson sits down to talk to historian and author S.C. Gwynne to discuss his brand new book with OneWorld Publications, 'His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of The World's Largest Flying Machine'. This was a deep conversation that touched on the beginnings of the airship industry, the construction of the R101 and even details about the...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast Jackson sits down to talk to Author and Historian Steve Tibble about his brand new book with Yale University Press, 'Templars: The Knights That Made Britain'. In this conversation, Steve details the relationship between the English Monarchy and the order, the Templar's business structure, and the intricacies of the Crusader States. To grab a copy of Steve'...

Today on History with Jackson Jackson sits down with Dr Karen Carr to discuss her book 'Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming'. This was a fascinating conversation that makes us look at swimming from a different angle by touching on its links to societal views, its entanglement with the politics of power and exclusion, and even some pre-history! To grab a copy of Karen's book head to shif...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast Jackson sits down to talk to author and historian Charles Spicer about his book 'Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs Who Tried To Civilise The Nazis'. This was a great conversation where Charles touched on the pre-war political and economic relationship between Britain, its industries and Germany, the different political meetings with Hitler, and the...

In this episode, Jackson talks to author, Historian and Film Studies Professor Marsha Gordon all about the amazing life of Ursula Parrott which she details in her brand new book, with the University of California Press, 'Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life & Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott'. To grab a copy of Marsha's book head to becoming-the-ex-wife and to keep up to date with...

Today we are at Gloucester History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Iain Dale about his talks, and his books 'Kings & Queens' and 'On This Day In Politics'! To find out more about Gloucester History Festival head to: https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/ Or head to @GlosHistFest on Twitter or Instagram for more details If you want to get in to...

Today we are Gloucester History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Claire Hopkins about The History Press! To find out more about Gloucester History Festival head to: https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/ Or head to @GlosHistFest on Twitter or Instagram for more details If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywith...

Today we are Gloucester History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Matt Lewis about the Princes in the Tower! Matt's part in the talk on this topic was amazing and we hope you enjoy this small taste of the topic!  To find out more about Gloucester History Festival head to: https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/ Or head to @GlosHistFest on Twitte...

Today we are Gloucester History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Nicola Tallis about Margaret Beaufort! Nicola’s talk on this topic was amazing and we hope you enjoy this small taste of the topic!  To find out more about Gloucester History Festival head to: https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/ Or head to @GlosHistFest on Twitter or Instagram...

Gloucester Intro Hello and welcome back to History with Jackson, Welcome to our Gloucester History Festival special series! Today we are heading to Gloucester as we have been invited to the Gloucester History Festival to cover some of the amazing talks that are happening today. During the course of this special series, we will be talking to some of the historians and people at the festival about t...

In this week's episode of The History with Jackson Podcast Jackson talks with Dr Christopher Harrison about his brand-new book 'Genocidal Conscription: Drafting Victims and Perpetrators under the Guise of War'. This was an incredibly illuminating conversation that explored the meaning the origins of the concept, before looking at how it has been utilised in WWI and WWII through the Ottoman Empire,...

In this week's episode, Jackson is joined by historian, author and podcaster Emma Southon to discuss her upcoming book 'A History of The Roman Empire in 21 Women'. Within this episode, Jackson and Emma discuss kingmakers, Roman sex cults, Christianity, and many more interesting parts of these women's lives! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co....

In this week's episode of The History with Jackson Podcast Jackson sits down to speak with historian and host of the Cold War Conversations Ian Sanders to talk about the Cold War. This conversation stretched from discussing the political conflicts during the Cold War, to the hot conflict such as the Korean War, as well as discussing everyday life during the Cold War. To check out Ian’s amazing Col...

In this week's episode of The History with Jackson Podcast Jackson sits down to talk to author and historian Pamela Roberts to talk to her about her new book 'The Adventures of a Black Edwardian Intellectual: The Story of James Arthur Harley'. This conversation crossed the world, moving from Antigua to the United States before finally settling in England as we followed Harley's fascinating life fr...

This isn't a typical episode here at History with Jackson, it is a small update message to let you know about some of the changes that are happening here at History with Jackson and why they are being made! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk To support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on...

On this episode of History with Jackson, Jackson sits down with historian and historical content creator 'Jammy History' or Jamie Graham to talk about his work on the representation of aliens in history! This work looks at how Seventeenth-century Europe represented Aliens in their work and how that representation of aliens might have been indicative of wider political, and societal life! If you ar...

In this episode of the History with Jackson Podcast we speak to historian, author and Course Leader for History at Nottingham Trent University Nicholas Morton all about his new book 'The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East'. This was a fascinating conversation that explored some topics that are often untouched in normal discussions about the near east. In the meanti...

In this episode of the podcast, Jackson talks to Public Historian Sarah Biegelsen about Entertainment in the US war effort in World War I. This was a fascinating conversation that looked at Charlie Chaplain, Elsie Janis and James Reese Europe, all of whom played an important role in World War I. In the meantime to keep up to date with History with Jackson head to: www. HistorywithJackson.co.uk Fol...

In this episode, Jackson speaks to the philosopher, writer, and host of the Practical Stoicism Podcast Tanner Campbell about the Ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Jackson and Tanner talk about what philosophy is and how Tanner got into it, its historical roots, and its disciplinary crossovers with history. In the meantime to keep up to date with History with Jackson head to: www. HistorywithJac...

In this episode, Jackson speaks to Professor, Historian and Author Luis Martínez-Fernández about his new book 'When The World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and The Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022'. This was a great conversation as Jackson and Luis discussed American political divides, Puerto Rico and Cuba, and as well as looking at the role of historians today. In the meantime to keep up...

In this episode of History with Jackson my little brother Logan interviews me about my upcoming book with Pen and Sword, 'Hitler vs Stalin: A Comparative Study in Political Terror'. This was a very special episode for me as I was able to share an episode with Logan. For those who don't know Logan is autistic and doing things like this can be difficult for him, and make him nervous. However, I thin...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast we speak to the author of the brand new Amberley Book 'When Russia Did Democracy: From St. Vladimir to Tsar Putin' Kenneth MacInnes all about his book and Russian experiments with Democracy. In the meantime to keep up to date with History with Jackson head to: www. HistorywithJackson.co.uk Follow us on Facebook at: @HistorywithJackson Follow us on Instagra...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast we speak to the author of the brand new Pen and Sword Book 'Secrets of the Cold War: Espionage and Intelligence Operations – From Both Sides of the Iron Curtain' Andrew Long all about his book and the various facets of Cold War espionage. In this part II we speak to Andrew about the context of the Cold War Period we have been discussing! In the meantime to...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast we speak to the author of the brand new Pen and Sword Book 'Secrets of the Cold War: Espionage and Intelligence Operations – From Both Sides of the Iron Curtain' Andrew Long all about his book and the various facets of Cold War espionage. In the meantime to keep up to date with History with Jackson head to: www. HistorywithJackson.co.uk Follow us on Facebo...

Today on the History with Jackson Podcast we speak to the author of the brand new Pen and Sword Book 'Roman Special Forces and Special Ops: Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani in the Service of Rome' Dr Simon Elliott all about his book and the various different forces who were in the service of Rome. A very special thanks go to publishers Pen and Sword Books for sending me a copy of...