History with Jackson

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Honor Cargil-Martin off the back of hosting her talk in the Speakers Corner Tent at the Chalke History Festival.  To grab a copy of Honor’s work head here To keep up to date with Honor head to her website , TikTok or her Instagram To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to thei...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Abigail Rebecca talks to Saul David about the Winston Churchill's dedicated support of the Airborne experiment, the sixth airborne division and their involvement in D-Day, and Saul’s love for all things Chalke History Festival!  To grab a copy of Saul’s work head here   To keep up to date with Saul...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Jonathon Wilson about Dynamo Kiev, and the greatest football match of World War II, and the 2024 Euros. To grab a copy of Jonathan’s work head here To keep up to date with Jonathon head to his X or his website To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website, TikTok, Instagr...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Tim Bouverie about what he is doing at Chalke History Festival this year, how we didn't learn our lessons from history, and the appeasement of Hitler. To grab a copy of Tim's work head here To keep up to date with Tim head to his X or his instagram Grab a copy of his book here To learn more...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Emanuele Pirro about the role of history in motorsport, how the sport has evolved, and what the future of the sport might look like! To keep up to date with Emanuele head to his Instagram To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook! If...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Peter Caddick-Adams about what he is doing at Chalke History Festival this year, military history, and and Sir Winston Churchill! To keep up to date with Peter head to his X Grab a copy of his book here To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram ,...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Guy Walters about what he is doing at Chalke History Festival this year, and his career as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction! To keep up to date with Guy head to his X Grab a copy of his book here To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram ,...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Tracy Borman about what she is doing at Chalke History Festival To keep up to date with Tracy head to her website To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@hist...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Michael Wood about what he is doing at Chalke! To keep up to date with Michael head to his X To grab Michael's book head here To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email:...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Dr Nicola Tallis about Elizabeth I's early life and relationship with her family Click here to grab a copy of Nicola's book To keep up to date with Chris head to his X To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Matthew Longo about the fall of Communism, 1989, and human elements in the rebirth of history. To keep up to date with Matthew head to his X or his website To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch wit...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Chris Lintott about astrology To keep up to date with Chris head to his X To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk To support History...

Today on the podcast we talk to Giles Milton all about his book and talk at Chalke, 'The Stalin Affair'! Grab a copy of The Stalin Affair Keep up to date with Giles head to his website To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website, TikTok, Instagram, X or Facebook! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk To support History w...

Today we are at Chalke History Festival and in this episode of our Festival Special Series Jackson talks to Estelle Paranque about the importance of women's history, and gives us some advice on how to get into public historian! To grab a copy of her new book click here ' Thorns, Lust and Glory: The betrayal of Anne Boleyn '! To keep up to date with Estelle head to her website , or her Instagram To...

In this episode, Jackson sits down to talk to Jim Carter about his book 'Hearts of Steel' ahead of this year's Chalke History Festival. Grab a copy of Jim's book, Hearts of Steel Keep up to date with Jim via his website To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@histor...

In this episode, Jackson sits down to talk to Kate Vigurs about the women of the SOE and her talks and performances at this year's Chalke History Festival. Grab a copy of Kate's book, Mission France Keep up to date with Kate via her website , or her X To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History wi...

In this episode of the Podcast, we talk to Philip Mansel about his book 'King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV' head of his talk at Chalke History Festival! This conversation looked at now only how Louis was as a King, but also how he was as a person and family man. To grab a copy of Philip's book head to: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/184604/king-of-the-world-by-mansel-philip/9780241960585 T...

In this episode of our Chalek History Festival Special Series we talk to Wendy Moore about her book and talk at Chalke, 'Jack and Eve: Two Women in Love and at War'! To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to their website , TikTok , Instagram , X or Facebook ! If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.u k To support History with Jackson to...

In this episode of our Chalke History Festival Special Series, we talk to Clare Mulley about her book and the subject of her talk at the Chalke History Festival 'Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka'! It was great to learn from Clare about the fearless and inspiring life and career of one of Poland's most courageous heroes Elzbieta Zawacka! Click here to g...

In today's episode, we welcome back author and historian Damien Lewis to discuss the great, and awe-inspiring escape of Lieutenant Anthony Hough from his brand-new book with Quercus 'SAS Great Escapes Three: Gripping True Escape Stories Executed by World War Two Heroes'! Click here to grab a copy of SAS Great Escapes Three To keep up to date with Damien head to his website , his X , or his Faceboo...

In this episode, Jackson talks to Dr Nicola Clark all about her brand new book 'The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens'. This was an incredible episode where we touched on the lives of many different ladies in waiting, as well as the life at the Tudor Court under the many different Queens that Henry VIII was husband. To grab a copy of Nikki's book head to https...

In this episode, Jackson speaks to Historian and Author Michael Livingston all about his book with Osprey, 'Crecy: Battle of Five Kings'. In this episode, Michael discusses the misconceptions that many of us have about this battle and his working theory of where the battle might have been fought! To grab a copy of 'Crecy' head to crécy-9781472847065 To keep up to date with Michael head to: His web...

In this episode, Jackson talks to author and historian Katlyn Marie Carter to discuss her new book with Yale University Press 'Democracy in Darkness: Secrecy and Transparency in the Age of Revolutions'. Within this episode, they touch on the battle in post-Revolution France and America about how to balance the need for transparency and secrets within government, the role of the Press in ensuring t...

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 Crusader States & Their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187'. This was a fascinating conversation that explored some of the misconceptions that we have about the Crusader States, their neighbouring Empir...

In this episode, Jackson talks to Laura Bailey, Programme Director for Living History, performances, experiences at Chalke History Festival all about what we can expect to see at the festival this year! To learn more about Chalke and grab tickets head to https://www.chalkefestival.com/ or head to their social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chalkehistoryfest?is_from_webapp=1&sender_devic...