Steeped in History

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Join archaeologist and YouTuber Jimmy Johnson as he and a selection of guests have a laid-back chat about their favourite teas, their recommended books, and a different year in history they find fascinating every episode! For more Jimmy check out his YouTube channel, The Welsh Viking ( https://youtube.com/@thewelshviking?si=rI3Ohb3DrqgIe0Zv ). If you’d like to support financially, there’s also a Patreon page ( https://www.patreon.com/jimmyjohnson?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator )

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8: Black Skies, Tsunamis, and Lava: The Minoan Eruption of 1600BC 04.08.2025 29:46

In this episode Jimmy discusses his latest tea choice, an 18th century novel for people who hate linear narratives, and the eruption of Thera, aka Santorini, in c1600BC and its effect on the Minoan culture of Crete. "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Lawrence Sterne is, indeed, available in the public domain! Find Jimmy elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/thewelshviking https:...

7: 396BC: The Siege of Veii with Gala Morris 15.06.2025 1:27:15

In this episode Gala Morris of the University of Glasgow chats with Jimmy about mint tea, environmentalism and heritage, sexy Etruscans, and the Roman siege of Veii! If you like an in-depth conversation about history, its influence on modern day culture and politics, plants, or just two people with fun accents, this is the episode for you! Gala's recommended book, "A Flat Place", by Noreen Masud:...

6: 1042 and William Iron Arm 19.05.2025 37:19

A Norman called William, but not that one! This episode looks at the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria, the Princes of Salerno, Sicily, the Pope, the Normans, and the psychology of dead people yet again (and I haven't even got Michael Molcher to rein me in this time!). The book this time is "The Ingoldsby Legends" by Thomas Ingoldsby (AKA R. H. Barham), and the tea du jour is Clipper's English Breakfa...

5: 1642 And All That with Michael Molcher 29.04.2025 1:43:32

This week I have the renowned, award winning author, journalist, podcaster, researcher, and reenactor extraordinaire Michael Molcher (@Molcher) on to talk about historical revisionism, decaff, Dredd, and the death of absolute monarchy in Great Britain and Ireland! His book, "I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future" is a splendid read, available in many places and published by Rebellion...

4: The Knights Templar and 1118 09.04.2025 44:00

Welcome back to Steeped in History! This week we'll talk about a year that means an awful lot to some conspiracy theorists, we'll have a chat about a book relating to one of the world's best known conspiracies, and we'll also discuss why honey, lemon, and ginger infusions are the cure to all our ills! https://www.patreon.com/jimmyjohnson https://ko-fi.com/thewelshviking

3: The Popish Plot of 1679 with Dr Chelsea Reutcke 16.03.2025 1:04:37

Welcome to episode three of Steeped in History! This week Dr Chelsea Reutcke of the University of Utah comes on to have a chat about the Popish Plot of 1679. We discuss 17th century fake news, disinformation, and what we can all do to be a bit more careful about the information we absorb. Oh! And we talk about tea and books as well. Chelsea's book "Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London 166...

1: Episode 1: Rail 200 28.02.2025 17:07

This episode we'll have a sip of tea, and discuss the 200th anniversary of the railways

2: Episode 2: Two Heads for the Price of One 28.02.2025 29:27

This episode we'll talk about two very interesting heads from the 30th of January 1649 and the 30th of January 1661