Talking History Archives - The MrT Podcast Studio

Season 2022 – Talk 07 – The Real American Indians In The Real American Indians Alan Bridgman tells us how the Native Americans were persecuted and driven from their lands because of the greed of the white settlers in the 19th century. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep07 The Real American Indians" The post TH...

Season 2022 – Talk 04 – Six Inventors In Six Inventors, six members of the Farnham u3a World History Group tell us the stories of six amazing people. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Jethro Tull: Lorna Thomas tells us the fascinating story of Jethro Tull, an English … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep04 Six Inventors" The post TH2022 Ep04 Six...

Season 2022 – Talk 03 – No one expects… In the talk  No one expects… the story of three Bishops, Peter Duffy tells us about how the English Protestant Reformation affected the lives of three Bishops. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Henry VIII: Henry grows tired of … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep03 No one expects…"...

Season 2022 – Talk 02 – Samuel Pepys In the talk  Samuel Pepys Judith Edge tells about one of her heroes, a man who lived through many perils in his 70 years. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Perilous times: Judith tells us about the perils that stood … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep02 Samuel Pepys" The post TH2022 Ep02 Samuel Pepys a...

Season 2022 – Talk 01 – Tea – The Cup that Cheers In the talk  Tea – The Cup that Cheers Richard Thomas takes us through the political economy of tea over the last few hundred years. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Types of tea: We hear … Continue reading "Tea – The Cup that Cheers TH2022 Ep 01" The post Tea &#82...

Season 2021 – Talk 20 – King Arthur – Fact or Myth? In the talk  King Arthur – Fact or Myth? David Simpson analyses the case for King Arthur, his legend and also the evidence against him. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Battles against the Saxon invaders: … Continue reading "King Arthur – Fact or Myth? TH2021 Ep...

Season 2021 – Talk 18 – Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor In the talk  Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor Jo Watson tells us about these two women. They came from wealthy backgrounds, married into the nobility, became Members of Parliament but in other respects were very different. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery … Continue reading "Countess Markievic...

Season 2021 – Talk 17 – The Changing lives of women In  The Changing lives of women Margaret Denyer tells us how the role of women has evolved in British society over the last few centuries. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Status: For many centuries the role … Continue reading "Changing lives of women TH2021 Ep17" The post Changin...

Season 2021 – Talk 16 – The Highland Clearances In  The Highland Clearances Sue Willson uses literature as the basis for her talk. The sources range from the visit to the Western Isles by Dr Johnson and James Boswell in 1775 to modern literature. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies … Continue reading "Highland Clearances TH 2021 Ep 16" The post...

Season 2021 – Talk 15 – Food for Thought In  Food for Thought Andrew Cole tells us about diet through the ages and dispels many myths. There is no image gallery available with this talk. Medieval times: Many believe that the peasant population has a poor diet at this time. Andrew agrees that the diet … Continue reading "Food for Thought TH 2021 Ep 15" The post Food for Thoug...

Season 2021 – Talk 14 – John Ruskin In his talk about John Ruskin Alan Freeland tells us the story of the life of this English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath who lived in the Victorian era. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Early life: Ruskin’s parents … Continue reading "Ruskin TH 2021 Ep 14" The post Ruskin TH 2021...

Season 2021 – Talk 13 – The Songhai Empire In The Songhai Empire David Simpson tells us the story of the greatest Empire on the African continent. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Where was it? The empire dominates to the west of Sudan in the 15th and … Continue reading "Songhai Empire – TH2021 Ep13" The post Songhai Empire &#8211...

Season 2021 – Talk 12 – The History of Farnham Park In The History of Farnham Park Pam Taylor tells us the story of the Park, or more correctly Parks, over the centuries. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Farnham Castle: The Park surrounds the site of Farnham … Continue reading "History of Farnham Park TH2021 Ep12" The post History of Fa...

Season 2021 – Talk 11 – Six Characters from History – the Burning House Debate In Six Characters from History – the Burning House Debate six speakers  put the case for our historical characters. Please decide which one deserves to be saved. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. … Continue reading "Six characters from history...

Season 2021 – Talk 10 – Wellington’s Campaign in Portugal and the Lines at Torres Vedras In Wellington’s Campaign in Portugal and the Lines at Torres Vedras Peter Duffy takes us back to the Peninsular War. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. The start of the war: The … Continue reading "Wellington’s Campaign in Portugal T...

Season 2021 – Talk 09 – The History of Language In The History of Language Alan Freeland explains how language developed – verbally, with the use of icons and drawings, and through the written word. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. What is language? A good question! The … Continue reading "The History of Language TH2021 09" The po...

Season 2021 – Talk 08 – The Mounties In The Mounties Richard Thomas tells us about the history of the North West Mounted Police, their people, their legends and their myths. We learn of their important role in bringing law and order to Canada’s North West. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery … Continue reading "The Mounties TH 2021 08" The post The Mounties TH...

National Treasures – Legends of the Four Nations – u3a Theme meeting 2022 01 The talk Legends of the Four Nations by Lorna Thomas tells the stories of an Englishwoman, an Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman. A rebel, a Saint, a mercenary and a nobleman! Listen to Lorna tell the full story! Pictures and … Continue reading "Legends of the Four Nations TM 2022 01" The post Legends o...

Season 2021 – Talk 03 – The Barbary Corsairs In The Barbary Corsairs Richard Thomas tells us about these pirates who exercised power in the Mediterranean over a number of centuries. Because the talk makes use of maps, pictures and other presentation material I suggest that you open the image gallery below. Click a thumbnail … Continue reading "The Barbary Corsairs TH 2021 Talk 03...

Season 2021 – Talk 02 – US Presidential Election results from 1920 to 2020 In US Presidential Election results from 1920 to 2020 Rob Sykes tells us about the evolution of the political map of the United States in a century of elections. Because the talk makes great use of maps showing the result for … Continue reading "TH 2021 Talk 02 US Presidential Election results" The post TH...

Season 2021 – Talk 01 – Coniston Coniston is a talk  by John Mitchell about the history of Coniston Water and the surrounding area. John knows the area well, he has made regular visits there since his childhood. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. John tells us about … Continue reading "TH 2021 Talk 01 Coniston" The post TH 2021 Talk...

National Treasures – Nelson – u3a Theme 02 The talk Nelson is a collaboration between Michael A’Bear, who researched and wrote the material, and Joanne Watson who edited and delivered the talk. They take us on a journey across the world following the life of Nelson. This is the story of a Norfolk Parson’s son … Continue reading "Nelson – u3a Theme 02" The post N...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 29 – William Morris William Morris is a talk  by Judith Edge about a Victorian British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, printer, translator and socialist associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Early years: William Morris … Continue reading "TH 19 20 T 29 Wil...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 28 – Owen Jones Owen Jones is a talk  by Alan Freeland about this versatile Victorian architect and designer. He helps pioneer modern colour theory. Owen Jones is responsible for the interior decoration and arrangement of the exhibits in the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition. Click a thumbnail … Continue reading "T 19 20 T28 Owen Jones" The po...

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 27 – The Talented and Tormented T E Lawrence – part 2 The Talented and Tormented T E Lawrence – part 2 is the second of two talks  by Adrian Martin about this fascinating and complex person. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery. The end of … Continue reading "TH 19 20 T27 The Talented and Tormented T E Lawrence part 2" The p...