Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for January 2022. Books covered on the show include: 'The Fall of Robespierre' by Colin Jones, 'Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy' with Julian Hayes, 'The Terror War' with Joe Connell,  'A History of the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry' with Pat Mc Carthy and 'Adomnan, Adhamhnan, Eunan. Life and Afterlife of...

Join Patrick for the best of Irish and International history publications for December 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'We Are The Legion' with Julie Summers, 'What A Bloody Awful Country: Northern Ireland's Century of Division' with Kevin Meagher, 'Ballymacandy: The Story of a Kerry Ambush' with Owen O' Shea', Napoleon's Plunder: Napoleon's Theft of Veronese's Feast' with Cynthia Saltzma...

This week Patrick and a panel of historians and biographers discuss the life and legacy of the great Prussian King Frederick the Great. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Tim Blanning, Professor of modern European history, University of Cambridge, Professor David Blackbourn, Chair of History, Vanderbilt University, Dr Patricia A. Simpson, Professor of German Studies, University of Nebrask...

Join Patrick for the best of Irish and International history publications for December 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'The Glory and the Sorrow: A Parisian and His World in the Age of the French Revolution' with Timothy Tackett, 'The Black and Tans, 1920-1921' with Jim Herlihy, 'Ireland 1913 by Richard Arnold Berman' with Florian Krobb, 'The First Irish Cities' with David Dickson and 'A...

This week Patrick and a panel of biographers, historians and classicists discuss the life and legacy of Roman General Scipio Africanus. Joining Patrick on the show are: Author and Historian Adrian Goldsworthy, Dr Catherine Steel, Professor of Classics, University of Glasgow, Dr David Levene, Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, New York University, Professor Federico Santangelo, Professo...

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This week Patrick explores the best in Irish and International history publications for November 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'France: A Short History' with Jeremy Black, 'Medieval Dublin XV111' with Sean Duffy, 'Irish American Diaspora Nationalism. The Friends of Irish Freedom, 1916-1935' with Michael Doorley, 'The War Lords and The Gallipoli Disaster' with Nicholas Lambert and 'Speak...

This week Patrick and a panel of historians discuss the Centenary of Northern Ireland and Partition. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Professor Michael Laffan, Department of History, UCD, Dr Cormac Moore, Historian in Residence, Dublin City Council, Dr Margaret O'Callaghan, Queens University Belfast, Dr Marie Coleman, Queens University Belfast and Lord Paul Bew, Chair, Northern Ireland Office Cen...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for November 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Icebound in the Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition' with Michael Smith, 'A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible' with Kristin Swenson', 'Deciphering Aztec Hieroglyphs' with Gordon Whittaker,  'Ireland's...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for October 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'If These Stones Could Talk: The History of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through Twenty-One Buildings' with Peter Stanford, 'The Tsarina's Daughter' with Ellen Alpsten, 'The Middle Ages: A Graphic History' with Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel, 'Someone...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for October 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Bretons and Britons: The Fight for Identity' with Barry Cunliffe, 'Dwellers in the Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney' with Kate Kennedy, 'To Rule the Skies: General Thomas S. Power and the Rise of Strategic Air Command in the Cold War' with Brent D. Ziarnick, 'When A...

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of literary scholars, biographers and critics discuss the life and the creative legacy of English poet, philosopher and theologian Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr James May, University College Dublin, Professor Tim Fulford, Academic Director, Biennial Summer Conference, The Friends of Coleridge Society, Dr Jeffrey Barbeau, Profe...

This week Patrick covers the best of Irish and International history publications for October 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Philip Roth: A Counterlife' with Ira Nadel, 'Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History' with Peter Furtado, 'White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea' with Tyler Stovall, 'The Tale of the Axe' with David Miles and 'Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost...

This week Patrick and a panel of military and political historians discuss the origins and legacy of the Mexican-American war. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Daniel Geary, Associate Professor, Department of History, Trinity College Dublin, Dr Peter Guardino, author of 'The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War', Dr Donald S. Frazier, Professor of History at Mc Murry University, T...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for September 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives' with David Stuttard, 'A Net for Small Fishes' with Lucy Jago,  'Parnell and His Times' with Joep Leerssen, 'The Churchill Quiz Book' with Kieran Whitworth and Patrick celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of th...

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of philosophers, writers and biographers discuss the life and intellectual legacy of ancient Greek philosopher and sage Epicurus. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Catherine Wilson, author of 'How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well', Professor James Warren, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge, Dr Martin Brady, Head of the Dept of Classics, UCD,...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for September 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Making Deep History' with Clive Gamble, 'The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster' with Helen Carr, 'Conquering Peace: From Enlightenment to The European Union' with Stella Ghervas, 'Medieval People from Charlemagne to Pierro della France...

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of historians, biographers and cultural experts explore the history of Paris. Joining Patrick on the panel include: Professor Joan Elizabeth DeJean, Department of English, University of Pennsylvania and author of 'How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City',  Professor Colin Jones, School of History, Queen Mary University of London and the auth...

Join Patrick Geoghegan for the best in Irish and International history books for August 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth' with Gordon Campbell, 'The Rise and Fall of the Orange Order During The Famine Years' with Daragh Curran, 'Magnificent Women And Their Machines' with Henrietta Heald, 'The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made The World'...

Join Patrick for the best of Irish and International history publications for August 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and Politics' with Sylvana Tomaselli, 'Irish Men and Women in The Second World War' with Richard Doherty, 'Civilised by Beasts: Animals and Urban Change in 19th Century Dublin' with Juliana Adelman, 'The Clergy of Down and Connor 1400-1...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for July 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'A Short History of Russia' with Mark Galeotti, 'Nazi & Nobles: The History of a Misalliance' with Stephan Malinowski, 'An Infinite History: The Story of a Family in France over Three Centuries' with Emma Rothschild, 'A History Of The Church Through It's Buildings...

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of historians, archeologists and classicists discuss the life and legacy of Roman emperor Hadrian. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Andrew Fear, Department of Classics, University of Manchester, Frances McIntosh, Curator of Roman Collections, Hadrian's Wall, English Heritage, Professor Richard Hingley, Professor of Archaeology, Durham University, Dr Alex...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for July 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Cary Grant: The Making of a Hollywood Legend' with Mark Glancy, 'China 1949: Year of Revolution' with Graham Hutchings, 'King Arthur's Death' with Michael Smith, 'Life after Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career' with Patricia Fara and 'The Early Medieval Hand-Bells...

This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of historians, writers and biographers discuss the life and legacy of American writer John Steinbeck. Joining Patrick on the panel are: Dr Danica Cerce from the Steinbeck Review, Dr Susan Shillinglaw, Director of the Steinbeck Center, Salinas, California, Dr Nicholas P Taylor, Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, San Jose State University and Dr Tara Guissin-St...

This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and International history publications for June 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Pilgrimage' with Peter Stanford, 'Captain Francisco de Cuellar' with Francis Kelly, 'Women and the Irish Revolution' with Linda Connolly, 'Mixing It: Diversity in WW2 Britain' with Wendy Webster and 'Revolutionary' with Tom Holland.