The 15 Minute Book Club

Jane Henderson joins us to explain why spider crap, a 'monkey Jesus' insect sex, and Sam Jolley's 'serial killer of moths' instincts are all vital when it comes to conservation.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and...

Victor Sebestyen joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on the often turbulent history of the city of his birth.  Buy Victor's book, Budapest: Between East and West , at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781474609999 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon mem...

Alan Smith joins us to talk about an HMS Victory (but not THAT HMS Victory), and Admiral Balchen who went down with her. Buy Alan's book, Balchen's Victory: The Loss and Rediscovery of an Admiral and His Ship , at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399094122 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.histo...

Teresa Cole joins us for a jaunt through half a millennium of history in search of the eight men who have reigned so far as King Henry.  Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can...

Mei Trow joins us to talk all about the role of women in the Crimean War.  Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub W...

Join Charly and Chris as they dive into boat-adjacent history with John van der Kiste and discuss how James II let his reign descend into revolution. Buy John's book, James II and the First Modern Revolution: The End of Absolute Monarchy , at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399001403 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyh...

You've seen a pike phalanx in action in films, but what are they doing, and why? Christopher Matthew joins us for a masterclass on ancient warfare. Buy Christopher's book, Storm of Spears: Understanding the Greek Hoplite in Action , at the History Hack Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781848842953 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Mer...

Daisy Dunn joins us to talk about how Oxford found itself at war, even after the First World War ended... Buy Daisy's book, Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars , at the History Hack Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781474615570 Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://shop.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extr...

Vampires are real. And we promise we aren't trolling. Richard Sugg drops by to explain how.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/...

Shelley Puhak joins us to discuss two fearless Early Medieval queens, Brunhild (yes that one) and her sister-in-law Fredegund. It is a wild ride across the blood-soaked landscape of sixth-century Merovingian France, which Boney calls Germany in his intro... Buy Shelley's book, The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France , at our Bookshop: http...

Richard Cohen joins us to talk about the nuts and bolts of how history gets written, and the people who have shaped how we study the past.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/    Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You...

Hilary Green joins us for an overview of international trade in the Middle Ages.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBoo...

The brilliant Nina Harkrader schools Boney and Zack about the living arrangements for women in the Victorian era.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https...

Locky and Charly are joined by Maya Wassell-Smith of the Royal Museums Greenwich to discuss the Solebay Tapestry, what it was, what Charles II wanted it to say about the Anglo-Dutch wars, and how it is being restored today.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes,...

To mark the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Solebay, J. D. Davies joins us first off to explain this epic clash between the Navy Royal and the Dutch.    Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book wa...

To celebrate the release of the new documentary Lancaster , the film's co-director joins Boney to talk about the making of the film, the veterans, filming during COVID and balancing the tone of the film. Lancaster is in cinemas now and it's a Tall Boy Films Ltd. production and released through Altitude Films. All clips © Tall Boy Films Ltd. Find a screening of Lancaster at https://www.altitude.fil...

How are a solicitor, some arsenic, and one of the greatest crime fiction writers all linked? Stephen Bates joins us to reveal all.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subs...

Lindsey Buster joins us to talk all about the Iron Age in Britain.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the vi...

Leonardo da Vinci Rose Sgueglia chats about the life of an enigmatic giant: Who was da Vinci, and what did he do? Or more accurately, who didn't he do? Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was wr...

Boney returns and looks ahead to our first full summer of aviation fun in literally years. Joining him are returning historians Adam Berry and Matthew Willis as they look ahead to the airshow season, upcoming aviation movies (TOP GUN!!!), books and discuss notable racing pilots and that Grand Prix from last year because they still aren't over it yet... Follow Adam on Twitter at @Argrbez Adam joine...

Alison Weir (yes, THE  Alison Weir) drops by to enlighten us on the life of Elizabeth of York, and how she survived the tumultuous Wars of the Roses.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was wr...

We've heard plenty about Scott's failed expedition to reach the South Pole first, but what about the wives he and his men left behind? Anne Fletcher joins us to talk about three different women and their story. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15Minute...

A magic box, a pregnant 65 year-old, life-fixing tea bags and all manner of weirdness. Victoria Kahl joins us to talk all about the fascinating Panacea Society and why it's worth a trip to Bedford, which might be the bonafide Garden of Eden.   Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15...

James Waterson joins us to chat about some of the beautiful surviving artefacts and buildings from the crusading movement, covering thousands of years of history, and startling revelations Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Merch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/   Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the sc...

We all know it's there. But why? And what did it look like? How did it interact with the local community? Andrew Tibb's tackles these and many other questions around this Roman outpost in Britain. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch...