The 15 Minute Book Club

Anthony Burton joins us to talk all about the history of a fabric synonymous with decadence. Buy Anthony's book, Silk, the Thread that Tied the World , at the History hack bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781526780928 Support the Pod from just £3 a month or drop us a tip at: https://linktr.ee/historyhack Buy our Merch! https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time:...

Mel Ayrton joins us to talk all about the genesis of protecting the president and presidential candidates, and challenges that have presented themselves since.  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 video version: https://www.yout...

Charlotte is joined by Dr Eleri Cousins to dig deep into the religious side of the ancient Romans.   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....

Sharon Connolly joins us to talk all about women of influence in thirteenth-century England and how their lives were affected by one of the most important documents in history. Buy Sharon's book, Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth-Century England , at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781526745255 Support the Pod from just £3 a month or drop us a tip...

Jim Crossley joins us to discuss Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, Churchill's man in two world wars. Buy Jim's book, Churchill's Admiral in Two World Wars , at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399001564 Support the Pod from just £3 a month or drop us a tip at: https://linktr.ee/historyhack Buy our Merch! https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more...

Condoms disguised as cigarettes? Yes, that was a thing. Dr Claire Jones explains to us the developments in contraceptive methods used in the last 250 years, and the social outrage some of them caused.   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...

Historian and author Edward Shawcross joins us to talk all about Austrian princeling Maximilian and his hapless reign as a Mexican Emperor.  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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBoo...

Avro's iconic Vulcan Bomber is one of the most recognisable of the RAF's Cold War aircraft. A mainstay of the V-Force, the Vulcan seemed to leap from Avro's Manchester home and seem light years ahead of the Lancaster and Shackleton that preceded it. Yet, as Vulcan to the Sky trustee Stephen Liddle explains to Boney, the journey to the 'Tin Triangle' can be traced pre-war and the experiences had wi...

David Brydan joins us to talk about the Cold War, taking the narrative away from the US and the Soviet Union for a wider appraisal.    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 su...

Sarah-Beth Watkins joins Charley for a laughter and fact filled chat about Charles II's favourite mistress - Nell Gwyn   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:...

Jonathan Harris joins us for a run down of events surrounding the Fourth Crusade   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...

Tom Arms joins us to discuss an eye-opening concept: the the USA is founded on British values, cultures and systems more than any other nation, and that the special relationship isn't so much 'special' as indispensable.   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 w...

Phyllida Scrivens joins us for a tale of a windswept, stormy night in 1874 and a tragic chain of errors.   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.pa...

Happy New Year listeners! In an extended special, Alina returns, DTP regulars Locky, Beth and Charley join us in an odd 'brunch' arrangement, and Alex, Boney and Zack try to stop themselves from laughing to death as we all talk about the story behind History Hack, and regale you with our best moments. We hope it helps you nurse that hangover! Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips: h...

Kendrick Oliver joins us for an overview of this iconic conflict in American history.   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/15Minu...

The one and only Simon Scarrow, international best-selling author and mastermind behind the Eagles of the Empire series, joins Boney and Zack to laugh and chat about his career as a historical novelist, the challenges, the triumphs, and the loons who occasionally come at him with their 'facts'. For the video feed from this interview, check out our youtube channel: www.youtube.com/c/HistoryHack Sup...

For this festive special, Charles Dickens's great great great granddaughter Lucinda Hawksley joins us to talk all about his famous Christmas stories and his experience of Christmas throughout his life.    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 s...

The regulars convene to open their Christmas presents and debate the greatest Christmas story in history. Yippie-kay-yay. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club Buy [INSERT...

Matt Lewis joins us to some cracking revelations about the perennial mystery of the Princes in the Tower and their evil uncle, Richard III.   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...

Nina Harkrader joins us to talk all about the architecture and social history of a very Victorian institution.    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:/...

Tom Asch joins us to discuss the 'long 11th Century', including 1066, the Vikings, and everything in between. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE]...

LJ Trafford joins us to talk all about sex and sexuality in Ancient Rome. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support au...

Chris Peers joins us for a blow by blow walkthrough of these colonial clashes in 1879. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org sho...

To mark this year's ceremony, Kit Chapman joins us to talk all about the history of the Nobel prize, and explain why it's not all it's cracked up to be. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/...

We can look at how people thought and how they acted, but Hannah Platts joins us to talk about what it felt like to be a Roman. 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 video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club Buy [I...