The 15 Minute Book Club

Amanda Thomas joins us to talk all about non-conformity and how it revolutionised things like education and the role of women 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 the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_C...

Jonathan Clements returns for a bout of absolute insanity with the story of Coxinga, the Pirate King of Taiwan. 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...

Simon Jenkins chats with us about some of the most impressive cathedrals in Europe, what makes them such incredible feats of architecture, and the top cathedrals to see before you die! 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 v...

Matthew Coniam blows away everything you think you know about the infamous Dr. Crippen. Starting with the fact that he wasn't a doctor at all... 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/@15Minut...

The regulars convene in front of guest judge Simon London to argue the case for the greatest actor in history. 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]...

After discussing their origins, Marc Baer returns to talk all about the latter part of the Ottoman Empire and its ultimate decline. 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 Bu...

Josh Provan joins us to talk all about the most famous scrap in Texan history. Buy books at our very own Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find ou...

Stephanie Koscak joins us to talk all about reverence (or lack of) monarchies and their early appearances in print. 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 T...

Georgios Theotokis joins us to talk all about a colourful character of the Crusades. 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....

Anne Boleyn is one of the most famous and controversial women in history. Hever Castle's very own Dr Owen Emmerson joins us to look into how Anne Boleyn has been portrayed on screen. Follow Owen! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-SoIHrvt5uVNBxsvWFV-w Buy our Merch! The History Hack Shop is Open! Like the episode? Drop us a tip via Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the f...

Marie Le Conte joins Boney and Zack to discuss some of the more unusual MPs in British history, from mavericks to conmen and everything in between. But Marie's book, Honourable Misfits: A Brief History of Britain's Weirdest, Unluckiest and Most Outrageous MPs, at our Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781529349634   Buy our Merch! The History Hack Shop is Open! https://shop.historyhackpod.c...

Richard Van Emden joins us to talk about a his mammoth update to his 2006 book, that is designed to be the last word on the subject of underage boys serving in the British Army in the Great War.  Buy our Merch! The History Hack Shop is Open! https://shop.historyhackpod.com/ Like the episode? Drop us a tip via Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://w...

When History Hack was young, Alex, Alina and Woody had a crazy idea to try and speak to 'a couple' of the cast of Band of Brother, then 20 years on from filming. It, frankly, got a bit out of hand and a wild series of recordings followed that originally aired in 4 parts. To celebrate 20 years since the final episode of Band of Brothers airing, we have recorded a new introduction with Woody and Ale...

Our regulars convene, along with some special guests from our Patreon crowd to debate History's Greatest Vehicle.  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 TI...

Paul Chrystal joins our resident sweetie, Beth, and sourpuss, Boney, to discuss the wonderful and unexpected history of sweets! Buy Paul's book, The History of Sweets, at our very own bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781526778857 Buy our Merch! The History Hack Shop is Open! Like the episode? Drop us a tip via Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon:...

Boney welcomes Joe Coles, creator of the Hush-Kit online aviation site and author of the Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes Volumes 1 and 2 to Hedge Hopping. Today they debate their rival Top 5 Underrated Warplanes OF ALL TIME! Not just your usual Second World War chat this week. Visit the Hush-Kit website Get the Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes Volume 1 here and pre-order Volume 2 here Buy our Merch! The Hist...

Catherine Curzon joins us to talk all about the mistresses of the early Georgian monarchs.  Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Have you seen our merch yet? Check it out here! shop.historyhackpod.com Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and...

Jonathan Harris joins us to give us a brilliant introduction to the Byzantine Empire. Buy Jonathan's book, The Lost World of Byzantium , at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9780300223538 Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Have you seen our merch yet? Check it out her...

The field is full of conversations about diversity and inclusion. Where have Historians gone wrong and why? And how do we fix ourselves for the future? Holly Pinheiro, Amara Solari and Matthew Restall join us to form a panel for discussing just this.  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...

Gilad Jaffe joins us to talk about what the history of archaeology can tell us about how people will see the 21st Century hundreds of years from now.  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/@1...

See it, shoot it. As part of our Future History Week, which looks at the history of the events and themes that will shape our future, Chris Fuller joins us for a thought-provoking discussion about the development of strike capabilities from drones, the impact on conflict and combatants, and what the future holds for this kind of warfare. Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyha...

As part of our Future History Week, which looks at the history of the events and themes that will shape our future, Richard Carlton-Crabtree joins us to discuss attitudes to mental health past, present and future. Buy Richard's book, Psykhe: The Mental Health Crisis and How We Got Here , at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781398102712 Like the episode? Send us a tip! ht...

To kick off our Future History Week, which looks at the history of the events and themes that will shape our future, David Naafs joins us to discuss climate change across millions of years of our planet's history, and what it tells us about where we are going. Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyha...

The regulars convene (having spent the weekend out together) to try and debate the most pointless battle in history.  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...

Jonathan Whitehead discusses his new book, which looks at the forgotten contribution of Spanish Republicans to the Second World War.  Buy Jonathan's book, Spanish Republicans and the Second World War: Republic Across the Mountains , at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781399004510 Like the episode? Send us a tip! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Like the podcast, join the f...