The 15 Minute Book Club

Spencer Jones joins us for a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the Boer War; including the highs and lows of campaigning, the exploits of a young Winston Churchill and British "Concentration Camps" in their proper context.  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.p...

Manu Del Borgo joins us to talk all about her favourite subject, the life of Thucydides, and makes a case for him being the father of 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/@15Minute...

Gareth Davies joins us to talk Second World War tanks and Nazi efforts to conquer the Soviet Union. 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 Boo...

Join the regulars in the Mary Rose as they debate history's greatest building. 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. Suppo...

Kit Chapman joins Alex in his one man quest to prove that science history isn't boring. This time we talk about some of his favourite mad scientists and what they contributed to the field. 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 vid...

Kate Jamieson joins Alex to lament at how many amazing fictional heroes there are in the Nelsonian navy, when Edward Pellew is staring us all right in the face... 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.yo...

In a new monthly segment, Napoleonic gurus Marcus Cribb and Zack White take a more detailed look at the era; beginning with an examination of the Duke of Wellington  after Waterloo.  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 ver...

Janel Fontaine joins us to talk all about her groundbreaking research into Medieval slavery. 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.o...

Matt Pope returns with more prehistory; this time to tell us all about the discovery of Boxgrove Man and why he is important. 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 [INS...

Join us as the legendary Frank McDonough gives us the lowdown on his brand new book.  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...

Canadian historian Roger Sarty joins Alex and Matt to commemorate a forgotten tragedy of the First World War that carries a family connection for our co-host.  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.youtu...

Join the regulars in the Mary Rose for a debate on History's Worst Idea. 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 aut...

Broadcaster, author and political commentator Iain Dale joins us to talk about his new book: an edited volume that looks at all 55 of Britain's political leaders. Who comes out well? Who are our biggest failures? And how do we rate their portrayals in The Crown? 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...

Ed Caesar joins us to talk all about his award-winning new book: a tale of exploration, aviation and the First World War. 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...

In a new monthly segment taking a closer look at Second World War aviation, Matt Bone examines the iconic Spitfire with Paul Beaver. 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 B...

In a double effort two authors discuss how to go about producing historical fiction. Janet Few discusses witchcraft trials and Sins as Red as Scarlet , and Emily Bullock talks about using scant sources to recreate the horror of life in an insane asylum in the nineteenth century for Inside the Beautiful Inside.   Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi....

Jonathan Eaton joins us for a lively discussion about life in the Roman Army, based on his new book.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes...

The wonderful Rich Frank returns to talk about the events that arguably constitute the beginning of the Second World War.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to...

The regulars convene to try and decide who deserves the title of History's Most Scandalous Woman. Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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...

Nick Kaizer joins us to talk all about the naval side of the War of 1812. Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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...

Jane Lowes joins us to talk all about the brave young Victorian women who left everything behind to emigrate to Australia on their own and start again.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more...

Sam Knapton joins Alina to discuss the burdening issue of displacement in the aftermath of the Second World War.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behin...

Fin Dwyer, host of the Irish History Podcast, joins Alex and Alina to discuss what he considers to be the five turning key turning points in his country's history.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra t...

Helen King joins us to talk all about the nonsense that has emerged about medicine in the ancient world and to put us right.  Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack Merch:  https://www.historyhackpod.com/ Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get...

Phil Weir joins us to talk all about his new book: Dunkirk and the Little Ships. Support us:  https://www.patreon.com/historyhack Tips:  https://ko-fi.com/historyhack Buy the books:  https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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...