We Are Makers of History

In this episode we discuss the life and times of Alexander the Great, why drinking yourself to death is bad for your kids' future prospects, and how one soldier became king of Asia with the help of 500 elephants Image credit © Hartmann Linge, Wikimedia Commons, CC-by-sa 3.0

In this episode, Burgundy is born, England and France beef over who gets to be king, and French knights repeatedly get shot to pieces by Welshmen

In this episode, the inevitable catches up with the Nazis. Bombs rain down and everything falls apart as Germany faces defeat Content warning

In this episode, Hitler's bestie takes over the economy and increases production by throwing ungodly amounts of slave labour at the problem. Img attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-V00555-3 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en

In this episode, the Wehrmacht plunges into the depths of the Soviet Union - the Red Army holds, and all of Hitler's planning goes up in smoke.

In this episode, we look at Hitlers plans for Eastern Europe and OH GOD THATS A LOT OF WAR CRIMES!

We get festive with the true story of Good King Wenceslas and all his dead relatives.

In this episode bombs get dropped, ships get sunk and Norway has a great time.

In this episode, Germany is supposed to lose to France. Somehow, this doesn't happen.

In this special episode, we talk about the history of vampires - where the myth came from, the vampire-panics of the 18th century and how the modern version of the monster developed

In this episode, Hitler finally gets his war. Poland face the Nazi onslaught, while at home reality begins to catch up with German economy.

In this episode, Hitler makes his move on Czechoslovakia. Will France and Britain stand up to his aggression? (Spoiler alert; no.) Image credit: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

In this episode, the Nazis take control of all aspects of German life, while Hitler begins slamming every drug under the sun.

In this episode the Nazis are in power, will they improve the lives of the German worker and save the economy? (spoiler alert: no) Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R27373 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en

In this episode, we talk Nazi beliefs, and the elaborate ways in which the Jews can be blamed for literally everything.

We start our new series with a look at how the Nazis came to power, and how Germany had got itself into such a mess. Did WWI reparations cause the rise of Hitler?

Sea People! Famine! Climate disaster! The Bronze Age world comes crashing down in ruins. In this episode we look at some of the likely, and less likely, culprits.

In this episode, the glittering world of the Bronze Age begins to crumble as darkness gathers. Or, aliens destroy it all with a big laser.

In this episode we talk about the Assyrian Empire and ancient atrocities. We also discuss the myth of Atlantis.

Where we sat down. In this episode we talk about the Gods of Babylon and a bad king and his cave man buddy.

In this episode, we talk about the Greeks, mythology and how Heinrich Schliemann was bad at his job

In this episode we discuss Egypt and the Hittites, Racist historians and why you should not marry your sister.

In this episode we look at the lives of the rich and poor, and why borrowing money was a seriously bad idea.

In this episode we talk about the globalised world of the Bronze age , and Fozz tells us exactly how high Assyrians got. Image Credit-Zdeněk Kratochvíl

Our first Episode! Ross and Fozz talk about how far we can go back in time and really understand how the world works. Side note, Its called Steel Wort, Not wort iron. #HistoryPodcast