Well That Aged Well

THIS WEEK! We take a look at Ancient Egypt. If you are not as familiar as you would like to be on Ancient Egyptian times we got you covered: What period do we consider Ancient Egypt? Can we compare ancient Egyptian territory to modern Egypt? What about Biblical Egypt? And did they really murder the people who built the Pyramids? Find out all this, and much, much more on "Well That Aged Well", with...

THIS WEEK! We are once again joined by Michael Bonner. And we discuss Iranian history, of the late Antiquity: The Sassanian Empire. The Sassanid Empire would rival the Eastern Roman Empire until the conquesst of Islam. However what do we actually know about them, considering that most sources we have are exernal? What was their culture like? How did Zorroastrianism impact The Sassanid world? Find...

THIS WEEK! We are once again joined by Adrian Murdoch. In 79 AD Vesuvius exploded, and destroyed Pompeii. But another town also perrished that faithful night. That was The Town of Herculaneum. And this week this small town is our topic. From the lone soldier, to city life. And what was it about this town that made it so fascinating? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegar...

THIS WEEK! We are once again, joined by Daniel Maynard from "Eastern Roman History." And this time we discuss "Misconceptions About The Byzantine Empire". Did they really call themselves "Byzantines?", And were they really these "Lazy Greeks", who Cantor, and Gibbon portrayed them as? Find out all this, and much more, on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support...

THIS WEEK! We continue our 2 part series on Romes first Emperor: Augustus. In The Last Episode we left at The Battle Of Actium. From Klaeopatra, and Marcus Antonius escape, and their demise, to how Octavian would end up with Ultimate power. And his long reign as The First Emperor, of The Roman Empire. All this, and Much, much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart".  Support thi...

THIS WEEK! We do another 2 parter where we take a look at the life, and times of Augustus. In part 1 we focus on the rise of Young Octavian. From his early childhood, to meeting Caesar. And how did he handle beng Caessars heir? And how did he deal with the threa of Sextus, and Brutus, to the falling out of Mark Anthony, and The Battle Of Anthony. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well", w...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Brian A. Catlos. And we discuss the history of Islamic Spain, better known as Al Andalus. From the rise of The Umayads, to the conquest of Spain. To escape of Abd Al Rhamans escape to Cordoba. And what did Umayad rule look like in Islamic Spain? And how did the fall of The Umayads, cause the fall of Al Andalus? Find out all this, and much more on, this weeks episode of...

THIS WEEK! We conclude our 3 part series on The Roman Republic. From the reign of Sulla. To the Spartacus war. We take a look at the greed of Crassus, and the rise of Cicero, V Cataline. The rivlary between Caesar, and Pompeii. And the eventuall fall of the republic with The Death Of Caesar. All this, and much, much more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://su...

THIS WEEK! We continue our 3 part journey on The Roman Republic. Last week we left off at the end of The Second Punic War, and we take a look at the aftermath. From Haniball going into exile. To he conquest of Spain. The Third Punic War. The Greek question, and the rise Of Marius, and Sulla. All this, and much more on This week of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show ht...

THIS WEEK! We are doing another 2, (possibly 3!), part. And this time we go to The Roman Republic. In Part 1 we discuss how Rome rose from a city state, to how they unified Italy under The Roman Yoke. And how The War With Carthage would change the known world, and set the course of our history forever... Find out all this, and much more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend...

THIS WEEK! We are finally on our final part of our series on The Third Reich. From the eve of Operation Barbarossa, and how Germany would attack The Soviet Union. How they would plan for their actual blieitzkrieg. To how they would iminantley fail. How were the diffrent occupational territories treated compared to the east, and the west? To the Hollocaust, the massacre of civillians, The Final day...

THIS WEEK! We are going into Part 3, (of 4!), of our series on The Third Reich. And this week, we take a look at the early years of The Second World War. After Hitlers takeover of The northern part of Checkoslovakia he was furious. He wanted his war in 1938, but instead had to wait until 1939. He set his mind on Danzig, (Gdansk today), and the attack on Poland. But he needed a casus beli. He would...

THIS WEEK! We continue our 4 part series on The Third Reich. From Hitler taking charge of the goverment, to the Reichstag fire. The Night Of The Long Knives, and how did propoganda work in The Third Reich? What was the life unworthy of life aspect? And how did Hitler manage to intrigrate the Rhineland. Austria, and Checkosolovakia without launching WWII? Find out This week on "Well That Aged Well"...

THIS WEEK! We kick off 2026 with a Three part, (possibly 4!), With a series on The Third Reich. In Part 1 we take a look at The Rise Of The Third Reich. From the rise of Hitler, to how he met the NSDAP, (Nazi Party!), to how Hitler would become a politician for the NSDAP, to the Beer Hall Poutch. And how did Hitler become Chancelor in 1933? Find out This Week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend...

THIS WEEK! We have another returning guest in Thomas W. Smith. And we continue where we left off in our last episode on "The 1st Crusade", and this time we discuss "The Second Crusade". What made the second Crusade so disastorous? Why did Louis VII, and Eleanor Of Aquataine go on the crusade? Find out This Week on "Well That Aged Well"; With "Erlend Hedegart"- Support this show http://supporter.ac...

THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Dr. Robert Lynman. And we discuss what would lead to the end of The Great War in 1918, In early 1918 it did not look as if the German defeat were inevetable. But this would drasticly change. What changed? Find out this week, on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well . Hosted on Acast. See ac...

THIS WEEK! We take a look at some Eurasian Nomadic Empires. From The ancient Schytian Empire to the Huns, and Atila. The Magyars, and the Avars. The Turks, and finally The Mongols. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart"- Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, and we discuss Nicholas II. What would lead to Nicholas abdication? Was it inevetable since he first took the throne? What are some roads not taken which could have altered the course of Russian History? Find out This week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well . Hosted on Aca...

THIS WEEK! We are once more joined by Sywawish from the Youtube Channel "Al Muqqadimah. And we discuss a history of the "Caliphate". From The Origins of The Caliphate, to: What is the Caliphate? And the meaning of what it meant to be a Caliph. And could a caliphate work in the 21st Century? Find Out This Week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acas...

THIS WEEK! We are once again joined by Steve Tibble. And we discuss his recent book "Assasins, And Templars". After The First Crusade two sects would be created that would be a force to be reckoned with. The Templars, And The Assasins. BUT both these sects would have more in common than what you might think. What were these similarities that these two sects would have in common? How did The Assasi...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Gabriel Garcia, And we discuss the decisive war in the 16th Century between the Newly unified Japan, and Korea. How would this war define The Choson Peninsula for the next four centuries? How would this war cause the decline Of The Ming Empire? Find out on this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Find Gabriel Garcia on Instagram here: @Arbiter283 Link...

THIS WEEK! We release part 2 of our 2 part series on The People Behind Napoleon. In part 1 we mainly focused on Napoleons Rise to Power, and his imidiate family, where we ended with Police Inspector Fouche. But this week we take a look at some of the most famous men behind the scenes, such as Bernadotte, and how he really was the true winner of The Napoleonic Wars, and his loyal comander, and late...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Graaeme Callister, and we discuss the men behind Napoleon. In this 2 part sereis we will look at the men behind Napoleon. And in part 1 we begin with the rise of Napleon to power, and the importance of his family, from his mother to Joseph,and Lucien, and Fouhes rise to power. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show ht...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by my good friend, and comedian Aaron T. White. And we discuss both modern politics, and how recent events feels like history is repeating itself. (Or as the saying goes: It rhymes!). Find out all this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well". with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

THIS WEEK: We have once again Mathew Restall back on the podcast, and we are doing another misconception episode. And this time it is the Aztecs turn. Did the Aztecs call themselves "The Aztecs", or the "Tripple alliance"? What are the actual truth behind The Human Sacrifices, and what was the diffrence between The Aztecs civilization, and Europe at the time. Were the Spaniards really superior bec...