Well That Aged Well

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Serpent Queen herself: Catherine De Medici. But was she really "The Serpent Queen", we know her as in real history? From her early years in a nunnery in Italy to her bethrodal to Henri II. What were her relationship with her Father In Law Francis I like? How did she cope with Henri II, mistress Diane De Poitier? And what of the religious war against the Hugenouts?...

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The hidden history of The Burma Campaign known as The Battle Of Meiktila. From how the Japanese Conquered Burma in 42, to the planning of The Reconquest of Burma. The crossing of The Irrawady river. And how would they beat the tide with the upcoming monsoon? Find Out This Week on "Well That Aged Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart. Support this show http://supp...

THIS WEEK! We have Lindsay Powell back on the podcast. And this week we discuss the rise Of Tiberius. Were Tiberius missunderstood as an emperor? And what of his military career? And did he change when he become empereor? What about the alledged sexual orgies, and the treason trials held under his time as a princeps? Find out all this, and much, more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart...

THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Annie Whitehead back, and we play the classic drinking game "Never Have I Ever". However there is a twist: We keep it strictly history related. From "Never have I disliked a historical character"; to "Never have I held an unpopular history oppinion". We talk about why we feel certain way about the topics discussed in this episode. All this, and much more on "Well...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Robert Gerwarth! And we discsus Why The Great War Did Not Really End In 1918. A common misconception is that the war ended at the 11th November, at The 11th Hour. However this may be one of the biggest misconceptions of The Great War. Because there were still a lot of conflicts going on in the aftermath of the war. In Germany the Freicorps were stirring up problems, and...

THIS WEEK! We are doing another misconception episode with Arizona Ghost Riders, and this time it is The Wild Wests turn. DId people die all the time in the west? Were the boom towns buzzing with excitement as hollywood movies portray them as? And were there really Cowboys VS Indians? Find Out This Week, on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Robert Ferguson. And we discuss Norway during The Second World War. From why Germany wanted to occupy Norway, to Quislings takeover as a head of State in The Norwegian Goverment. And the Peoples resistance, and its heroes who fought the Nazi Tyrrany that occured during the years from 1940-1945. All this, and much, much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegar...

THIS WEEK! We continue our 2 part journey on the history of Poland. From how The commonwealth functioned. To the Great Nordic War, and The Swedish Influence on The Polish Throne. To Catherine The Great, and The Partition of Poland, and what life was like for the Poles under the Three diffrent Empires. All the way to World War 1, and how Pilsudski ruled Poland as a dictator to World War 2, and how...

THIS WEEK! We have another 2 parter, and we discuss The first Thousand years Of The HIstory of Poland. In part 1 we discuss The First 500 years of Polands history. From The Christianization, to the Rise of Poland as a power. How Jadwiga became both Queen, AND King Of Poland. How Poland handled international relations, and much, much more. THIS WEEK! In this epic 2 parter on "Well That Aged Well"....

THIS WEEK! We ae jouned by Tristan Hughes, (better known as "The Ancient Historian". And we discuss The Aftermath of Alexander The Greats Death. Perdicas was one of Alexanders closest sucsessors. He were the one Alexander gave his ring to as a sign of being his sucsessor. However right after Alexanders death there would be a quarrel, and a three years Civil War between the generals. And would see...

THIS WEEK! We are once again joined by David Parnell, and we discuss the historian known as "Procopius", Who is most famous for his work on "The History Of The Wars", and of course his "Secret History". But how reliable is The Secret History? And how do modern scholars view Procopius as a reliable source? Find out all this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support th...

THIS WEEK! We discuss how The Second World War is still alive in our memories 80 years later. From how it changed in a historical perspective, to how movies have for better or worse kept the interest in the second world war alive. And how do far right movements such as Maga and other political parties compare to Hitlers Germany? Find out rhis week on «Well That Aged Well». With «Erlend Hedegart»....

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Matt Taylor! And we discussed how African American slaves escaped the chains of Slavery, and ended up as Colonial Marines for The British Empire. During The Napoleonic War, America decided they thought it would be easy to grab some new land in the Canadian Provinces, and decleared a war on Britain. However an unknown history in the Anglo American war was the used of esc...

THIS WEEK! We take a look at British Military history. From The Great War, (1914-1918). to The Second, (1939-1945). Why did The British Army suffer such a catastrophic defeat at France, and Dunkirk? Why did The Wermacht troops sucseed in their blitzkrieg in 1940? Find out all this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Lyman on Twitter here: @Robert_Lyma Support...

THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Annie Whitehead back, and we discuss some true crime set in the Anglo Saxon era. What can Archaelogical evidence tell us about murders? And what was justice like in the anglo saxon times? Find out 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...

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Vietnam War. From the French Leaving Vietnam as a Colonial Power, to the training of ARVN troops, the political impact of The Vietnam War, and what made the Vietcong such firece fighters compared to ARVN troops? 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 . Hoste...

THIS WEEK! We are concludinig part 3 of our journey through The Mongol World. From how The Postal system worked, to Women in Mongol Society, And why did the Pope send an envoy to The Great Khan? And what off their legacy? Find out all this, and much, 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 ac...

THIS WEEK! In Part 2. We are joined By Michael Hope, and we talk about The split of The Mongol Empire. From The Death Of Chingis Khan To the rule of Mongke, and the Split of the Mongol Empire to Qublai Khans Yan Empire, to The Ilkhanate, and the Golden Horde. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Well"; with "Erlend Hedegat". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well ....

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Timothy May. And we discuss his recent book "The Mongol World". In this 2 part series we begin part 1 with discussing the RiseOf THe Mongols, and the Chingissid Empire. From Mongolia in the time before Chingiss Khan to the rise of Temujin, (Chingiss Khan!), and how he ended up becioming the Conqueror of The Urasian Steppes. All this, and much more on "Well That Aged Wel...

THIS WEEK! We are joined by Faith Tibble, who has recently published "A Crown Of Thorns". The Crown Of Thorns depicted in Jesus suffering is something we all kmow. But it wasn`t always a Crown On Thorns that were depicted in Jesus suffering. So how did it go from a wraith to a Crown Of Thorns? FInd out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Purchase Dr. Tibbles book «Crown Of...

THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Roger Chickering, back on the podcast, and we discuss his recent book "The German Empire: 1870.1918". In this survey of THe German Empire we talk about how The German Empire were Unified, to the industrialization of Germany, Urban, and Rural life in the Empire, how Religion functioned, politics, and much, much more. THIS WEEK! On "Well That Aged Well"; with "Erle...

THIS WEEK! We are once again joined by Sywawish from The Youtube Channel "Al Muqadimah". And we discuss The Islamic World. From the rise of Islam to the Islamic Conquest. And why the Islamic Conquest went so rappidly. To Islamic toleration, Abd Al Maliks first use of Islamic coins, and how he turned Islam into the religion we know it as.today. The Abbasid Revolution, Harun Al Rashid, and much, muc...

THIS WEEK! We have another returning guest with Michael Bonner. And we discuss Empires, and Imperialism. What do you think about when you think about Empires? Is it The Roman Empire? The Russian Empire? Or The Britis Empire? How would you define an Empire? How did Empires work? And how do Empires fit in the 21st century? Find out all this, and much, much more. THIS WEEK! On "Well That Aged Well",...

THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Jem Duducu back once again, and we discuss Temur The Lame. Better known as Tamerlane. From the early years of Tamerlane, to how he would get his injury. And how he would conquer the eurasian steppes, and the sheer brutality Tamerlane excercised. All this, and much more on This weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Find Jem Duducu on Soci...

THIS WEEK! We have a returning guest in Steve Tibble. And we discuss some True Crime history with his most recent book called "Crusader Criminals". While The Crusades were mainly about regaining lost territory from The Muslim powers such as The Seljuk Turks, and The Fatimid Empires, this time were also ripe for crime. We take a look at some type of these crimes committed during the time of The Cru...