I Take History With My Coffee

About I Take History With My Coffee

Discover the fascinating world of Early Modern History in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee. "I Take History With My Coffee" is a history podcast that brings you engaging and accessible history education through captivating historical storytelling. From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, we explore pivotal events, influential figures, and untold stories that shaped our modern world. Whether you're a seasoned history enthusiast or just curious, this podcast makes history come alive with evidence-based insights and compelling narratives that connect the past to our present with a global perspective. Join me, a public historian and educator, and rediscover the relevance of history today! Listen now and rediscover the joy of history.

Publisher

Bruce Boyce

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jul 2022

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

150 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   105: Alba and Orange: The Failure of the First Dutch Revolt

   In October 1568, William of Orange crosses the Meuse with an army of about 25,000 to 30,000 men and attempts to retake the Netherlands. No one rises to join him. The Duke of Alba refuses to give battle and lets hunger end the invasion. By early 1569, Orange is sick, broke, and sneaking down the Rhine in a covered barge. Alba writes that he may be counted a dead man. Alba has won, but he can't sustain his victory. This episode follows both men from 1568 to the spring of 1572, as ea...

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   104: The Iron Duke: The Council of Troubles and It's Consequences

   Grand Place, Brussels. June 5, 1568. A scaffold draped in black. Three thousand Spanish troops encircle a silent crowd. Lamoral, Count of Egmont — Knight of the Golden Fleece, the man who broke the French at Saint-Quentin and Gravelines — kneels and removes the collar of his highest honor before the axe falls. Minutes later, Philip de Hoorn follows. This is the story of how it came to that: the Duke of Alba's arrival in Brussels with ten thousand troops, the creation of the Council of ...

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   103: The Storm Approaches: The Duke of Alba on the March

   In the autumn of 1566, two of the most powerful men in Europe fall mysteriously ill at the same time — and a rebellion three hundred miles to the north waits for their recovery to decide what happens next. This episode traces the path from Philip II's sickbed in Madrid to the Duke of Alba's arrival in Brussels on August 22, 1567: a stormy council meeting that ends in a shouting match, a letter written four months before the crisis it will supposedly justify, and the astonishing 700-mil...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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