Are you always in a muddle when it comes to history? What date was such-a-thing or which King did what? Us too. So join writer Mark L. Watson as we go on a whistle-stop tour of the history of Britain. Twelve episodes which break down all the key points, and deliver it in a fast and fun little package that should help you get a better grasp on the history of our great nation.
The Shortest History of Britain
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Are you always in a muddle when it comes to history? What date was such-a-thing or which King did what? Us too. So join writer Mark L. Watson as we go on a whistle-stop tour of the history of Britain. Twelve episodes which break down all the key points, and deliver it in a fast and fun little package that should help you get a better grasp on the history of our great nation.
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August 20, 2021
12 - 1900s
Welcome to The Shortest History of Britain! In this podcast we’re going to cover a few thousand years of this fabulous nation, from the very beginnings of life here, all the way through to the modern day. We’ll have to skim the surface a little to get through it all, but we'll whirlwind through the years to give you an idea of the main events that shaped our great nation. Each short episode will feature a period of time, as we climb from the ancient times to the more recent. In episode twelve we finally reach the end of our whistlestop tour of the history of Great Britain. It’s a century that we are all most familiar with, and most of us will have indeed lived through some of it, or have parents and grandparents who may have lived through most of it. As the timeline of history progresses, the speed at which advances are made increases. Where in the 1100s or the 1200s there may have not been many great changes to the landscape of the country besides political ones, the cultural and technological advances made over the 1900s set it apart. As many of you will surely be able to testify, the Britain of your youth couldn’t be more different from the Britain of today, and the catalyst and accelerant of that speediest of growth comes from the Britain of the 1900s. But it wasn’t an easy place to get to. Episodes: 1 - Pre-Roman 2- Roman -> Norman Invasion 3 - 1000s 4 - 1100s 5 - 1200s 6 - 1300s 7 - 1400s 8 - 1500s 9 - 1600s 10 - 1700s 11 - 1800s 12 - 1900 -> 2000
August 8, 2021
11 - 1800s
<p><strong>Welcome to The Shortest History of Britain!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>In this podcast we’re going to cover a few thousand years of this fabulous nation, from the very beginnings of life here, all the way through to the modern day. We’ll have to skim the surface a little to get through it all, but we'll whirlwind through the years to give you an idea of the main events that shaped our great nation.</strong></p> <p><strong>Each short episode will feature a period of time, as we climb from the ancient times to the more recent.</strong></p> <p><strong>In episode eleven we take a walk through the 1800s. Britain is becoming the global hegemonic power, policing the powers of the world. A time of extravagance arrives with the new king George VI, the beginning of the Regency era. On the back of the advances made by the Industrial Revolution, we begin to see some of the most landmark discoveries and inventions of any time, great steps forward from the pre-industrial era to this wonderful age of technology which we live in today where you can download fantastic podcasts like this one. The ‘Sailor King’ finally pushed through the abolition of slavery, and we enter the times of the great Queen Victoria, with cultural and scientific advances which make it Great Britain's true Golden Era. </strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Episodes:</strong></p> <p><strong>1 - Pre-Roman</strong></p> <p><strong>2- Roman -> Norman Invasion</strong></p> <p><strong>3 - 1000s</strong></p> <p><strong>4 - 1100s</strong></p> <p><strong>5 - 1200s</strong></p> <p><strong>6 - 1300s</strong></p> <p><strong>7 - 1400s</strong></p> <p><strong>8 - 1500s</strong></p> <p><strong>9 - 1600s</strong></p> <p><strong>10 - 1700s</strong></p> <p><strong>11 - 1800s</strong></p> <p><strong>12 - 1900 -> 2000</strong></p>
August 1, 2021
10 - 1700s
<p><strong>Welcome to The Shortest History of Britain!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>In this podcast we’re going to cover a few thousand years of this fabulous nation, from the very beginnings of life here, all the way through to the modern day. We’ll have to skim the surface a little to get through it all, but we'll whirlwind through the years to give you an idea of the main events that shaped our great nation.</strong></p> <p><strong>Each short episode will feature a period of time, as we climb from the ancient times to the more recent.</strong></p> <p><strong>In episode ten we explore the 1700s. As we enter into what we know as the Georgian era of British history, with a long line of Georges on the throne, we see a period of incredible social change, reform and revolution. We see the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions, seismic changes in every part of daily life, with the introduction of game-changing inventions and developments. Elsewhere the colonies of America were first fought for and won, then fought for again and lost in the American War of Independence, and the seeds for the French Revolution started a bloodbath which crossed the channel with Napoleon to the shores of Britain.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Episodes:</strong></p> <p><strong>1 - Pre-Roman</strong></p> <p><strong>2- Roman -> Norman Invasion</strong></p> <p><strong>3 - 1000s</strong></p> <p><strong>4 - 1100s</strong></p> <p><strong>5 - 1200s</strong></p> <p><strong>6 - 1300s</strong></p> <p><strong>7 - 1400s</strong></p> <p><strong>8 - 1500s</strong></p> <p><strong>9 - 1600s</strong></p> <p><strong>10 - 1700s</strong></p> <p><strong>11 - 1800s</strong></p> <p><strong>12 - 1900 -> 2000</strong></p>
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