Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com
Latest episodes
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26 min
276: The Man Who Told Eisenhower to Postpone D-Day
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.The real story behind the film, "Pressure", of Group Captain Stagg and his crucial wea…
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24 min
276: British vs The "Mad Mullah", Somaliland 1900-1904
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.The forgotten 20-year colonial war in Africa, that British fought against one of her m…
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25 min
275: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: England's Forgotten Warrior Queen
Send me a messageAethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, Alfred the Great's daughter, who took England's fight to the Vikings.Interested in a course about Anglo-Saxon England?Register y…
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15 min
274: Washington's Plot To Kidnap Britain's Future King
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.The audacious plot to kidnap the future King William IV during the American Revolutio…
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16 min
273: Rorke's Drift: The Commander Who Wasn't There
Send me a messageRhorke's Drift: The Commander Who Wasn't ThereChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.The story of Major Henry Spalding, the…
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22 min
272: The Death That Made Henry VIII & Changed England Forever
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.In this episode we explore how the death of a forgotten heir to the Tudor throne, res…
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18 min
271: Escape From The Mahdi: The Real Four Feathers
Send me a messageThe real historical events that inspired "The Four Feathers"Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.Get my Free weekly newsle…
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18 min
270: The 19-Year-Old Shot by His Own Side: Private Thomas Highgate
Send me a messageThe story of Thomas Highgate, the first of the 346 soldiers executed by the British during the First World War.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make…
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19 min
269: The Peasants' Revolt: What Was It Really About?
Send me a messageOn 14th June 1381, a 14-year-old king rode out to face an army of his own people. London was burning, the Tower of London had been stormed, and the Chancellor's he…
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28 min
268: Harold's Gamble: How the Battle Of Hastings Was Lost Before It Began
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.In the light of all the news about the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London, I wa…
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15 min
267: The Man Who Saved Rorke's Drift
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.The film Zulu made the Battle of Rorke's Drift legendary, but it turned its most impo…
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14 min
266: Why Did Japan Send Her Navy To Malta In 1917?
Send me a messageA Strange Memorial in a British military cemetery in Malta, recalls a forgotten story from the First World War.Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories tha…
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26 min
265:The Battle of Quebec 1759: Where James Wolfe Lost His Life But Won An Empire
Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSuppo…
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21 min
264: Alfred Before He Was Great
Send me a messageThe story of Alfred before he was great.The Viking invasion of Wessex during the winter of 870/871 - 6 great battles - and the rise of a king who would save Englan…
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17 min
263: What Happened to Lt. Bromhead After Rorke's Drift?
Send me a messageThe 1964 film, "Zulu" saw Michael Caine's debut on the big screen.He played Lt. Gonville Bromhead, one of the 11 men awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Ro…
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21 min
262: The Real Captain Bligh - Villain or Hero?
Send me a messageWilliam Bligh is remembered as history's most notorious villain — the tyrant of the Bounty, the captain whose cruelty drove his men to mutiny. But the real story i…
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20 min
261: Britain, Argentina & The Falklands: 200 Years of Rival Claims
Send me a messageThe 200-Year Old History of The Argentinian - British dispute over ownership of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stor…
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18 min
260:Last of The Mohicans: The Massacre Behind The Story
Send me a messageThe real historical events that inspired the story: Last of the Mohicans.Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.Get my Free…
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17 min
259: Zulu's John Chard VC: He Really Did Come To Build A Bridge
Send me a messageIn the 1964 film Zulu, Stanley Baker's Lieutenant Chard delivers one of cinema's most quietly memorable lines: "I came up here to build a bridge." This is the real…
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25 min
258: The General Killed Saving The British Army
Send me a messageJanuary 1809. A British Army of over 20,000 men is trapped by the French in north west Spain.This is the story of a forgotten Scottish General, Sir John Moore, who…