Hidden Histories sees Helen Carr exploring some of the country's hidden treasures, as she and some of our finest historians scramble through the actual spaces where history happened. Whether she's visiting the whorehouses of Covent Garden, or retracing the steps of the Peasants Revolt, Helen and her guests are a delightful guide to the hidden histories that lie just off the beaten track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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27 min
Sarah Goldsmith on the Grand Tour
Sarah Goldsmith talks about the Grand Tour as a rite of passage for young men. These young men went abroad to learn things about art and architecture. She also discusses the way th…
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23 min
Joanne Paul on Anne Dowriche and the French Revolution
Joanne Paul talks to Helen about Anne Dowriche. Dowriche was a 16th century writer, usually classified as a pious writer. Joanne casts her instead as a deeply political writer, and…
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37 min
Rachel Hewitt on the History of Women, the Outdoors and the Safety of the Streets
Rachel Hewitt talks to Helen about women in sports and mountaineering, and how that plays into perceptions of women generally, as well as informing current gendered perceptions of…
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26 min
Emily Cock on Disability in the Early Modern Period
Emily Cock talks to Helen about Thomas Fairfax, the Civil War general who used a wheelchair, as well as the history of disability more generally. What did it mean to have facial sc…
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23 min
Louisa Egbunike on the Nigeria-Biafra War Through the Arts
Louisa Egbunike discusses the history of the Nigeria-Biafra war, and particularly how Nigerians responded to the war through the visual and written arts. To follow more of Louisa's…
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22 min
Sophie Oliver on Jean Rhys
Sophie Oliver talks to Helen about Jean Rhys, the author of Wide Sargasso Sea, intended as a prequel to Jane Eyre. Sophie talks about how she practices history, and the role of obj…
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35 min
Jon Healey on the Tumultuous 17th Century
Jon Healey discusses the 17th century in all its twists and folds and manifest complexity. He talks about the Royalists, the Parliamentarians, the Levellers, the Diggers, and the Q…
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31 min
Nandini Das on the Early Age of Travel
Nandini Das talks to Helen about the early age of travel in the Elizabethan era. This era saw the beginnings of travel, with the likes of Thomas Coryate creating 'travel wagers' -…
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27 min
David Petts on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne
David Petts talks about Lindisfarne, the Holy Island. He talks about how St Cuthbert ended up as patron saint of the island, and how the practice of early Christians there. Since L…
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35 min
Emma Butcher on Children And Warfare In The 18th To The 21st Century
Emma Butcher talks to Helen about her work on children in warfare. They talk about why children enlisted, and what they did on the battlefield. They discuss the likes of Joseph Bar…
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27 min
Seb Falk on The Light Ages
Were the Dark Ages really that dark? Seb Falk argues that science and religion weren't at odds with each other in the medieval era, but two sides of the same coin. His main story f…
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24 min
Victoria Donovan on Preservation and Patriotism in Russia
Victoria Donovan is a Senior Lecturer in Russian and Director of the Centre for Russian, Soviet, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. She chats to Hel…
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31 min
Sam Goodman on Imperialism, Britishness and Ales
Sam Goodman is Lecturer in English and Communication at Bournemouth University. He talks to Helen about the end of the British empire and how Britains choose to remember and intera…
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25 min
Michael Talbot on the Ottoman Empire and Piracy
Michael Talbot talks about the Ottoman Empire. He starts with a broad overview of Ottoman interests and power, before moving on to a problem that would haunt the Ottomans consisten…
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32 min
Christienna Fryar on the Emancipation of Jamaica
Christienna Fryar is a lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London. She talks to Helen about the emancipation of slaves in Jamaica in 1838. While the colo…
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31 min
Edmund Richardson on Charles Masson and Discovering the Lost Cities of Alexander the Great
Charles Masson set out one day to hunt down the lost cities of Alexander the Great. He was an private in the East India Company's army until he deserted, and was as such trying to…
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19 min
Brendan McGeever on Anti-Semitism and the Russian Revolution
Brendan McGeever talks to Helen about the relationship between anti-semitism and the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a complex event, with myriad factions vy…
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32 min
Catherine Fletcher on the Dark Side of the Italian Renaissance
Catherine Fletcher is a Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University. Fletcher talks about the Italian Renaissance, giving a run-down of her new book, The Beauty and…
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37 min
Tom Scott-Smith on the History of Famine Relief
Tom Scott-Smith is Associate Professor of Refugee Studies and Forced Migration. He and Helen talk about the history of famine relief and humanitarian aid, and how it has…
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30 min
Joanna Cohen on the US and Early Patriotism
Joanna Cohen is a historian of 19th century America, and a Senior Lecturer in American History at Queen Mary University of London. Helen talks to her about the relationship between…