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#HistoryRage is a #podcast by Paul Bavill where we invite historians to get angry about that one 'fact' you wish people would stop believing

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🚨 THIS WEEK 🚨 @brushingboots.bsky.social unpacks Britain’s upper class today πŸ°πŸ“˜ From shrinking estates to hereditary peers & the National Trust’s influence, with Wentworth Woodhouse as a study of decline and survival.

🎧 Listen: shows.acast.com/hist...

#History #Podcast #BritishHistory

09.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨Think the upper class disappeared? Think again! πŸ‘€πŸ”₯
@brushingboots.bsky.social uncovers how the aristocracy still shapes Britain today.

Listen now πŸŽ™οΈhttps://shows.acast.com/historyrage/the-aristocracy-never-vanished-with-eleanor-doughty
#HistoryRage #Aristocracy #History #Podcast

09.03.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 Think the Crusades were only about Jerusalem? Think again βš”οΈπŸŒ
Aleks Pluskowski reveals how crusading reshaped Northern and Eastern Europe β€” and why we’ve forgotten it.

🎧 Listen now πŸ‘‰ www.patreon.com/historyrage
#Crusades #History #Podcast #Medieval

09.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 From coal seams beneath Wentworth Woodhouse to the stubborn survival of hereditary power, #HistoryRage dives into Britain’s aristocracy. πŸŽ™οΈπŸ”₯ @brushingboots.bsky.social unpacks decline, resilience, class & scandal.

🎧 Listen: shows.acast.com/hist...

#History #Podcast

09.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨
The Crusades weren’t just about the Holy Land πŸ°βš”οΈ
Aleks Pluskowski explores how the Baltic Crusades reshaped Northern & Eastern Europeβ€”cities, borders & identities that endured for centuries.

Subscribe: www.patreon.com/historyrage

#History #Podcast #BalticCrusades

08.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 COMING TOMORROW 🚨
Think the aristocracy faded away? Think again πŸ‘€

@brushingboots.bsky.social reveals how Britain’s upper class still shapes the nationβ€”through land, legacy & soft power. Wentworth Woodhouse drama, class realities & media myths exposed. πŸŽ™οΈπŸ”₯

#Aristocracy #History #Podcast

08.03.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me πŸ“šβ€οΈ by buying a copy of "The Thistle and the Rose” by @drlindaporter.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop!

πŸ“– Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...
🎧 Listen now πŸ‘‰ www.patreon.com/post...

#History #Book

08.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 Mary didn’t marry because she was weak β€” she married to rule. πŸ‘‘πŸ”₯ @drlindaporter.bsky.social breaks this myth apart on History Rage. Power, gender and monarchy collide.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#WomenInHistory #MaryQueenOfScots #History #Podcast

08.03.2026 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you enjoyed this week’s episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me πŸ“šβ€οΈ by buying a copy of "Monsterland" by Nick Jubber through the History Rage Bookshop!

πŸ“– Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...
🎧 Listen now : pod.fo/e/39abb6

#History #Podcast

08.03.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
πŸ‘‘ King George II believed in vampires β€” and their β€œbanquets of the dead.” Hear Nick Jubber on History Rage sink his teeth into royal superstition. 🩸

🎧 Listen β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6

#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

08.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨
The Crusades weren’t just about Jerusalem βš”οΈπŸŒ

Professor Aleks Pluskowski reveals how crusading reached from the Baltic to Britainβ€”reshaping power, cities & Europe’s future.

Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage

#Crusades #History #Podcast

07.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 NEXT WEEK 🚨
Journalist & author @brushingboots.bsky.social smashes the biggest myths about Britain’s modern aristocracy 🏰πŸ”₯ Land, power, Wentworth Woodhouse, the National Trust & glossy TV fantasiesβ€”what does the upper class really look like today?

#History#Aristocracy #Podcast

07.03.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 Bad marriage or smart politics at the time? πŸ‘‘πŸ’ @drlindaporter.bsky.social explains why Mary, Queen of Scots’ choices made sense in dynastic terms β€” even if history judged them harshly.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#RoyalHistory #MaryQueenOfScots πŸ“œ

07.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
⚰️ In the 14th century, Europe outlawed grave-digging to stop β€œwalking corpses.” Hear Nick Jubber on History Rage dig into the law versus the undead. 🩸

🎧 Listen β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6
#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

07.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 Stop judging #MaryQueenOfScots by Elizabeth’s rulebook. πŸ‘‘πŸ“œ @drlindaporter.bsky.social explains why comparing these two queens is far more misleading than enlightening. Time to rethink.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#TudorHistory #WomenInPower

06.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🩸 Faith met finance: priests once profited from β€œvampire hunts.” Join Nick Jubber on History Rage for the story of Europe’s undead economy. πŸ’°

🎧 Listen β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6

#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

06.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

what sort of alt-text needs to go in?

05.03.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… #onthisday on 5 March 1936, the Spitfire took to the air for the very first time. An 8Β½-minute test flight that changed history forever. Paul Beaver tells the real story behind the myth. ✈️πŸ”₯
🎧 Listen πŸ‘‰ pod.fo/e/3666ea

#otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #Spitfire

05.03.2026 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 Was #MaryQueenOfScots doomed by circumstances rather than stupidity? πŸ‘‘πŸ”₯ @drlindaporter.bsky.social makes the case that not everything was within Mary’s control. History is messier than myth.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#WomenInHistory πŸ“œ

05.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
πŸ’€ When Paris mobs believed nobles drank the blood of the poor, riots erupted. Hear Nick Jubber on History Rage unpack the politics of the vampire myth.

🎧 Listen now! β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6

#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

05.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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HUGE THANKS to Ian Breckon πŸ™ŒπŸ”₯ for raging against the myth of cosy Victorian England 🏰❌ We talked Messiahs ✝️, mental health 🧠, the Poor Laws πŸ“œ, no suffrage πŸ—³οΈπŸš« β€” and the last battle fought on English soil βš”οΈπŸ’₯

Out 13 April 🎧
πŸ‘‰ www.patreon.com/historyrage

04.03.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 History needs context β€” not hindsight. πŸ‘‘πŸ“œ @drlindaporter.bsky.social shows how misunderstanding Mary, Queen of Scots’ situation leads to deeply flawed judgments.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...

#MaryQueenOfScots #HistoryPodcast #WomenInHistory πŸ”₯

04.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
πŸ•―οΈ When Voltaire says everyone was talking about vampires, you know history lost its head. πŸ§›β€β™‚οΈ Hear Nick Jubber on History Rage explore Europe’s undead obsession.

🎧 Listen now! β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6

#Vampires #Podcast #NickJubber

04.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HUGE THANKS to Paul St.John Mackintosh for a full-throttle rage on πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Fascism & Resistance πŸ’£βš”οΈ

French roots of fascism πŸ“œπŸ›οΈ, a fractured Resistance πŸ€―πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ, and one group with its own air force ✈️πŸ”₯

Out 27th April 🎧
πŸ‘‰ www.patreon.com/historyrage

03.03.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈ #TeaserTuesday … the countdown begins.
Who’s our next guest, and what history myth are we about to rage against? πŸ‘€

Drop your guesses ⬇️

Full reveal this Saturday. Episode drops Monday. πŸ”₯

#PodcastTeaser #PodcastPreview

03.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 Forget the caricature. βŒπŸ‘‘ @drlindaporter.bsky.social challenges the myth of Mary, Queen of Scots as naΓ―ve or disconnected from Scotland. The reality is far more complex.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#MaryQueenOfScots #HistoryMyths #WomenInHistory πŸ“œ

03.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
πŸ¦‡ When β€œvampire” hit English print in 1732, panic spread like wildfire. Join Nick Jubber on History Rage to uncover how a Balkan legend bit its way into British history.

🎧 Listen now! β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6

#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

03.03.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
πŸ’° Vampire panic was profitable! From priests to kings, everyone cashed in on the undead. Join Nick Jubber on History Rage for the story of Europe’s blood economy. 🩸

🎧 Listen β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6
#Vampires #Podcast #HistoryRage

02.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🩸 The vampire’s story didn’t start in Transylvania β€” it was born in the Balkans. Writer Nick Jubber joins History Rage to trace the word vampir back to its blood-soaked roots.

🎧 Listen now! β†’ pod.fo/e/39abb6
#Vampires #HistoryPodcast #NickJubber

02.03.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 Is Mary, Queen of Scots judged unfairly β€” even today? πŸ‘‘πŸ”₯ @drlindaporter.bsky.social challenges the harsh narratives that refuse to let Mary escape condemnation. Time to rethink the story.

🎧 www.patreon.com/post...
#MaryQueenOfScots #History #Podcast

02.03.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0