The History Chap Podcast

Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.Blair "Paddy" Mayne, was a legendary member of the SAS who featured in the BBC series "Rogue Heroes".During the Second World War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) four times.However, a recommendation for the Victoria Cross was turned down.So, what was the story of this incredible soldier and why was he denied h VC?Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.After the British disaster at Isandlwana in 1879, Lord Chelmsford now had to rescue the British garrison besieged by the Zulus at Eshowe.But before he could do so, he would have to take on thousands of Zulu warriors at the battle of Gingindlovu.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.During the First World War, Rudyard Kipling (author of "The Jungle Book" amongst others) pulled strings to get his son a commission after he failed his army medical.His intervention would end in tragedy for both father and son.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

Send me a messageChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that bring the past to life.Alfred is the only English king to be called "The Great".But how did he earn that accolade?Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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 weather forecasts in June 1944.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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 most tenacious and elusive opponents.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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 your interest by clicking here:Support My Shows:Become A Patronhttps://www.thehistorychap.com/Supporters-clubMake a Donationbuymeacoffee.com/thehistorychapSupport the show

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 Revolution.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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 man who should have been in command at the battle of Rorke's Drift, but who had ridden off a few hours before the Zulus attacked.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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, resulted in Henry VIII becoming king and, ultimately, the English Reformation, the dissolution of the monasteries, and the break between the Church of England and the Pope in Rome.Get my Free weekly newsletterSupport My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show