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Well That Aged Well

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In this podcast we interview historians about new topics every week ranging from Ancient Rome to pre historic era to modern history. I myself am not an academic but I always been fascinated by history and always enjoy learning about it. I am trying to make history fun and enjoyable and hopefully you will learn smomething too. New episodes coming out every week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".


This podcast is uncut, and unedited.So what you see is what you get. Which means that what you see is excactly as we recorded it when we recorded the podcast.


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Episodes

Episode 174: The Enlightenment. Part 1. With Ritchie Robertson

March 28, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The age known as "The Enlightenment". From the world before The Enlightenment, to the end of witchchraft, and superstition, to the philosopher giants, and the scientific revolution. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 174: The Enlightenment. Part 1. The Pursuit Of Happiness With Ritchie Robertson

March 28, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The age known as "The Enlightenment". From the world before The Enlightenment, to the end of witchchraft, and superstition, to the philosopher giants, and the scientific revolution. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 173: Louis XIV. The Sun King. With Philip Mansel

March 21, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The famous French King Louis XIV. From the rise of The Bourbon Dynasty to the upbringing of Louis XIV, to Anne Of Austria and Cardinal Mazzarin. To the building of Verssaille, the war of The Spanish Succession, and the legacy of Louis XIV`s Versaille. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".  Link to Professor Mansells Youtube Channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsMLZSVqy3HbOofLutl3lgg Support this show http://supporter....

Episode 172: The Berlin Wall. With Frederick Taylor

March 14, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 117 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Berlin Wall. From the Soviet Invation in 1945 To Soviet Western relations. To the escapees to the west, and the building of The Berlin Wall. And what was it like to live in the East German Regime during The Cold War, and what was the aftermath of the collapse to a transition from Comunism to Capitalism for the Eastern Germans like? Find Out This Week On "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-w...

Episode 171: The Avignon Papacy. With Joelle Rollo-Koster

March 07, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at the Avignon Papcy. You probably thought that The Pope have always recided in Rome right? Right? Well what if I told you that for almotst half a century the Popes were cited in The city of Avignon in Provence, in modern days France? This week we take a look at the Papal history of why, and how the Popes ended up in Avignon for 70 years in the 14th century. On "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-ag...

Episode 170: The St. Domingue Uprising

February 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 170: The St. Domingue Uprising. With Alyssa Sepinwall

February 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 169: The Crimes Of Stalin. With Joshua Rubenstein

February 22, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at The USSR Under The Stalin Regime, and we take a look at the crimes comitted under Joseph Stalin. From how he rose to power to the Colectivization of Russia, to the Holodomor, the Great Purge, And how The NKVD brought innocent people into the Gulag system to his death in 1953. And is the Current Putin Regime compareable to the times of Stalin? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted ...

Episode 168: The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. With Bryan Ward-Perkins

February 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

THIS WEEK! We are taking a look at The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. We will have a look at what factors brought the Roman Empire to an end. From the christianization of The Empire, and Constantines move to Constantinople, to the external, and internal factors of why and how the Western Roman Empire fell. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Episode 167: Wilhelm II. The Last Kaiser. With Roger Chickering

February 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at Germanys last Kasier Wilhelm II. From his upbringing, and his relationship with his family to the Ottoman-German alliance and To World War 1 which would lead to his eventual abdication, and how his life would be viewed forever after. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 166: The Dissolution of the monasteries. With James Clark

February 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 94.9 MB

This week we take a look at Tudor England. Under the reign of King Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell a significant event happened that would lead to the dissolving of the monasteries. But why did it happen? Was it for the reasons we thought they were disolved? And how does this compare to the disolvement of the Habsburg Monasteries under Joseph II? And what happened to the people after the monasteries were dissolved? Find out all this, and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend...

Episode 165: D-DAY. With Kurt Piehler

January 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

THIS WEEK! We take a look at the battle that would turn the tide of The Second World War around. The famous D-DAY, and the liberation of Paris. From the planning of Operation Overlord, to the GI`s who participated in this historical event to the liberation in Paris and Charles Degauls famous speech. And what if D-Day had not been the sucsess it became? All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-we...

Episode 164: Charles I. The White King. With Mark Turnbull

January 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MB

In this weeks episode we take a look at the Stuart king Charles I. From his upbringing in Scottland to his journey, to London. His trarvel to Spain to meet the infanta Maria Anna, and his marriage to Henrietta Maria, and his friendship with Buckingham. And was Oliver Cromwell the villain history made him out to be? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Links to find Professor Turnbull here: Mark Turnbuulls website: https://www.1642author.com/ Find Turnbu...

Episode 163: The French Revolution. With Peter Mcphee

January 11, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

This week we take a look at The French Revolution. From Talleryand, and Laffayete to the state of France in the late 1780s to the diamond neckless afair, and what the causes of the revolution were and how it came to occur. And was it a social or a poltiical revoloution? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image

January 04, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

In this episode we talk about how rulers and chronicles use history to justify their rights to rule. NOT everyone we speak about in this episode are tyrants, but those we talk about in this episode have all used history in one way or another to justify their claim to rule their kingdoms. We take a look at how history is used for propoganda purposes, and how it "justifies", tyrants claim to power. Find Dr. Bonner on Twitter/X here: @DrMichaelBonner Support this show http://supporter.acast...

Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English

December 21, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 46.6 MB

This week in our anual christmas special, we talk about ST. Nicholas. From his upbringing, to the council of Nicea to his death. His popular saint stories, and how he came to be as we know him as Santa Claus, and of course. Do we have a favorite Santa Claus movie? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble

December 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

This week we take a look at Charlemagnes sucsessor "Louis The Pious". We take a look at some primary sources such as Notker, The Astronomer, who have written about Louis, and discuss their reliability, as well as the life of Louis, and how he was the beginning of the end of Charlemages empire. And how did he get the nickname "The Pious?" Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. S...

Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather

December 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

In this episode we take a look at the Christianization of Europe. From What Christianity looked like before the age of Consantine to the aftermath and result of the move of the Roman World to Constantinople to the rise of Islam, the battle of Tours, the christianization of Britain, the Vikings, the Kiyv Rus and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze

November 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

In the 3rd and final part, (for now). We take a look at the 100 days of Napoleon in Power. From what we thought about the recent Napoleon ,movie, to Tsar Alexander Is March on Paris to Napoleons return from Elba to Waterloo and his exile in St. Helena. All this and more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White

November 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

From Trafalgar to Austerlitz. This week in te second (of 3 parts), of our mini series on Napoleon we take a look at some of the most famous events under the Napoleonic Wars. We take a look at the disasterous march on Moscow, and how Napoleon worked in the goverment, until the battle of Leipzig. Stay tuned for part 3 where we will take a closer look at the famous 100 days. Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenapoleonicwars Find The Podcast here: https://...

Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White

November 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

This week we take a look at the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From his upbringing in Corsica, to his training to become the famous General he would once be known for, until he is crowned as a Emperor. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Zack Whites youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenapoleonicwars Find The Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DtGGrhwOQQH8mJCT2R7fu?si=2dbe9dff4842483b Dr. Zack White on Tw...

Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett

November 09, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

From Dante To Gallileio. This week we give you an introduction to Renisance Florence, and some famous Florentines who lived in the city of Florence. What made Florence such a giant in the renaissance? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart» PS: You will hear some music in the background. I apologize for this, but the sound you will hear is clocks that are tuned to chime at diffrent times in the hour in the house of professor Bartlett. It was regrettably nothing w...

Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl

November 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

This week we take a look at Operation Barbarossa. Which was the Nazi invation of Soviet Union of the Soviet Union, And would eventually lead to Hitlers downfall. In this episode we discuss what Soviet-German relations were like in the interwar years to the eve of the invation to how Barbarossa would change the outcome of the war for the Nazi goverment. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. ...

Episode 153: Jem Duducu Returns: The Creation Of Türkiye

October 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

In this extra episode with returning guest "Jem Duducu", (author of "The Sultans"). We take a look at how modern Turkey were created as we know it tooday. From the reign of the last autocratic Ottoman Sultan AbdhulAmhit II to the Turkish War Of Independence, and WWI. We gave you an insight to how the modern state of Turkey were born. And how it changed from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic Of Turkey, in this extra episode on "Well That Aged Well". Find Jem Duducu on Turkey here: @JemDuduc...

Episode 152: Halloween Special 1: Witches. With Danny Buck.

October 25, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

In this first Halloween special on the show we take a look at the medieval witch. But why did the witch hunts occur? Why when Christianity have existed about 400 years already did they only begin witch hunt in the "mid" middleages? Find out all this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Danny Buck on Twitter/X here: @DannyBuckUEA Linsks to Dr. Bucks talks can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-familiar-and-stranger-things-making-...

Episode 151: Genghis Khan. With Morris Rossabi

October 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

This week we take a look at Genghis Khan. The man who conquered the World. Or did he? We take a look at what caused the mongol conquest to be so sucsesfull, and what made the Mongol Army so good? All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 150: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Part 2. With Lindsay Powell

October 12, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 124 MB

This week, we continue our 2 part, and final mini series on the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. From Caligula to Nero, we take a look at some of the myths surrounding these famous emperors of the Julian-Claudian line. We find out if Caligula really made a horse his council. What was Rome under Claudius like? And did Nero Burn Rome?  Find Lindsay Powell on Twitter, (X) Here: @LindsayPowell Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Episode 149: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Part 1. With Lindsay Powell

October 05, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

The Julio-Claudian dynasty were the first dynasty to rule Ancient Rome. This week in our two parter on the Julio-Claudians we take a look at the reign from the beginning of the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus. (Caligula). You can learn about The Julio-Claudian Dynasty this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart": Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 148: The Aztec Religion. With John Schwaller

September 28, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

In this weeks episode we take a look at the Aztec Empire, and their religion. From their mythology to the ritual sacrifice, and how did they find victims for sacrifice? And were they really more "Barbaric", than the European World at the time? Find out all this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart You can buy Professor Schwallers books here: The fifteenth Month: https://www.oupress.com/9780806162768/ The First Letters: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477307...

Episode 147: Adrian Murdoch Returns. How Much Do You Think About The Roman Empire?

September 22, 2023 21:28 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

How Much Do You Think About Ancient Rome? In this extra episode we discuss how the meme came about why people think so much about the Roman Empire. Why do so many people think about it? What makes the Roman Empire so popular in popluar culture? Find out in this extra episode on "Well That Aged Well": Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 146: David Marples Returns: The Euromaidan Revolution.

September 20, 2023 18:54 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

This week. We take a look at the Euromaidan "Revolution", that took place in Ukraine, which would lead up to the Russo-Ukrainian War, (which is still going on at the time of this episodes release). What would be the diffrence between The Euromaidan "revolution", and the Orange Revolution in 2004? How did The Maidan change international relations with the Eukraine, and Russia? And again it would lead up to the Russian invation of Crimea, Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erle...

Episode 145: The Venerable Bede. With Stephen Hopkins

September 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

This week we take a look at one of the most important historians of english medieval history: The Venerable Bede. Growing up in a monestary in the 8th Century he would end up writing one of the most important work "The Ecclastical History Of The English People". But what was Bede like? And what makes his work so important? Find out this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Stephen Hopkins on Twitter here: @phil_lol_ogist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/...

Episode 144: The Romanovs Part 2. 1796-1918. With Sergei Antonov

September 07, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 159 MB

In the second part of our mini series on "The Romanovs", Dynasty, we begin with the carve up of Poland, and the Reign of PaulI, (Pavel) To his assasination. And how there almost were a Russo-Franco alliance. To the takeover of Alexander I, and the Napoleonic wars, and his entry to Paris. Nicholas I and the Crimean War. All the way up to Nicholas II, and his assasination by the Bolsheviks in 1918. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this s...

Episode 143: The Romanovs Part 1. 1613-1796. With Sergei Antonov

August 31, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 128 MB

This week: We take a look at The Romanov Dynasty. In this two part mini series we begin with the rise of the Romanovs during the times of Troubles after Ivan The Terrible. (Ivan IV). Peter The Great was actually NOT the first Romanov on the throne. But there were two others before him. We take a look at what their work was like, and how they would lead the way to Peter The Great, and establish a stable dynasty. In part 1 of The Romanovs we take a look at the dynasty All the way from Mikhail ...

Episode 142: The Incredible Journey Of Ibn Batutta. With Ross Dunn.

August 24, 2023 11:23 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

This week. We take a look at the Incredible Journey that Ibn Batutta would travel, that would take nearly 30 years. From the beginning of his travel in Tangier on his Haj to Mecca. But he did not decide to go home after. Instead. He embarked on a journey that would become legendary, and end up in the coast of China, and back to Morroco, and even Al Andalusia, and the Mali Empire. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart" Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-tha...

Episode 141: The Qing Empire. With Kent Guy

August 17, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

This week. We take a look at the last Chinese Dynasty known as "The Qing Dynasty". But how did Qing China function, and what changed from The fall of The Ming Dynasty to the Qing? We also take a look at from how the goverment worked, to trade relations with the west, and the other asiatic countries, To the Opium Wars, and the rise of Dowager Empress Cixi. All this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-ag...

Episode 140: The Prussian Empire. With James J. Sheehan

August 10, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

This week we take a look at The Prussian Empire. From what Germany was like before The Unification to the rise of Bismarck, The Franco Prussian War, and all the way up to The First World War, and the creation of the Weimar Republic. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart". Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 139: Marc Morris Returns: The Norman Conquest.

August 03, 2023 10:31 - 51 minutes - 46.5 MB

THIS WEEK! We have Dr. Marc Morris back once again on the podcast, to talk about The Norman Conquest. From Edward The Confessor, And what lead up to Williams invation of England, to the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and the Battle of Hastings. And what changed in the Anglo Saxon world after Willaims coonquest? Find out all this, and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart". Find Dr. Morris on Twitter here: @LongsHANKS1307 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/w...

Episode 138: The Conquistadors. With Matthew Restall

July 27, 2023 17:27 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

This week. We talk about the Spanish Conquest of South America. From the "Discovery", of the new world to the entry of Cortez and his conquest of the Aztec Empire to Pizarros conquest of the Inca. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart"- Find Professor Restall here: https://www.matthewrestall.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 137: Klaeopatra with Jane Draycott

July 20, 2023 13:31 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

In this weeks episode we take a look at the Egyptian Queen Klaeopatra. From the rise of The Ptollemyies to the birth of Klaeopatra, and her upbringing. To her meeting with Caesar and Anthony. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". You can find Dr. Draynscott here: Personal homepage https://drjanedraycott.co.uk/ Academic website: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/janedraycott/ Find Dr. Drayscott on Social Media here: Twitter: @JLDraycott Instagram; jane.dr...

Episode 136: The Second World War. With Gerhard Weinberg

July 13, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 138 MB

This week we take a look at The Second World War. From the Japanese Attack on Machuria in 1931, to Hitlers attack on Poland in 1939, And the beginning of the war to the retreat at Dunkirk. The North African Offensive, and much, much more. This week on "Well That Aged Well", With "Erlend Hedegart" Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 135: The Daughter Of The Red Tsar. With Rosemary Sullivan

July 06, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

In this weeks episode we take a look at "Svetlana Stalin", known as "The Daughter Of The Red Tsar". We talk about what it was like to grow up in the Kremlin, and have Stalin as a father. How and why she defected to the United States, and her legacy. All this and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well". Find Professor Sullivans homepage here: https://rosemarysullivan.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Episode 134: A History Of Seduction. With Clement Knox

June 28, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Seduction has always been around. And this week we take a look at the history Of Seduction with the Author of "Strange Antics: A History Of Seduction", where we discuss seduction history from the 17th Century until today. We take a look at seduction in the literature narrative, to the Italian peninsula. We visit seducers like Casanova, and we end with the Harvey Weinstein and the Meetoo movement. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well". Find Clement Knox on Twitter here: @Cl...

Episode 133: Adrian Goldsworthy Returns: Julius Caesar!

June 22, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

In this weeks episode our returning guest Adrian Goldsworthy is back to talk abou Julius Caesar. A man who needs no introduction. This week we talk about his life from his upbringing to his hiding from Sulla. His capture of the pirates to his Gallic campaigns, and of course his time as a dictator. All this and more. This week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegatt Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Episode 132: Sweden-Norway. 1850-1905. Part 2. With Morten Nordhagen

June 15, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

In the second half of this two part series on Sweden-Norway we take a look at the second half of the 19th Century. How close were really the union? And what happened to the Kiel Treaty? And Were we really close in the dream of a Pan Scandinavia? All this and much more on this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend hedegart". You can find Morten Nordhagen here: https://www.forsvaret.no/forskning/ansatte-FHS/ottosen-morten-nordhagen Support this show http://supporter.acast.co...

Episode 131: Sweden-Norway. 1814-1850. Part 1. With Marthe Hommestad

June 08, 2023 00:41 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

The Sweden-Norway union would last for almost a century. But this week we are taking a look at the first half of the Union. From the loss of Finland to the Kiel treaty, to The politics that dominated the Union in the early half of the 19th century, and the infamous Marcus Thrane movement that caused a great rebellion in Norway. All this and more this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend Hedegart Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Episode 130: The Vietnam War. With Mark Lawrence

June 01, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

In This weeks episode we take a look at The Vietnam War. From the beginning of the french leaving it`s former colony, the Geneva Acord which split the country in two. Ho Chi Mins origin story and rise to the comunist north. The Vietnam wars beginning all the way through the end we go through everything from The beginning of the War to the Paris Acord. And what Vietnam looks like today as a consequense of the war. This week on "Well That Aged Well". Support this show http://supporter.acast.c...

Episode 129: Ludwig II. The Swan King. With Giles MacDonogh.

May 25, 2023 03:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

This week we take a look at the Bavarian King Ludwig II, better known as the "Swan King". From his upbriinging to the taking over as king, (too soon?), and his lavish buildings of Castles, which he would be famous for. And also ties with Wagner, and Bismarck, are all topics for this weeks episode. All this and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well": Find Giles Macdongh on twitter here: @gilesMacdonogh Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Episode 129: Ludwig II. The Swan King. With Giles Macdongh.

May 25, 2023 03:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

This week we take a look at the Bavarian King Ludwig II, better known as the "Swan King". From his upbriinging to the taking over as king, (too soon?), and his lavish buildings of Castles, which he would be famous for. And also ties with Wagner, and Bismarck, are all topics for this weeks episode. All this and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well": Find Giles Macdongh on twitter here: @gilesMacdonogh Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Episode 128: WW2: End Game. The Soviet Invation Of Berlin. With Arne Kislenko

May 18, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

In this weeks episode we take a look at how civilizations rise, and fall, but how they also are able to rise again. From Ancient Rome to the middle ages, and the islamic world to the modern era. All this and more on "Well That Aged Well", with Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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