Vintage History
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Two History teachers, united by their passion for wine and the past needed an excuse to drink. So... we made up a podcast. As we drink a bottle of wine from a wonderful year of history, we will discuss some of the key events including an event, and invention or idea and a person of interest.All within a couple of glasses!
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2022 Significance Playoffs
January 10, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBWe finished 2022 by looking at all of the events, ideas and people that we had researched and discussed in a World Cup knock out format. Some surprises unfolded as you might expect and the eventual trio of winners might surprise you (although maybe not if you have been in our History lessons...) Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1843: The release of A Christmas Carol, the opening of the Thames Tunnel and the birth of Frederick George Abberline
December 24, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBThe Christmas Special is set in 1843. We look at the release of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas", the opening of the Thames Tunnel overseen by Marc Isambard Brunel and the birth of Chief Inspector Frederick George Abberline of MET and Ripper fame. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1666: The Great Fire of London, Sir Isaac Newton's use of prisms and Mary Astell
December 24, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBAnother hot episode coming up with the events and fallout of the Great Fire of London, the work of Sir Isaac Newton on the diffraction of light using prisms and the birth of English protofeminist writer Mary Astell. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1934: The Night of the Long Knives, Bonny and Clyde and the invention of Cat's Eyes
December 19, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis time we go back to 1934 and examine when Hitler purged the Nazi 'party' quite literally, Bonnie and Clyde met their grizzly end and cats eyes became a feature of British roads thanks to Percy Shaw. All whilst drinking a dubious bottle of German white... Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
2020: The impeachment of Trump, George Floyd Jr and COVID19 vaccines
December 18, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBAs up to date as we dare to go this time with 2020: the year of lockdown. We re-donned our facemasks and reminisced about the year that saw us stay indoors. We have focused our attention on the impeachment of Donald Trump, the death of George Floyd Jr and the rollout of COVID19 vaccines. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1918: Armistice, Katherine Johnson & Plastic Surgery
November 17, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB1918 was the selection this week as we recorded on 11th November. We sampled the spirit of the Armistice, the mathematical genius of NASA "computer" Katherine Johnson and Harold Gillies' work on the birth of plastic surgery. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1778: John Paul Jones, Voltaire & Joseph Bramah
October 24, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB1778 was a cracking year - the only American invasion of England, Voltaire died and the guy who invented an "unpickable lock" perfected the toilet. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1833: Richard Trevithick, Alfred Nobel & Abolition of Slavery
October 10, 2022 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBSo new term, new season! Into the 19th century this time, looking at 1833. Our invention comes from Richard Trevithick - with the steam locomotive, our person is Alfred Nobel and our event is the abolition of slavery in (most of) the British Empire. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1963
September 14, 2022 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBWell ooops. There are many reasons that this episode, recorded way back in February to mark (partly) Black History Month in the US didn't make it to air - the main one is that Howarth didn't do it. Well we are back and here is a cracker! Looking at 1963 and the significance of the event of the Great Train Robbery, the idea of assassinations (in particular JFK) and Martin Luther King and his I Have A Dream Speech. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com F...
1939
January 27, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIt all began with the forging of a great podcast episode at the request of a fan. Idea was given to the Anglo-Saxon notion of collective responsibility; immortal, wisest and fairest of all policing systems. Next the event, a great discovery of the Sutton Hoo boat burial. And finally, the person was Edith Pretty who gifted the finds to the race of Men, who above all else desire dirty old tat. Vintage History has listened to your requests and brings you 1939/the Saxon period! Music: A few m...
1972
January 17, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBVintage History has listened to your requests and brings you 1972! The Watergate Scandal opens the show, then we get into the development of gaming with Atari's Pong and we finish on the death of the abdicator Edward VIII. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1990
January 12, 2022 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBVintage History explores the year that gave us Gribbin: focusing on the unification of Germany, the Poll Tax riots and Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok as VintageHistoryPodcast
1983
December 21, 2021 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBVintage History explores Howarth's year of birth, 1983: focusing on the Star Wars (the SDI one...), the Butcher of Lyon and the creation of the internet. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
1956
December 13, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBVintage History explores 1956: focusing on the Hungarian Uprising, ICBMs and the unveiling of Karl Marx's memorial. Music: A few moments later by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
YNDHP21 - The Battles of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBDallam School may have closed its doors but Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast still records podcasts together! We can't resist the glory days of the Saxons and as the people of York were forced to stay in and isolate by the Viking hordes of Harald Hardrada outside the walls, we look what led to this in the Battle of Gate Fulford and what came next in the Battle of Stamford Bridge. See how the leaders of the day made clear plans and dropped them as soon as shizzle went down in the North - we a...
YNDHP20 - The 1940s Conferences
May 14, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBDallam School may have closed its doors but Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast still records podcasts together! After the VE Day celebrations we have gone for the (slightly during and) post war conferences, Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. Looking at the consequences question and exploring some of the big decisions that were made and shaped the Cold War to come. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History...
YNDHP19 - The Bayeux Tapestry
April 23, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBDallam School may have closed its doors but Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast still records podcasts together! This time we have gone for the Bayeux Tapestry - its content and historical importance. We focused on the features question (oh and the penises...) Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Jolly Good by Shane Ivers - https:/...
YNDHP18 - Whitechapel in the 1880s
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDallam School may have closed its doors but Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast still recorded one last podcast together. As we didn't know that GCSEs for 2020 would be canceled at that point we did a podcast for the first question of Paper One, looking at the environment of Whitechapel and some of the key places. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth o...
YNDHP17 - The Black Death & The Statute of Labourers Act
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBIn January 1349, Parliament was prorogued on the grounds that: 'the plague and deadly pestilence had suddenly broken out in the said place and the neighbourhood, and daily increased in severity so that grave fears were entertained for the safety of those coming here at the time.' In March 2020 Dallam School closed its doors but Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast was still recording and felt the need to cover the Black Death for some reason. A GCSEish one with some technique for the similarity ...
YNDHP16 - The Berlin Wall (1958-1963)
March 19, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIt's episode 16! Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast is still out recording in Germany and were inspired by a visit to the 'Wall' or “Anti-Fascist Protective Rampart” to be precise! A GCSE/IB hybrid once more covering the building and fall out from the wall as Gribbin and Howarth take you through the construction as well as the consequence question on Paper 2 of the GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follo...
YNDHP15 - The Reichstag Fire!
March 19, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBAnd we are LIVE! Sort of... Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast is out on tour before the travel ban hits us all and heading to Berlin. A GCSE/IB hybrid today from the hostel in preparation for our visit to the Reichstag*. Gribbin and Howarth take you through the events and conspiracies as well as a model answer for the inference question on Paper 3 of the GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE Hi...
YNDHP14 - The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-89)
March 01, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBIt's episode 14! Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast is heading for the hills this week and covering the Soviet invasion/support of Afghanistan. A GCSE/IB hybrid today covering the events that students most wanted information on. Gribbin and Howarth take you through the murders, weapons and aims of the period and help you out with the importance question on Paper 2 of the GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! ...
YNDHP13 - 1923: The Year of Crises
February 20, 2020 06:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBYe Newe Dallam History Podcast is heading back to 1923 this time (partly thanks to the amazing film of the Gunpowder Plot we mentioned last episode!) A GCSE/IB hybrid today covering the events in Germany for this turning point in world history. Gribbin and Howarth take you from the missed reparations payments through to Hitler's trial and explain the interpretation questions on Paper 3 for GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as se...
YNDHP12 - The Gunpowder Plot
February 14, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBRemember, remember, the Fifth of November Gunpowder treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot It's explosive stuff from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast this time as it is time for the Gunpowder Plot! Mostly GCSE today but also a prequel episode for A Level with the tragedy of Darth Catesby the unwise... Gribbin and Howarth take you through the turbulent times of heresy and treason overlapping and explain the "Explain why" question. Along the way there wi...
YNDHP11 - Mikhail Gorbachev
February 13, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBThis is the eleventh episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast and it is all about our Historical hero Mikhail Gorbachev, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union! Mostly GCSE today but also a key topic for IB and a typically poorly tackled question stem. Gribbin and Howarth fangirl and boy about the man who tried to save Communism but ended up killing it like a lame dog. They will also perestroika your apporach to the consequences question to ensure you get...
YNDHP000 - The Post 16 special!
February 06, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.94 MBThe "why do History?" sell to explain more about the courses with tonnes of special guests! This isn't an "official" episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the options at Post 16 and explain why they once decided to pick the subject. We also put a member of staff in a box to play some games about who studied History at Dallam School in the very distant past. Less jokes as it is mainly serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE H...
YNDHP10 - Hereward the Wake
February 02, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBThis is the tenth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast and it is WOKE. GCSE today but why not reminisce about old times and revisit Norman England with us? Gribbin and Howarth talk you through one of the best rebellions against William (that didn't take place round here) and just about remember to mention the witch! They will also lead you (like a Norman solider) through the tricky two features question to ensure you get four marks. Along the way there will always be games and j...
YNDHP09 - The Golden Years of Weimar Germany
January 31, 2020 06:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBThis is the ninth (nein-th?) episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. GCSE and IB mainly today but relevant to A Level if you wanted to do coursework on the period and it's heil-arious! Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the uplifting events and changes of the Weimar period in the mid to late 1920s and take you through the source utility question for Paper 3 (and 1). Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! ...
YNDHP00 - The Year 8 GCSE special!
January 24, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBThe "why do History?" sell to explain more about the course with tonnes of special guests! This isn't an "official" episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the papers at GCSE and explain why they once decided to pick the subject. We also asked some of you to tell us more about what you enjoy. No games and jokes as it is mainly serious history. Well as serious as we get! There's even a chance to win sweets at the end... Follow the GCSE History pag...
YNDHP08 - What on earth was happening in the early modern period?
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThis is the eighth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. GCSE through and through here but relevant to A Level as it is YOUR period too and it's hilarious! Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the turbulent times of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries and explain the 'how far' question. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Mus...
YNDHP07 - Why were people so hot and bothered about the Church?
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBThis is the seventh episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. Mainly a GCSE topic this week. Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the impact of the church on the changing nature of crime and punishment and revisit the 12 marker on explaining change. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Jolly Good by Shane Ivers - https://www....
YNDHP06 - Why did Nicholas II abdicate?
January 09, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBThis is the sixth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. An A Level IB crossover topic this week and it's tsariffic! Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the harsh realities of pre-Communist Russia and explain the two sources one enquiry question at A Level. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Jolly Good by Shane Ivers - ...
YNDHP05 - Anglo-Saxon Society
January 09, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBThis is the fifth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. A GCSE topic for TWO papers this week (AKA 'the one for Crime and Punishment AND Anglo-Saxons and Normans'). Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the world of pre-Norman society in England and explain the two features question at GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Mu...
YNDHP04 - The Christmas Special
December 19, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThis is the fourth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. It's the Christmas episode where Gribbin and Howarth talk you through all the things that happened in History on or around the 25th December. We even have a special guest to join us too... Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Christmas Spirit by Shane Ivers - https:/...
YNDHP04 - The Christmas Sepcial
December 19, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThis is the fourth episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. It's the Christmas episode where Gribbin and Howarth talk you through all the things that happened in History on or around the 25th December. We even have a special guest to join us too... Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Christmas Spirit by Shane Ivers - https:/...
YNDHP03 - The Brezhnev Doctrine
December 13, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.55 MBThis is the third episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. A GCSE/IB crossover topic of the Prague Spring and the Brezhnev Doctrine this week (AKA 'the one with all the Moobs'). Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the causes, events and consequences and explain the importance question at GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! M...
YNDHP02 - Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General
December 09, 2019 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBThis is the second episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. A GCSE/A Level crossover topic of Matthew Hopkins and witches this week. Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the causes, events and consequences and explain the difference question at GCSE. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter! Music: Jolly Good by Shane Ivers - https://www...
YNDHP01 - Cuba
December 07, 2019 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is the first episode from Ye Newe Dallam History Podcast. Kicking off with a GCSE/IB crossover topic of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Gribbin and Howarth talk you through the causes, events and consequences and explain the narrative question. Along the way there will always be games and jokes but mainly this is serious history. Well as serious as we get! Follow the GCSE History page on Sharepoint and follow @MrHowarth on twitter!