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Episode 162: Michael Bonner Returns: How Tyrants shape history in their image
Well That Aged Well - January 04, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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...
Episode 161: Christmas Special 4: St. Nicholas. With Adam English
Well That Aged Well - December 21, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 Tha...
Episode 160: Louis The Pious. With Thomas Noble
Well That Aged Well - December 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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. A...
Episode 159: The Christianization Of Europe. With Peter Heather
Well That Aged Well - December 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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, ...
Episode 158: Napoleon part 3: The 100 Days. With Alexander Mikaberidze
Well That Aged Well - November 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 ...
Episode 157: Napoleon Part 2: The Napoleonic Wars. With Zack White
Well That Aged Well - November 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFrom 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. ...
Episode 156: Napoleon Part 1: Rise Of A Emperor. With Zack White
Well That Aged Well - November 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 D...
Episode 155: The Florentines. With Kenneth Bartlett
Well That Aged Well - November 09, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFrom 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 mus...
Episode 154: Operation Barbarossa. With David Staehl
Well That Aged Well - November 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 w...
Episode 153: Jem Duducu Returns: The Creation Of Türkiye
Well That Aged Well - October 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 ho...
Episode 152: Halloween Special 1: Witches. With Danny Buck.
Well That Aged Well - October 25, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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". W...
Episode 151: Genghis Khan. With Morris Rossabi
Well That Aged Well - October 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 h...
Episode 150: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Part 2. With Lindsay Powell
Well That Aged Well - October 12, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 149: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Part 1. With Lindsay Powell
Well That Aged Well - October 05, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe 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 ...
Episode 148: The Aztec Religion. With John Schwaller
Well That Aged Well - September 28, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 ...
Episode 147: Adrian Murdoch Returns. How Much Do You Think About The Roman Empire?
Well That Aged Well - September 22, 2023 21:28 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHow 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 W...
Episode 146: David Marples Returns: The Euromaidan Revolution.
Well That Aged Well - September 20, 2023 18:54 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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...
Episode 145: The Venerable Bede. With Stephen Hopkins
Well That Aged Well - September 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 144: The Romanovs Part 2. 1796-1918. With Sergei Antonov
Well That Aged Well - September 07, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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. Nichola...
Episode 143: The Romanovs Part 1. 1613-1796. With Sergei Antonov
Well That Aged Well - August 31, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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...
Episode 142: The Incredible Journey Of Ibn Batutta. With Ross Dunn.
Well That Aged Well - August 24, 2023 11:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 i...
Episode 141: The Qing Empire. With Kent Guy
Well That Aged Well - August 17, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 countr...
Episode 140: The Prussian Empire. With James J. Sheehan
Well That Aged Well - August 10, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 "Er...
Episode 139: Marc Morris Returns: The Norman Conquest.
Well That Aged Well - August 03, 2023 10:31 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTHIS 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 Willaim...
Episode 138: The Conquistadors. With Matthew Restall
Well That Aged Well - July 27, 2023 17:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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 Rest...
Episode 137: Klaeopatra with Jane Draycott
Well That Aged Well - July 20, 2023 13:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 home...
Episode 136: The Second World War. With Gerhard Weinberg
Well That Aged Well - July 13, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis 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...
Episode 135: The Daughter Of The Red Tsar. With Rosemary Sullivan
Well That Aged Well - July 06, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 Age...
Episode 134: A History Of Seduction. With Clement Knox
Well That Aged Well - June 28, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSeduction 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 p...
Episode 133: Adrian Goldsworthy Returns: Julius Caesar!
Well That Aged Well - June 22, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 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 dictato...
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