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Charlie Higson
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Charlie Higson's History of the Monarchy. In each new weekly episode, Charlie and his friendly experts....(ie REAL historians)...learn all about one of our Kings or Queens and ask searching questions like:Were they any good?What did they actually do?Why did so many die from an exploding stomach?It's the story of families at war....literally! New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See
“Each episode informative, entertaining, on point with a smooth flow, and encapsulated within the subject, but transitional within the podcast series.
Thank you for creating.”
DJCPA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/24
“Higgsie delivers this right royal podfest is like an earful of Oliver Postgate on Acid: Peaks are unsettling, lasts an awfully long time, but time in its self is meaningless, very pleasant when the intensity ebbs away…things will never be quite the same ever again. Ever.”
Das Bat via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/22/24
“I was worried this podcast might have been ending but no... series 2 has begun! I've already learned so much from the podcast, as it holds my attention where others do not. I'm expecting series 2 to be equally as entertaining and educaional as series 1.”Read full review »
Jaq_W via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/06/24
To round off Series 2 and our delve into our Anglo-Saxon past, Charlie Higson looks at the extraordinary life of Harald Hardrada. King of Norway and if things had gone differently, he may have been King of England, but, as you will hear, he didn't quite make it.
Helping Charlie to look into this...
In this episode of Charlie Higson's canter through Anglo-Saxon England, he reaches the end of the Wessex dynasty.
Edward The Confessor. He died without an heir, which triggered a real life Game of Thrones, although it was more like Musical Chairs.
Ably assisting Charlie in understanding Edward's...
Published 11/08/24
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