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I am a professional scientist, but in my spare time I read history books and I review them. I am mainly working through Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire at the moment, but will slip in a... more
FAQs about History Books Review:How many episodes does History Books Review have?The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.
October 10, 2016The Holy Roman Empire by Peter WilsonIn this unscripted episode I speculate about why the Holy Roman Empire tends to be written out of European history, and suggest it is time to take it a bit more seriously....more12minPlay
October 03, 2016He Knew He Was Right by Anthony TrollopeIn the Victorian world women were subservient to men. It sounds great in thery, but how did it actually work? ...more7minPlay
September 26, 2016The View From The Foothills by Chris MullinA view from inside the Blair government in the years leading up to the war in Iraq....more13minPlay
September 15, 2016The Secret History - Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 41 Part 5The private life of Belisarius is revealed in the Secret History. Or is it?...more11minPlay
September 10, 2016SPQR by Mary BeardMary Beard sums up the Roman Empire for the general reader....more13minPlay
September 08, 2016HBR The Gothic War Continues - Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 41 Part 4Belisarius is recalled after almost completely defeating the Goths in Italy....more9minPlay
August 23, 2016The Reconquest of Italy Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 41 Part 2Belisarius invades Italy and captures Rome. But the Goths soon regroup and lay siege to him....more14minPlay
March 20, 2016The Reconquest of Africa – Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 41 Part 1Belisarius recaptures Africa from the Vandals in a risky but brilliant campaign....more11minPlay
March 07, 2016The Byzantine Military RevolutionRadical threats led to radical changes to the way the Romans fought....more16minPlay
July 18, 2015The Ministry of Spin by Richard MiltonThe basic thesis of the book is that post war governments have used the emergency war powers to issue state funded Propaganda to win support for their political objectives....more11minPlay
FAQs about History Books Review:How many episodes does History Books Review have?The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.